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Basim

/BAH-sim/Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

“[Arabic-derived] Cheerful and smiling”

In Somali

How to say it
BAH-sim
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Basiira“Insightful, wise, and clear-sighted”Somalifemale→︎02Basira“Arabic-derived; perceptive and wise”Somalifemale→︎

In Swahili

How to say it
BAH-sim
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon
For a girl
Basima

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

BasimBassem

From the same family

01Basima“Arabic-derived; smiling, cheerful, and full of warmth”Swahilifemale→︎

In Wolof

How to say it
BAH-sim
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
rare