Bilkisu is a feminine given name of Nigerian origin, used by the Hausa and Yoruba people, though the Yoruba normally render it with an extra “i” (Bilikisu), because Yoruba phonetics does not allow consonant clusters. It is derived from بلقيس (Bilqis), the Arabic name for the Queen of Sheba.
Bilkisu is a feminine given name of Nigerian origin, used by the Hausa and Yoruba people, though the Yoruba normally render it with an extra “i” (Bilikisu), because Yoruba phonetics does not allow consonant clusters. It is derived from بلقيس (Bilqis), the Arabic name for the Queen of Sheba.
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