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Latifa

/la-TEE-fah/Fulani & Luganda & Hausa & Swahili · a girl’s name

Gentle, kind, and gracious

In Fulani

How to say it
la-TEE-fah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common
For a boy
Latif

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

LatifaLatifahLateefa

From the same family

In Luganda

How to say it
la-TEE-fa
Given to
Girls
Used in
Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

LatifaLatifah

In Hausa

How to say it
lah-TEE-fah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

LatifaLateefaLatifah

Nicknames & short forms

Lati

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
la-TEE-fa
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

LatifaLateefaLatifah

From the same family