name
Arabic
Neema
neh-EH-mah
neɪˈeɪmɑːListen
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Syllable breakdown
Neema
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Swahili (East Africa)
- Meaning
- a feminine Swahili name from the Arabic ni'ma meaning grace, comfort, and the good things of life bestowed by God — the blessings of health, family, provision, and peace that constitute a full and fortunate human life; in Swahili Islamic naming tradition Neema expresses gratitude for divine generosity and the aspiration that the child will live a life characterised by this divine grace; the name resonates differently in Christian Swahili communities, where it connects to the Christian concept of grace — God's unmerited favour — but the warm meaning of comfort and blessing is shared across both religious contexts; Neema is among the most consistently popular Swahili names for girls across Tanzania, Kenya, and the wider East African Swahili coast
- Gender
- female
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