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Hind

/HIND/Fulani & Swahili · a girl’s name

“An Arabic female name traditionally glossed as “a hundred camels” or “young camel”; it may also evoke Hind/India in later usage.”

In Fulani

How to say it
HIND
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Hindatou“A Sahelian feminine form of Hind, an Arabic name traditionally associated with “a hundred camels” or a young camel.”Fulanifemale→︎02Hinde“A regional Fulani/Sahelian form of the Arabic name Hind.”Fulanifemale→︎03Hindou“A West African/Sahelian form of the Arabic female name Hind.”Fulanifemale→︎

In Swahili

How to say it
HIND
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon