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Sumaya

/soo-MY-ah/Fulani & Luganda & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

A traditional Fulani/Fula name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story

In Fulani

How to say it
soo-MY-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SumayaSumayyaSoumaya

From the same family

In Luganda

How to say it
soo-MY-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SumayaSumayya

Nicknames & short forms

Sumi

In Somali

How to say it
soo-MAY-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SumayaSumayyaSomaya

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
soo-MY-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SumayaSumayyaSumayahSoumaya

Nicknames & short forms

Maya

In Wolof

How to say it
soo-MY-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon