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Rukayya

/roo-KAI-yah/Fulani & Hausa · a girl’s name

“Arabic feminine name conventionally interpreted as rise or elevation.”

In Fulani

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

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RukayyaRuqayya

From the same family

01Rukayatou“West African/French-influenced form of Ruqayya, conventionally associated with rising or elevation.”Fulanifemale→︎

In Hausa

How to say it
roo-KAI-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RukayyaRuqayyaRukayaRuqaiya

Nicknames & short forms

Ruki