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Ghazala

/gha-ZAH-lah/Swahili · a girl’s name

“Graceful and beautiful like a gazelle”

How to say it
gha-ZAH-lah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

GhazalaGhazalahGazala

From the same family

01Ghazali“A name connected with poetic beauty and a respected tradition of learning”Swahilimale→︎02Ghazi“Brave, courageous, and victorious”Swahilimale→︎