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Samah

/SAH-mah/Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a girl’s name

Arabic-derived: forgiveness, generosity, and graciousness

In Hausa

How to say it
SAH-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
rare

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
sa-MAAH
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
rare

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
sa-MAH
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SamahSamaha

From the same family