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Sadiya

/sah-DEE-yah/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili · a girl’s name

Fortunate and happy

In Fulani

How to say it
sah-DEE-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common
For a boy
Said

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SadiyaSadiaSadiyahSaadiya

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
sah-DEE-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SadiyaSadiyahSaadiya

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
sah-DEE-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

From the same family