Rokhaya

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Wolof (Senegal)

Meaning

a feminine Wolof name derived from the Arabic Ruqayya, the name of one of the Prophet Muhammad's daughters, widely used throughout Senegal and the Wolof diaspora; the guttural kh sound in the middle of the name reflects Arabic phonology absorbed into Wolof through centuries of Islamic learning and scholarship in the great Quranic schools known as daara; Wolof, the dominant language of Senegal spoken as a mother tongue or second language by over 90 percent of the population, has developed a rich urban variety known as urban Wolof or Dakar Wolof that incorporates French loanwords and serves as the main language of Dakar's vibrant music, film, and fashion industries

Gender

female