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Sulemana

soo-leh-MAH-nah

/suːlɛˈmɑːnɑː/

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sulemana

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Dagbani (Northern Ghana); from Arabic Sulayman (Solomon)
Meaning
Man of peace; wise ruler; the biblical and Quranic prophet Solomon
Gender
male
Also spelled
Suleiman, Sulaymana, Solomana

Pronunciation tips

Four syllables; stress the third; this is the Dagbani/Hausa rendering of Suleiman

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