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Asma

/AHS-mah/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

Exalted and noble

In Fulani

How to say it
AHS-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AsmaAsmaa

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
AS-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
AS-ma
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AsmaAsmaa

In Swahili

How to say it
AS-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AsmaAsmaaAsmah

In Wolof

How to say it
AHS-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AsmaAsmaa