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Basira

/bah-SEE-rah/Hausa & Somali · a girl’s name

A wise girl with clear understanding and good judgment

In Hausa

How to say it
bah-SEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

BasiraBasirah

Nicknames & short forms

Basi

In Somali

How to say it
ba-SEE-ra
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

From the same family