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Hamida

/ha-MEE-dah/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a girl’s name

Feminine form of Hamid, meaning “praiseworthy” or “one who praises.”

In Fulani

How to say it
ha-MEE-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
ha-MEE-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Hamidu

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HamidaHameeda

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
ha-MEE-da
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HamidaHamidah

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
ha-MEE-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Hamid

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HamidaHameeda

From the same family