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Malaika

/mah-LY-kah/Swahili · a girl’s name

Angel-like and heavenly

How to say it
mah-LY-kah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MalaikaMalaeका