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Balkissa

/bal-KEE-sah/Fulani · a girl’s name

A West African form of Arabic Bilqis/Bilqīs, the Queen of Sheba in Islamic tradition.

How to say it
bal-KEE-sah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
rare

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

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