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Wahida

/wah-HEE-dah/Fulani & Hausa · a girl’s name

“Unique and one of a kind”

In Fulani

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

In Hausa

How to say it
wah-HEE-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Wahid

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

WahidaWahidah

From the same family

01Wahiba“Arabic-derived: a generous giver and gracious benefactor”Hausafemale→︎02Wahid“One of a kind, precious, and wonderfully unique; Arabic-derived.”Hausamale→︎