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Shahida

/shah-HEE-dah/Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a girl’s name

Female witness; depending on the Arabic form, it may also mean female martyr.

In Hausa

How to say it
shah-HEE-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

In Somali

How to say it
sha-HEE-da
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ShahidaShahidah

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
shah-HEE-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
rare