Gender:
Female
Meanings:
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Form of Amina: Trustworthy, faithful (ah-MEE-nah—Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).
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Form of Amina: Amen (Mende, West Africa).
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Popular name with the Hausa people of West Africa.
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Form of Aminah, the name of Muhammad’s mother: peaceful, secure (Arabic, North Africa).
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Personal name (Mandinka).
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Popular female name among the Wolof of Senegal.
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