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Alima

/ah-LEE-mah/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

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In Fulani

How to say it
ah-LEE-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Hakima

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AlimaAlimah

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
ah-LEE-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

In Swahili

How to say it
ah-LEE-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AlimaAlimah

In Wolof

How to say it
ah-LEE-ma
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AlimaAlimah

From the same family