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Halim

/ha-LEEM/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili & Wolof & Yoruba · a boy’s name

Patient, gentle, and forbearing

In Fulani

How to say it
ha-LEEM
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common
For a girl
Halima

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HalimHaleem

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
hah-LEEM
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon
For a girl
Halima

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
ha-LEEM
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon
For a girl
Halima

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HalimHaleem

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
hah-LEEM
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon
For a girl
Halima

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HalimHaleem

From the same family

In Yoruba

How to say it
ha-LEEM
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
uncommon
For a girl
Halima

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HalimHaleem

From the same family