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Mahira

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

Arabic-derived: skilled, capable, and accomplished

In Hausa

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

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MahiraMahirah

In Swahili

How to say it
mah-HEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

From the same family