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Nadira

/na-DEE-rah/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

“Rare, exceptional, or precious.”

In Fulani

How to say it
na-DEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Nadir

From the same family

01Nadia“The spelling has multiple origins. As Arabic Nadiya/Nādiyah it is commonly glossed “dewy,” “fresh,” or “moist”; as a Slavic form it is associated with “hope.” It does not directly mean “tender-hearted.””Fulanifemale→︎02Nadir“Rare and precious”Fulanimale→︎

In Hausa

How to say it
nah-DEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Nadir

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NadiraNadeera

From the same family

01Nadia“Tender and delicate”Hausafemale→︎02Nadifa“Pure-hearted and clean in spirit”Hausafemale→︎03Nadim“Companion, confidant, or convivial companion; traditionally also a companion at a drinking gathering.”Hausamale→︎04Nadir“Rare and precious”Hausamale→︎05Nadiya“Tender and delicate”Hausafemale→︎

In Swahili

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

From the same family

01Nadia“Tender-hearted and gentle”Swahilifemale→︎02Nadifa“Pure-hearted and wholesome”Swahilifemale→︎03Nadir“Arabic-derived name meaning “rare” or “precious””Swahilimale→︎

In Wolof

How to say it
na-DEE-ra
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Nadir“Rare; uncommon; exceptional.”Wolofmale→︎