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Yasira

/yah-SEE-rah/Hausa & Swahili · a girl’s name

“Arabic-derived feminine form: prosperous, at ease, or one who makes things easy.”

In Hausa

How to say it
yah-SEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Yasin“Arabic Qur’anic name associated with Surah Ya-Sin; traditionally understood as a blessed and spiritually significant name”Hausamale→︎

In Swahili

How to say it
yah-SEE-ra
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Yasir

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

YasiraYasirah

From the same family

01Yasin“A revered Quranic name with a sense of spiritual distinction”Swahilimale→︎02Yasir“One who brings ease and well-being”Swahilimale→︎