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Ruqayya

/roo-KAY-yah/Fulani · a girl’s name

Arabic feminine name conventionally interpreted as rise or elevation.

How to say it
roo-KAY-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RuqayyaRokayaRoqaya

Nicknames & short forms