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Hidaya

/hee-DAH-yah/Hausa & Swahili · a girl’s name

Divine guidance and a life led toward what is good

In Hausa

How to say it
hee-DAH-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HidayaHidayahHidayatu

Nicknames & short forms

Hida

In Swahili

How to say it
hee-DAH-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HidayaHidayahHedaya

Nicknames & short forms

Daya