Somali Names, Meanings, and their History

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Abdi (AHB-dee)

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african afaan-oromo indonesian-harari harari-arabic harari-afaan-oromo harari masculine

abdi name meaning

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Aden (AY-dən)

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somali-arabic arabic-afar arabic ethiopian-somali somali swahili-somali ethiopian-swahili

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Aisha (ah-EE-shah)

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urdu-pashto somali-afar cameroonian harari-pashto moroccan-afghan kuwaiti kuwaiti-afghan

aisha name meaning

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Ali (AH-lee)

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pashto-cameroonian madurese-syrian malian-pashayi saudi-libyan pakistani-javanese pakistani-swahili malian-cameroonian

ali name meaning

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Amina (ah-MEE-nah)

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arabic algerian nigerian-somali muslim nigerian-urdu bangladeshi-nigerian bangladeshi-afaan-oromo

amina name meaning

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Asad (AH-sad)

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baby male boy arabic-swahili somali-arabic somali swahili

asad name meaning

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Ayaan (ah-YAHN)

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urdu-pakistani pakistani-hindi hindi-swahili indian-hindi pakistani pakistani-arabic swahili-indian

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Deeq (DEE-k)

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baby somali

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Fadumo (FAH-doo-moh)

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somali female girl feminine baby

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Farah (fah-rah)

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somali-iranian feminine iranian-somali farsi persian arabic-somali persian-arabic

farah name meaning

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Hodan (HOH-dan)

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female baby feminine girl somali

hodan name meaning

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Hussein (hoo-SAYN)

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swahili-uzbek cameroonian-libyan moroccan-cocos malay somali-lebanese boy iraqi-egyptian swahili-lebanese

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Eliasaph (ee-LY-uh-saf)

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Gulman (GOOL-mahn)

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Ailo (AY-lo)

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Bahrom (bah-ROM)

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Janinne (jah-NEEN)

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Qadriyah (kuh-dree-yuh)

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Kundalini (koon-dah-lee-nee)

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Aafaaq (AH-fak)

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Nishal (ni-SHAHL)

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Kavyanand (KAH-vee-yuh-nahnd)

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Goel (go-EL)

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Bhoopal (Bhoo-pal)