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Nuhu

Nuhu is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in Hausa.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Nuhu comes from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Arabic نُوح.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nuhu’s family of names

In Hausa usage, Nuhu has a conventional equivalent in the English form Noah.

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