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Tamim

/ta-MEEM/Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

Arabic-derived: complete, perfect, or whole.

In Hausa

How to say it
ta-MEEM
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
rare

In Somali

How to say it
tah-MEEM
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

TamimTameem

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
tah-MEEM
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

TamimTameem

In Wolof

How to say it
tah-MEEM
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
rare