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Rashidi

/rah-SHEE-dee/Swahili · a boy’s name

“Wise, mature, and guided toward what is right”

How to say it: rah-SHEE-dee
Given to: Boys
Used in: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common: common · also a surname
For a girl: Rashid

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RashidiRashidy

From the same family

01Rasha“A young gazelle, symbolizing grace and liveliness”Swahilifemale→︎02Rashad“Guided by wisdom and good judgment”Swahilimale→︎03Rashid“Rightly guided and wise”Swahilimale→︎04Rashida“A wise woman who is guided toward what is right”Swahilifemale→︎