name
Brahima
brah-HEE-mah
/brɑːˈhiːmɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
brahima
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Bambara/Mande (Mali, Guinea, Senegal); Mande form of Ibrahim (Abraham)
- Meaning
- Father of many nations; the patriarch Abraham
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Brahima, Ibrahima, Ibrahim
Pronunciation tips
Three syllables; stress the second; 'bra' starts with a consonant cluster — no vowel between 'b' and 'r'
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