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1 List of Somali names. Toggle List of Somali names subsection. 1.1 Masculine. 1.2 Feminine. 2 References. Toggle the table of contents. Somali name. 1 language ...
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Somalian This category exists only as a container for other categories of Somalian women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Most people in Somalia are Muslims. [4] Somalia's population is expanding at a growth rate of 1.67% per annum and a birth rate of 41.45 births/1,000 people. Somalia's total fertility rate in 2013 was 6.17 children born per woman, the fourth highest in the world. [5]
Simur was also an ancient Harari alias for the Somali people. [60] Somalis overwhelmingly prefer the demonym Somali over the incorrect Somalian since the former is an endonym, while the latter is an exonym with double suffixes. [61] The hypernym of the term Somali from a geopolitical sense is Horner and from an ethnic sense, it is Cushite. [62]
Hawo Tako (d. 1948) – early 20th century female nationalist whose sacrifice became a symbol for pan-Somalism; Mohamud Siad Togane (b. 1943) – Somali Canadian poet, professor, and political activist; Shadya Yasin – Somali-Canadian social activist and member of the Ontario Premier's Council on Youth Opportunities
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends , or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population .
Pages in category "Somali given names" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abdullahi; D. Duale; H.
Whilst many Somali people associate FGM with Sharia, Ali alongside doctors and a growing number of religious leaders believe it to be a cultural phenomenon, which can be altered. [2] Ali, as well as her three sisters, are survivors of FGM. [2] In 2020, Ubah Ali was part of the BBC’s list of the 100 most influential women in the world. [7] [8]