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Habiba

ሐቢባ

/ha-BEE-bah/Amharic & Fulani & Hausa & Swahili & Wolof & Yoruba · a girl’s name

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In Amharic

How to say it
ha-BEE-bah
Traditional Amharic spelling
ሐቢባ
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common

In Fulani

How to say it
ha-BEE-bah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common
For a boy
Habib

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HabibaHabibah

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
ha-BEE-bah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common · also a surname
For a boy
Habib

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HabibaHabeeba

Nicknames & short forms

Biba

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
ha-BEE-bah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common
For a boy
Habib

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HabibaHabibah

Nicknames & short forms

Biba

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
ha-BEE-ba
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon

From the same family

In Yoruba

How to say it
ha-BEE-ba
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
common
For a boy
Habeeb

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HabibaHabibah