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Nafisa

ናፊሳ

/nah-FEE-sah/Amharic & Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a girl’s name

“Precious, refined, and dearly valued”

In Amharic

How to say it
nah-FEE-sah
Traditional Amharic spelling
ናፊሳ
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

In Fulani

How to say it
nah-FEE-sah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NafisaNafissa

From the same family

01Nafi“A West African female short form of Nafisa/Nafissatou; consequently associated with “precious” or “valuable,” rather than the Arabic masculine name Nafiʿ (“beneficial”).”Fulanifemale→︎02Nafissatou“Precious and exquisite”Fulanifemale→︎

In Hausa

How to say it
nah-FEE-sah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NafisaNafeesa

From the same family

01Nafiu“A source of benefit and goodness”Hausamale→︎

In Somali

How to say it
na-FEE-sa
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Nafisa

Nicknames & short forms

Nafi

In Swahili

How to say it
nah-FEE-sah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NafisaNafissa