Somali Names, Meanings, and their History

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Abdi (AHB-dee)

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swahili-indonesian arabic-harari african somali-harari boy arabic-afaan-oromo masculine

abdi name meaning

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Aden (AY-dən)

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aden name meaning

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Aisha (ah-EE-shah)

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kazakh-lebanese libyan-moroccan pahari-pothwari-syrian afghan-lebanese uzbek-somali qashqai-swahili jamaican-kuwaiti

aisha name meaning

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Ali (AH-lee)

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ali name meaning

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Amina (ah-MEE-nah)

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afaan-oromo-tajikistani feminine somali-bangladeshi girl nigerian-somali islamic tajikistani-afaan-oromo

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Asad (AH-sad)

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Ayaan (ah-YAHN)

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feminine swahili-arabic urdu swahili-pakistani arabic-urdu somali-indian arabic

ayaan name meaning

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Deeq (DEE-k)

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Fadumo (FAH-doo-moh)

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baby female somali feminine girl

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Farah (fah-rah)

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somali-persian muslim female somali-arabic feminine arabic farsi

farah name meaning

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Hodan (HOH-dan)

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somali baby female girl feminine

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Hussein (hoo-SAYN)

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harari moroccan-somali lebanese-iraqi somali-afghan masculine moroccan-harari libyan-iraqi

hussein name meaning

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Youness (yo-NESS)

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Colm (kohm)

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Tafaaha (ta-fa-ha)

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Etty (EH-tee)

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Vikunth (vee-koonth)

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Hadba (HAHD-bah)

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Kanneeswari (KAH-nee-SWAH-ree)

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Dharma (DUHR-muh)

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Dhanishtha (dhah-nee-sh-tha)

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Pulastya (poo-las-tya)

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Hariharan (Hah-ree-hahr-un)

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Nipa (Nee-pah)