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Ayat

/AH-yat/Hausa & Swahili · a girl’s name

Arabic: signs, verses, or evidences (especially Qur'anic verses); by extension, a sign from God.

In Hausa

How to say it
AH-yat
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AyatAayaat

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
AH-yat
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

From the same family