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Rahama
/ra-HA-ma/
Hausa
· a girl’s name
“Mercy, tenderness, and compassionate strength”
How to say it
ra-HA-ma
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common · also a surname
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Rahama
Rahmah
Nicknames & short forms
Raha