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Hamza

ሐምዛ

/HAM-zah/Amharic & Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof & Yoruba · a boy’s name

Strong, steadfast, or lion-like; an Arabic name used among Ethiopian Muslims

In Amharic

How to say it
HAM-zah
Traditional Amharic spelling
ሐምዛ
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common

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The name & its alternative spellings

HamzaHamzahሐምዛ

In Fulani

How to say it
HAM-zah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common
For a girl
Hamza

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HamzaHamzah

In Hausa

How to say it
HAM-zah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HamzaHamzah

In Somali

How to say it
HAM-zah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HamzaHamzah

In Swahili

How to say it
HAM-zah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HamzaHamzah

In Wolof

How to say it
HAM-zah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HamzaHamzah

In Yoruba

How to say it
HAM-za
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HamzaHamzah

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