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Rokia

/ROH-kee-ah/Fulani & Wolof · a girl’s name

West African rendering of Arabic Ruqayya, conventionally associated with rising or elevation.

In Fulani

How to say it
ROH-kee-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RokiaRokhayaRokaya

In Wolof

How to say it
ROH-kee-ya
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RokiaRoqaya