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Isra

እስራ

/ISS-rah/Amharic & Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

Night journey, a name associated with a wondrous spiritual journey

In Amharic

How to say it
ISS-rah
Traditional Amharic spelling
እስራ
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

IsraIsraeእስራ

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
IS-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

IsraIsraa

In Somali

How to say it
IS-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

In Swahili

How to say it
IS-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

IsraIsraa

In Wolof

How to say it
ISS-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
rare