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/SOH-dah/Wolof · a girl’s name

“A Senegalese female name, often treated as a local form related to Arabic Saada/Sa‘ada, “happiness” or “good fortune.””

How to say it
SOH-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon