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Bahiya

/bah-HEE-yah/Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

Arabic-derived — radiant beauty and joyful brightness

In Somali

How to say it
bah-HEE-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
rare

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

BahiyaBahia

In Swahili

How to say it
bah-HEE-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

BahiyaBahiaBahiyya

In Wolof

How to say it
ba-HEE-ya
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
rare