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Rukayat
/roo-kah-YAHT/
Yoruba
· a girl’s name
“Rise, ascent, or elevation; a Yoruba Muslim form of Ruqayyah.”
How to say it
roo-kah-YAHT
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
common