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Bahati

/bah-HAH-tee/Swahili · a boy or girl’s name

“Arabic-derived; good fortune or luck”

How to say it
bah-HAH-tee
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
very common · also a surname

From the same family

01Baha“Arabic-derived: radiant, splendid, and full of promise”Swahilimale→︎02Bahari“The sea—vast, beautiful, and full of life”Swahiliany→︎