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Haniya

/hah-NEE-yah/Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a girl’s name

Arabic-derived: joyful and happy

In Hausa

How to say it
hah-NEE-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

From the same family

In Somali

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

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HaniyaHaniyya

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
ha-NEE-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HaniyaHaniyahHania

From the same family