Given name & surname · also Hausa

Audu

Audu is a masculine given name from Hausa, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Yoruba and Hausa.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Audu comes from Hausa, and ultimately from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Hausa usage, Audu is a short form of ABDULLAHI. In Hausa usage, Audu is a short form of Abdulƙadir.

Audu’s family of names

In Hausa usage, Audu is a short form of ABDULLAHI. In Hausa usage, Audu is a short form of Abdulƙadir.

Walk Audu’s family in the name graph

AuduAbdullahiAbdulƙadirAbdulAudù

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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Sibling ideas

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