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Nabila

/nah-BEE-lah/Fulani & Hausa & Somali · a girl’s name

Noble and honorable

In Fulani

How to say it
nah-BEE-lah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NabilaNabilla

Nicknames & short forms

Nabi

In Hausa

How to say it
nah-BEE-lah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common
For a boy
Nabil

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NabilaNabeela

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
nah-BEE-lah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

From the same family