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Lamia

/LA-mi-ya/Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

Arabic Lamyaa/Lamia: a woman with dark lips, traditionally regarded as a mark of beauty.

In Somali

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

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
LAH-mee-a
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

LamiaLamyaLamiya

In Wolof

How to say it
LAH-mee-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon

From the same family