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Rokhaya

/roh-KHAH-yah/Fulani & Wolof · a girl’s name

Senegambian/West African rendering of Arabic Ruqayya. The name is conventionally associated with rising or elevation, though its older derivation is debated.

In Fulani

How to say it
roh-KHAH-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

In Wolof

How to say it
roh-KHAH-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RokhayaRokhayatou

Nicknames & short forms

Rokh