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Dania

/DAH-nee-ah/Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a girl’s name

Arabic: near, close, or brought near.

In Hausa

How to say it
DAH-nee-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

DaniaDaniya

In Somali

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

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

DaniaDanya

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
DAH-nee-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

DaniaDaniya