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Rashida

ራሺዳ

/rah-SHEE-dah/Amharic & Fulani & Hausa & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

Wisely guided and flourishing in the right direction

In Amharic

How to say it
rah-SHEE-dah
Traditional Amharic spelling
ራሺዳ
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common
For a boy
Rashid

From the same family

In Fulani

How to say it
ra-SHEE-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common
For a boy
Rashid

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
rah-SHEE-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common
For a boy
Rashid

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RashidaRashidah

Nicknames & short forms

Rashi

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
rah-SHEE-da
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common
For a boy
Rashid

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RashidaRashidah

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
rah-SHEE-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Rashid

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RashidaRachida

From the same family