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Ruqiya

/roo-KEE-yah/Somali · a girl’s name

Ruqayya/Ruqiya is traditionally connected with rising or ascent; it is also the name of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter.

How to say it
roo-KEE-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RuqiyaRuqayya

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