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Hiba

/HEE-bah/Hausa & Swahili · a girl’s name

Gift; a present or bestowal.

In Hausa

How to say it
HEE-bah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
HEE-ba
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HibaHibah

From the same family