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Arifa

/ah-REE-fah/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili · a girl’s name

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In Fulani

How to say it
ah-REE-fah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ArifaArifah

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
ah-REE-fah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

From the same family

In Swahili

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

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ArifaAarifa

From the same family