Halima
ሐሊማ
/ha-LEE-mah/
“Gentle, patient, and kind-hearted”
In Amharic
- How to say it
- ha-LEE-mah
- Traditional Amharic spelling
- ሐሊማ
- Used in
- Ethiopia
- How common
- common
In Fulani
- How to say it
- ha-LEE-mah
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
- How common
- very common
- For a boy
- Halim
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Nicknames & short forms
Lima
From the same family
In Hausa
- How to say it
- ha-LEE-mah
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Nigeria, Niger
- How common
- very common
- For a boy
- Halim
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
HalimaHalimah
Nicknames & short forms
Lima
From the same family
In Lingala
- How to say it
- hah-LEE-mah
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville
- How common
- rare
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
HalimaHalimah
Nicknames & short forms
Lima
In Somali
- How to say it
- ha-LEE-ma
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
- How common
- common
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Nicknames & short forms
Hali
In Swahili
- How to say it
- ha-LEE-mah
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
- How common
- common
- For a boy
- Halim
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
HalimaHalimah
Nicknames & short forms
Lima
From the same family
In Wolof
- How to say it
- hah-LEE-mah
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Senegal, Gambia
- How common
- common
- For a boy
- Halim
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
HalimaHalimah
From the same family
In Yoruba
- How to say it
- ha-LEE-ma
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Nigeria, Benin
- How common
- common
- For a boy
- Halim
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
HalimaHalimahHalimat
From the same family