name
Dehbia
deh-BEE-ah
dɛˈbiːɑːListen
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Syllable breakdown
Dehbia
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Kabyle (Algeria)
- Meaning
- a Kabyle feminine name derived from the Tamazight word for gold or the golden one; names evoking precious metals and stones are common in Amazigh traditions, celebrating the value of a daughter to her family; Dehbia has been carried by celebrated Kabyle artists and poets whose work has contributed to the renaissance of Tamazight literature and the assertion of Amazigh cultural identity within Algeria's complex multilingual society
- Gender
- female
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