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Ibtihaj

/ib-tee-HAJ/Hausa & Swahili · a girl’s name

“Arabic-derived: happiness and delight”

In Hausa

How to say it
ib-tee-HAJ
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
rare

From the same family

01Ibtihal“A heartfelt prayer or humble supplication”Hausafemale→︎02Ibtisam“Smile; smiling.”Hausafemale→︎

In Swahili

How to say it
ib-tee-HAHJ
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
rare

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

IbtihajIbtihaja

From the same family

01Ibtihal“Supplication, earnest prayer, or invocation.”Swahilifemale→︎02Ibtisam“Arabic-derived; a smile and the happiness it brings”Swahilifemale→︎