name
Boureima
boo-RAY-mah
/buːˈreɪmɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
boureima
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Zarma/Songhay (Niger); from Arabic Ibrahim
- Meaning
- West African contracted form of Ibrahima (Ibrahim/Abraham); father of multitudes
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Bourema, Buraima
Common mispronunciations
Saying BOO-ray-mah with equal stress; second syllable carries the stress
Pronunciation tips
Stress on the second syllable 'rei' (sounds like 'ray'); 'bou' = 'boo'
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