Haniya
/hah-NEE-yah/
“Arabic-derived: joyful and happy”
In Hausa
- How to say it
- hah-NEE-yah
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Nigeria, Niger
- How common
- uncommon
From the same family
In Somali
- How to say it
- ha-NEE-ya
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
- How common
- uncommon
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
HaniyaHaniyya
From the same family
01Hani“Arabic: happy, content, or at ease.”→︎02Hanifa“Arabic: a woman who is upright in faith; a monotheist or adherent of the true religion.”→︎03Haniifa“Somali spelling variant of Hanifa: upright in faith; a female monotheist.”→︎04Haniin“Arabic-derived — tender-hearted affection and heartfelt longing”→︎05Haniyo“A Somali female form related to Arabic Hani, meaning happy, content, or at ease.”→︎
In Swahili
- How to say it
- ha-NEE-yah
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
- How common
- uncommon
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
HaniyaHaniyahHania
From the same family