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Maimuna

/mai-MOO-nah/Hausa & Lingala & Swahili & Yoruba · a girl’s name

Arabic-derived; blessed, fortunate, and protected

In Hausa

How to say it
mai-MOO-nah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MaimunaMaymunaMaimunahMaimoona

Nicknames & short forms

In Lingala

How to say it
my-MOO-nah
Given to
Girls
Used in
DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville
How common
rare

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MaimunaMaimounaMaymouna

Nicknames & short forms

In Swahili

How to say it
my-MOO-nah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MaimunaMaymunaMaimoona

In Yoruba

How to say it
my-MOO-nah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
uncommon