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Saida

Saʿīda

/sah-EE-dah/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

Happy, fortunate, and blessed

In Fulani

How to say it
sah-EE-dah
Traditional Fulani spelling
Saʿīda
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common
For a boy
Saidu

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SaidaSaidaaSaeedaSaʿīda

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
sah-EE-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
sah-EE-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common
For a boy
Said

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SaidaSaeedaSa'ida

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
sah-EE-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Said

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SaidaSaeeda

From the same family