Gender: Female Meanings: Form of Sauda: Black-skinned; prophet Mohammed’s wife; lady (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa). Place name—related to Saudi Arabia, a country in the Middle East. Resource References: A Handbook of African NamesWhat’s In a Name? Unaitwaje? A Swahili Book of NamesAfrican NamesProud Heritage: 11,001 Names for Your African-American BabyA World of Baby Names