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Mumtaz

/MOOM-tahz/Hausa & Swahili · a girl’s name

“Arabic-derived: exceptional and distinguished”

In Hausa

How to say it
MOOM-tahz
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
rare

In Swahili

How to say it
MOOM-taz
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon