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Tahira

/tah-HEE-rah/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a girl’s name

Pure-hearted and virtuous

In Fulani

How to say it
tah-HEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
tah-HEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common
For a boy
Tahir

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

TahiraTahirah

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
ta-HEE-ra
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

TahiraTaahira

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
tah-HEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common
For a boy
Tahir

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

TahiraTahirah

From the same family