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/ Rehema
Rehema
/reh-HEH-mah/
Swahili
· a girl’s name
“Merciful and compassionate”
How to say it
reh-HEH-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
very common
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Rehema
Rahma
Nicknames & short forms
Rehe