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Zakia

/zah-KEE-ah/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

Pure-hearted, virtuous, and sincere

In Fulani

How to say it
zah-KEE-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Zaki

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ZakiaZakiyyaZakiya

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
zah-KEE-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ZakiaZakiyya

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
za-KEE-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ZakiaZakiyaZakiyya

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
zah-KEE-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon