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Majid

/MAH-jid/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a boy’s name

“Glorious,” “noble,” or “illustrious.”

In Fulani

How to say it
MAH-jid
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MajidMajed

In Hausa

How to say it
mah-JEED
Traditional Hausa spelling
Majīd
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common
For a girl
Majida

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MajidMajeedMajīd

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
ma-JEED
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MajidMajiid

In Swahili

How to say it
mah-JEED
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MajidMajedMajeed

From the same family