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Nadiya

/nah-DEE-yah/Hausa & Somali · a girl’s name

“Tender and delicate”

In Hausa

How to say it
nah-DEE-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NadiyaNadia

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→︎05Nadira“Rare and precious”Hausafemale→︎

In Somali

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

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NadiyaNadia

From the same family

01Nadiif“Somali name and word meaning clean, pure, or neat.”Somalimale→︎02Nadiifa“Arabic-derived feminine form meaning clean, pure, or neat.”Somalifemale→︎03Nadiifo“Somali feminine form of Nadiif/Nadiifa, meaning clean or pure.”Somalifemale→︎04Nadiira“Arabic-derived — precious, rare, and exceptional”Somalifemale→︎