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Arabic-Swahili names

Layla

Amir

Lyla

Khalil

Amara

Omar

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Arabic names

Jina

Uhuru

Imani

Nyimbo

Tayari

Tabia

223
Swahili names

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Adla

Akbar

Amana

Ambar

Askari

Ayana

Barika

Faizah

Hami

Imani

Malaika

Najma

Rahma

Ramla

Rashid

Sauda

Zahara

Additional Arabic-Swahili results

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.

Ala

Amin

Jana

Asili

Amani

Sawa

Khalifa

Rais

Faida

Hana

Nadra

Saba

Sahara

Sanaa

Azam

Maisha

Juma

Kazi

Hadi

Kali

Samia

Afya

Shahada

Hawa

Sana

Musa

Sura

Safi

Ada

Wala

Shakur

Salama

Lina

Dunia

Seif

Salaam

Roma

Mada

Arabic word ending matches

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

Adiah

Amaziah

Dalilah

Faizah

Kiojah

Nalah

Nyah

Swahili word ending matches

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

Abdul baari

Abdul bari

Abzari

Askari

Baari

Badri

Bakri

Bari

Diyari

Fakhiri

Fakhri

Fikri

Istakhri

Jahdari

Jari

Khayri

Nasri

Noori

Nuri

Sabri

Sanari

Sarwari

Shukri

Yusri

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.

Aafiya ≈ Rafiya

Aala ≈ Nala

Aali ≈ Amali

Aali ≈ Asali

Aalia ≈ Nalia

Aani ≈ Asani

Aani ≈ Auni

Abdi ≈ Abedi

Abdia ≈ Adia

Abed ≈ Abedi

Abedin ≈ Abedi

Abia ≈ Adia

Abida ≈ Akida

Abra ≈ Obra

Ada ≈ Adea

Ada ≈ Adia

Adara ≈ Adhra

Adel ≈ Adea

Adela ≈ Adea

Adem ≈ Adea

Aden ≈ Adea

Adi ≈ Adia

Adib ≈ Adia

Adiba ≈ Adia

Adil ≈ Adia

Adila ≈ Adia

Adilah ≈ Adiah

Adir ≈ Adia

Adiva ≈ Adia

Adiy ≈ Adia

Afia ≈ Adia

Ahad ≈ Ahadi

Ahdia ≈ Adia

Aida ≈ Akida

Aiesha ≈ Aiysha

Aini ≈ Auni

Aisha ≈ Aiysha

Akia ≈ Adia

Akia ≈ Akida

Akia ≈ Akina

Akifa ≈ Akida

Akifa ≈ Akina

Akil ≈ Akili

Alia ≈ Adia

Aliah ≈ Adiah

Alina ≈ Akina

Amal ≈ Amali

Amala ≈ Amali

Amalia ≈ Amali

Amani ≈ Amali

Amani ≈ Asani

Amina ≈ Akina

Amine ≈ Amne

Amna ≈ Amne

Anida ≈ Akida

Arafat ≈ Arafa

Arfa ≈ Arafa

Arifa ≈ Arafa

Asfa ≈ Asafa

Asifa ≈ Asafa

Asili ≈ Akili

Asili ≈ Asali

Asli ≈ Asali

Atia ≈ Adia

Aya ≈ Nya

Ayah ≈ Nyah

Ayan ≈ Gyan

Aysha ≈ Aiysha

Aziz ≈ Azizi

Aziza ≈ Azizi

Baari ≈ Bakari

Badr ≈ Badru

Badra ≈ Badru

Badri ≈ Badru

Bakri ≈ Bakari

Bano ≈ Banou

Cala ≈ Nala

Chanda ≈ Chandu

Dalia ≈ Nalia

Daliyah ≈ Dalilah

Deema ≈ Neema

Dema ≈ Jema

Dina ≈ Jina

Fahri ≈ Fahari

Falah ≈ Nalah

Faraj ≈ Faraji

Furaya ≈ Furaha

Ghani ≈ Shani

Hala ≈ Nala

Halah ≈ Nalah

Hanaa ≈ Hasnaa

Hasna ≈ Hasnaa

Hasnah ≈ Hasnaa

Hassan ≈ Hassian

Hina ≈ Jina

Imam ≈ Imamu

Jabal ≈ Jabali

Jahdari ≈ Jahari

Jahdari ≈ Jahbari

Jahid ≈ Jahi

Jahiz ≈ Jahi

Jahm ≈ Jahi

Jala ≈ Nala

Jalaal ≈ Jaleal

Jalal ≈ Jaleal

Jaleel ≈ Jaleal

Jalilah ≈ Dalilah

Jamal ≈ Jamala

Jamila ≈ Jamala

Jana ≈ Jina

Jari ≈ Jahi

Jasira ≈ Jasiri

Jed ≈ Jel

Jena ≈ Jema

Jena ≈ Jina

Jinan ≈ Jina

Johara ≈ Johari

Jul ≈ Jel

Juma ≈ Jema

Jumaana ≈ Jumaane

Kafiya ≈ Rafiya

Kamil ≈ Kamili

Kamila ≈ Kamili

Khadija ≈ Kadija

Khairy ≈ Khairi

Khamis ≈ Khamisi

Khayri ≈ Khairi

Khayri ≈ Khari

Lina ≈ Jina

Madani ≈ Manani

Madani ≈ Mayani

Malika ≈ Zalika

Marjan ≈ Marjani

Marjana ≈ Marjani

Mina ≈ Jina

Na'ima ≈ Nakima

Naba ≈ Nala

Nada ≈ Nala

Nadia ≈ Najia

Nadia ≈ Nalia

Naeema ≈ Neema

Naflah ≈ Nalah

Nahi ≈ Jahi

Nahla ≈ Nala

Nahla ≈ Nalla

Nahlah ≈ Nalah

Naila ≈ Nala

Naila ≈ Nalla

Nailah ≈ Nalah

Naima ≈ Nakima

Najah ≈ Nalah

Najda ≈ Najia

Naji ≈ Najia

Najib ≈ Najia

Najid ≈ Najia

Najih ≈ Najia

Najiha ≈ Najia

Najim ≈ 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

Nur ≈ Nuru

Nura ≈ Nuru

Nuri ≈ Nuru

Nuri ≈ Nzuri

Nuri ≈ Xuri

Nuri ≈ Zuri

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

Rehma ≈ Rehema

Sabira ≈ Subira

Safa ≈ Sifa

Safiya ≈ Rafiya

Salah ≈ Nalah

Salim ≈ Salimu

Salima ≈ Salimu

Samara ≈ Samora

Samera ≈ Samora

Samira ≈ Samora

Samra ≈ Samora

Sani ≈ Shani

Sarab ≈ Sarabi

Seema ≈ Neema

Shadi ≈ Ahadi

Shadi ≈ Shani

Shafi ≈ Shani

Shan ≈ Shani

Shanika ≈ Shanikwa

Shazi ≈ Shani

Shifa ≈ Sifa

Simra ≈ Simba

Tala ≈ Nala

Talah ≈ Nalah

Tanisha ≈ Tanasha

Tina ≈ Jina

Tisha ≈ Tish

Wafiya ≈ Rafiya

Wahi ≈ Jahi

Wala ≈ Nala

Zahi ≈ Jahi

Zakaria ≈ Zamaria

Zia ≈ Nia

Zubi ≈ Zuri

Zuti ≈ 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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