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GirlArabic

Somaya

so-MAH-yah

Popularity

#5749

falling

Letters

6

Syllables

3

Origin

Arabic

Total Births

990

Peak Year

#207 in 2012

First Recorded

1990

Style

Sophisticated & Formal

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

Somaya is a variant of Sumayya, an Arabic name meaning 'high above' or 'exalted'. It is associated with nobility and virtue.

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Numerology

9

The Idealist

Compassionate, humanitarian, and visionary. Names vibrating at 9 carry universal love.

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