Rabiya
/rah-BEE-yah/
“Fourth (feminine Arabic form, Rabi'a).”
In Fulani
- How to say it
- rah-BEE-yah
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
- How common
- uncommon
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Nicknames & short forms
From the same family
01Rabi“Usually a regional shortened form of Arabic Rabiʿa, meaning “fourth” (feminine). “Spring” belongs to the distinct masculine Arabic name Rabiʿ.”→︎02Rabia“Fourth (feminine Arabic form); it is not the Arabic word for springtime.”→︎03Rabiatou“Fourth (a West African feminine form of Arabic Rabi'a).”→︎04Rabiatu“Fourth (a West African feminine form of Arabic Rabi'a).”→︎05Rabiou“Spring (Arabic Rabi'); the spelling can also reflect an Arabic name meaning “fourth,” depending on the original vowelled form.”→︎06Rabiu“Spring (Arabic Rabi'); the spelling can also be associated with the Arabic personal name meaning “fourth.””→︎
In Hausa
- How to say it
- rah-BEE-yah
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Nigeria, Niger
- How common
- uncommon
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Nicknames & short forms
From the same family
In Somali
- How to say it
- ra-BI-ya
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
- How common
- uncommon
In Swahili
- How to say it
- rah-BEE-ya
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
- How common
- uncommon
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
From the same family