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Hemed
/HEH-med/
Swahili
· a boy’s name
“A praiseworthy and honorable person”
How to say it
HEH-med
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common · also a surname
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Hemed
Hamad
Hamed