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Sumayya

/soo-MAI-yah/Fulani & Hausa · 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-MAI-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SumayyaSumaya

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
soo-MAI-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SumayyaSumayaSumayyah

Nicknames & short forms

Sumi