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Faraja

/fa-RAH-ja/Swahili · a boy or girl’s name

“Comfort and relief after difficult times”

How to say it
fa-RAH-ja
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common · also a surname

From the same family

01Farah“Joy, gladness, and happiness”Swahilifemale→︎02Faraj“Relief after hardship and a welcome opening of the way”Swahilimale→︎03Faraji“A source of comfort and relief”Swahilimale→︎