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Naima

/NAH-ee-mah/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

Peaceful, contented, and at ease

In Fulani

How to say it
NAH-ee-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
nah-EE-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common
For a boy
Naim

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NaimaNaeema

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
NAH-ee-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common
For a boy
Naim

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NaimaNaimah

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
N-EYE-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common