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Rahima

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

A compassionate and kind-hearted woman

In Fulani

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

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
rah-HEE-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Rahim

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RahimaRahimah

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
ra-HEE-ma
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RahimaRahimah

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
rah-HEE-ma
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common
For a boy
Rahim

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RahimaRahimah

From the same family