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Najma

/NAJ-mah/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a girl’s name

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In Fulani

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

In Hausa

How to say it
NAJ-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NajmaNajmah

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
NAJ-ma
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NajmaNajmo

In Swahili

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