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Asiya

/ah-SEE-yah/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

A woman of faith and steadfast devotion

In Fulani

How to say it
ah-SEE-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AsiyaAsiyah

In Hausa

How to say it
ah-SEE-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

In Swahili

How to say it
ah-SEE-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AsiyaAsiyahAsia

Nicknames & short forms

Asia

In Wolof

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