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Inaya

/in-AH-yah/Hausa & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

Arabic-derived: care, protection, and divine concern

In Hausa

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

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
ee-NAH-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

InayaInayahInayah

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
ih-NAH-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon