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Arabic-Swahili names for girls

Layla

Aliyah

Lyla

Laila

Amara

Leila

2591
Arabic names

Jina

Uhuru

Imani

Nyimbo

Tayari

Tabia

147
Swahili names

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Adla

Amana

Ayana

Barika

Faizah

Imani

Malaika

Najma

Rahma

Ramla

Sauda

Zahara

Additional Arabic-Swahili results

Feminine Arabic names that may also be Swahili words

The following names often appeared in Swahili language web pages. That means that they are either Swahili words, or names which are very familiar to Swahili speakers.

Jana

Asili

Amani

Faida

Hana

Nadra

Saba

Sahara

Sanaa

Maisha

Kali

Samia

Afya

Shahada

Hawa

Sana

Sura

Ada

Wala

Salama

Lina

Dunia

Roma

Mada

Arabic word ending matches

Feminine Arabic names often end with -ah. Below are Swahili names ending with the same word ending.

Adiah

Dalilah

Faizah

Kiojah

Nalah

Nyah

Swahili word ending matches

Feminine Swahili names often end with -ri. Below are Arabic names with the same word ending.

Sanari

Sarwari

Fuzzy matches

These are names that would have been the same between the languages, if it hadn't been for a single character difference. Each entry shows an approximate match with the Arabic name on the left, and the Swahili name on the right.

Aala ≈ Nala

Aalia ≈ Nalia

Abdia ≈ Adia

Abia ≈ Adia

Abida ≈ Akida

Ada ≈ Adea

Ada ≈ Adia

Adara ≈ Adhra

Adela ≈ Adea

Adiba ≈ Adia

Adila ≈ Adia

Adilah ≈ Adiah

Adiva ≈ Adia

Afia ≈ Adia

Ahdia ≈ Adia

Aida ≈ Akida

Aiesha ≈ Aiysha

Aisha ≈ Aiysha

Akia ≈ Adia

Akia ≈ Akida

Akia ≈ Akina

Akifa ≈ Akida

Akifa ≈ Akina

Alia ≈ Adia

Aliah ≈ Adiah

Alina ≈ Akina

Amala ≈ Amali

Amalia ≈ Amali

Amani ≈ Amali

Amina ≈ Akina

Amna ≈ Amne

Anida ≈ Akida

Arfa ≈ Arafa

Arifa ≈ Arafa

Asili ≈ Akili

Asili ≈ Asali

Asli ≈ Asali

Atia ≈ Adia

Aya ≈ Nya

Ayah ≈ Nyah

Aysha ≈ Aiysha

Bano ≈ Banou

Cala ≈ Nala

Dalia ≈ Nalia

Daliyah ≈ Dalilah

Deema ≈ Neema

Dema ≈ Jema

Dina ≈ Jina

Furaya ≈ Furaha

Hala ≈ Nala

Halah ≈ Nalah

Hanaa ≈ Hasnaa

Hasna ≈ Hasnaa

Hasnah ≈ Hasnaa

Hina ≈ Jina

Jala ≈ Nala

Jalilah ≈ Dalilah

Jamila ≈ Jamala

Jana ≈ Jina

Jasira ≈ Jasiri

Jena ≈ Jema

Jena ≈ Jina

Jinan ≈ Jina

Johara ≈ Johari

Kafiya ≈ Rafiya

Kamila ≈ Kamili

Khadija ≈ Kadija

Lina ≈ Jina

Malika ≈ Zalika

Marjan ≈ Marjani

Marjana ≈ Marjani

Mina ≈ Jina

Na'ima ≈ Nakima

Naba ≈ Nala

Nada ≈ Nala

Nadia ≈ Najia

Nadia ≈ Nalia

Naeema ≈ Neema

Naflah ≈ Nalah

Nahla ≈ Nala

Nahla ≈ Nalla

Nahlah ≈ Nalah

Naila ≈ Nala

Naila ≈ Nalla

Nailah ≈ Nalah

Naima ≈ Nakima

Najah ≈ Nalah

Najda ≈ Najia

Najiha ≈ Najia

Najiya ≈ Najia

Najla ≈ Najia

Najla ≈ Nala

Najla ≈ Nalla

Najwa ≈ Najia

Najya ≈ Najia

Nakia ≈ Najia

Nakia ≈ Nakima

Nakia ≈ Nalia

Nayla ≈ Nala

Nayla ≈ Nalla

Nazia ≈ Najia

Nazia ≈ Nalia

Neeya ≈ Neema

Neha ≈ Nea

Nida ≈ Nia

Nija ≈ Nia

Nima ≈ Nia

Nimra ≈ Niara

Nina ≈ Jina

Nina ≈ Nia

Nisa ≈ Nia

Noya ≈ Nya

Nura ≈ Nuru

Nurul ≈ Nuru

Nyla ≈ Nala

Nyla ≈ Nya

Rabia ≈ Tabia

Rabiya ≈ Rafiya

Rafia ≈ Rafiya

Rafida ≈ Rafiya

Rafiqa ≈ Rafiya

Rajiya ≈ Rafiya

Raniya ≈ Rafiya

Rawiya ≈ Rafiya

Raziya ≈ Rafiya

Reema ≈ Neema

Reema ≈ Rehema

Rehemat ≈ Rehema

Sabira ≈ Subira

Safa ≈ Sifa

Safiya ≈ Rafiya

Samara ≈ Samora

Samera ≈ Samora

Samira ≈ Samora

Samra ≈ Samora

Shanika ≈ Shanikwa

Shazi ≈ Shani

Simra ≈ Simba

Tala ≈ Nala

Talah ≈ Nalah

Tanisha ≈ Tanasha

Tina ≈ Jina

Tisha ≈ Tish

Wafiya ≈ Rafiya

Wala ≈ Nala

Zubi ≈ Zuri

These lists are only intended to give you name ideas. Make sure to further research each name, as some may have negative connotations.

All of the suggested Arabic-Swahili names on this page are matched solely on their written form — pronunciation may differ.

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