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Warda

/WAR-dah/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

Rose

In Fulani

How to say it
WAR-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

In Hausa

How to say it
WAR-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Walid

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

WardaWardah

In Somali

How to say it
WAR-da
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

WardaWardaaWardo

In Swahili

How to say it
WAR-dah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

WardaWardah

From the same family

In Wolof

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