Somali Names, Meanings, and their History

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Abdi (AHB-dee)

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indonesian-swahili muslim swahili harari-somali arabic somali-swahili indonesian-harari

abdi name meaning

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Aden (AY-dən)

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Aisha (ah-EE-shah)

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moroccan-pashayi urdu-lebanese kenyan-swahili cameroonian-dioula dioula-somali jamaican-jordanian syrian-pashayi

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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 bangladeshi-arabic nigerian-urdu algerian-bangladeshi afaan-oromo-tajikistani arabic-bangladeshi urdu-bangladeshi

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Asad (AH-sad)

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Ayaan (ah-YAHN)

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hindi-pakistani pakistani somali-hindi girl indian-urdu arabic-hindi pakistani-somali

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Deeq (DEE-k)

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Fadumo (FAH-doo-moh)

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feminine girl female somali baby

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Farah (fah-rah)

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iranian-somali somali-arabic somali-persian persian-arabic arabic-somali arabic somali-iranian

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Hodan (HOH-dan)

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baby girl feminine somali female

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Hussein (hoo-SAYN)

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swahili-lebanese libyan-swahili libyan-uzbek cameroonian-somali swahili-cocos malay moroccan-lebanese lebanese-uzbek

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