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Tahir

/TAH-heer/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

Pure-hearted and sincere

In Fulani

How to say it
TAH-heer
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

TahirTahiru

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
TAH-heer
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common
For a girl
Tahira

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

TahirTahirah

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
TAA-hir
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
tah-HEER
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common
For a girl
Tahira

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
TAH-hir
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
rare