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East African Muslim Baby Names

12 Muslim baby names rooted in the Swahili and Horn of Africa tradition. Each name carries an Arabic spelling, classical meaning, and an Ilm ul Huroof reading. Names listed alphabetically.

12 names

أمانيAmaniWishes, hopes — top Arab and East African girls name بَرَكَةBarakaBaraka بَرَكَةBereketBlessing — Ethiopian Muslim boys name from Arabic baraka ( برهانBirhanLight/Proof — Ethiopian Muslim girls name from Arabic burhan فَاطِمَةFatumaEast African Swahili form of Fatima — Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda حواءHawaEve — East African/Swahili spelling ملائكةMalaikaAngels — East African/Swahili girls name راحيلRahelRachel — East African Muslim girls name رشيدةRashidaWise, rightly guided — Swahili East African Muslim feminine name رَحْمَةRehemaMercy — East African Swahili girls name صَفِيَّةSafiaSafiyya — East African/Swahili form زبيدةZubedaZubaidah — East African Swahili form