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Shamima

/shah-MEE-mah/Hausa · a girl’s name

“Fragrant; a sweet scent or fragrance.”

How to say it
shah-MEE-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Shamsiyya“Arabic-derived; radiant and full of sunshine”Hausafemale→︎02Shamsu“Sunshine; warm, bright, and life-giving”Hausamale→︎