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Anisa

አኒሳ

/ah-NEE-sah/Amharic & Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a girl’s name

Friendly and companionable

In Amharic

How to say it
ah-NEE-sah
Traditional Amharic spelling
አኒሳ
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

In Fulani

How to say it
ah-NEE-sah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AnisaAnissa

Nicknames & short forms

Nisa

In Hausa

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

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AnisaAnisahAnissa

Nicknames & short forms

Nisa

In Somali

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

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AnisaAnissa

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
ah-NEE-sah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AnisaAnissaAnisah

Nicknames & short forms

Nisa

From the same family