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Adiba

/ah-DEE-bah/Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a girl’s name

Arabic-derived: cultivated, well-mannered, and learned

In Hausa

How to say it
ah-DEE-bah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

In Somali

How to say it
ah-DEE-ba
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

In Swahili

How to say it
ah-DEE-bah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
rare
For a boy
Adib

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