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Sakina

/sah-KEE-nah/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

Peace, serenity, and a calm heart

In Fulani

How to say it
sah-KEE-nah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SakinaSakinatouSakine

Nicknames & short forms

Saki

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
sah-KEE-nah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SakinaSakeenaSakaina

Nicknames & short forms

Saki

In Somali

How to say it
sah-KEE-nah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SakinaSakiinaSakeena

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
sah-KEE-nah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SakinaSakeenaSakinah

Nicknames & short forms

Kina

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
sah-KEE-nah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SakinaSakinah