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Yusra

/YOOS-rah/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

Ease, comfort, and hopeful prosperity

In Fulani

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

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

YusraYousra

In Hausa

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

In Somali

How to say it
YOOS-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

YusraYosra

In Swahili

How to say it
YOOS-ra
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

YusraYousra

In Wolof

How to say it
YOOS-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon