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Saliha

/SAH-lee-hah/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

Righteous, good, and virtuous

In Fulani

How to say it
SAH-lee-hah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Salih

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SalihaSaleha

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
sah-LEE-hah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common
For a boy
Salihu

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SalihaSalihah

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
sah-LEE-hah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Salih

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SalihaSaleha

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
sah-LEE-hah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Salih

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SalihaSaleha

From the same family