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Zubaida

/zoo-BAY-dah/Fulani & Hausa & Wolof · a girl’s name

The choicest or finest part; often glossed as “little butter/cream” or “the best.”

In Fulani

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

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ZubaidaZubayda

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
zoo-BAY-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ZubaidaZubaydahZubaidat

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
zoo-BAY-da
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
rare

From the same family