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Sabira

ሳቢራ

/sah-BEE-rah/Amharic & Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

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In Amharic

How to say it
sah-BEE-rah
Traditional Amharic spelling
ሳቢራ
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Sabir

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SabiraSabirahሳቢራ

From the same family

In Fulani

How to say it
sah-BEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common
For a boy
Sabir

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SabiraSabirah

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
sah-BEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SabiraSabirah

Nicknames & short forms

Sabi

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
SAH-bee-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common
For a boy
Sabir

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SabiraSabirahSabire

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
sah-BEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common
For a boy
Sabir

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
sah-BEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Sabir

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SabiraSabirah

From the same family