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Aqila

/ah-KEE-lah/Hausa & Somali · a girl’s name

“Arabic-derived: intelligent and discerning”

In Hausa

How to say it
ah-KEE-lah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
rare

From the same family

01Aqil“Wise, thoughtful, and intelligent”Hausamale→︎

In Somali

How to say it
ah-KEE-lah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Aqil“[Arabic-derived] Intelligent, thoughtful, and wise”Somalimale→︎