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Amal

/ah-MAL/Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

A hopeful child who brings promise for the future

In Hausa

How to say it
ah-MAL
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

In Somali

How to say it
ah-MAL
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
ah-MAHL
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AmalAmaal

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
ah-MAHL
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon

From the same family