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Zamani

/zah-MAH-nee/Hausa & Swahili & Zulu · a boy or girl’s name

Arabic-derived: an era, a period, or the modern age

In Hausa

How to say it
zah-MAH-nee
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common · also a surname

In Swahili

How to say it
zah-MAH-nee
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon · also a surname

In Zulu

How to say it
zah-MAH-nee
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

From the same family