Sahel

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Origin and Meaning of Sahel

User Submitted Origins

Persian/Iranian

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Islamic/Muslim

40%

Arabic

11%

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User Submitted Meanings

1. According to a user from France, the name Sahel is of Persian / Iranian origin and means "Shore, the beach".
2. According to a user from Canada, the name Sahel means "Seashore, bank, beach".
3. According to a user from Iran, Islamic Republic of, the name Sahel means "Seashore-Beach".
4. According to 2 people from the United States and Poland, the name Sahel is of Persian / Iranian origin and means "Beach".
5. According to a user from Iran, Islamic Republic of, the name Sahel is of Persian / Iranian origin and means "Beach. Seaside".
6. A user from Netherlands says the name Sahel means "Persian for beach".
7. 3 submissions from the United States and Kenya agree the name Sahel means "Leader".
8. A user from New York, U.S. says the name Sahel is of Arabic origin and means "Coast, Shore".
9. According to a user from India, the name Sahel means "Sportive; playful; unconcerned".
10. A submission from Bangladesh says the name Sahel means "Commander".

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Origin of Sahel

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From Arabic سَاحِل‎ (sāḥil, “border of the desert”).

1. A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south.
2. One of the six regions of Tunisia, in the central east part of the country

Sahel was also found in the following language(s): German

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Fun Facts about the name Sahel

• How Popular is the name Sahel? Sahel is the 48,732^nd most popular name of all time.
• How many people with the first name Sahel have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2021, the Social Security Administration has recorded 53 babies born with the first name Sahel in the United States.
• What year were 5 or more babies first named Sahel? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 2002 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
• When was Sahel first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Sahel is Wednesday, October 3rd, 1990.
• What year had the most people named Sahel born? The highest recorded use of the first name Sahel was in 2018 with a total of 8 babies.
• Weird things about the name Sahel: The name spelled backwards is Lehas. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Ashle. How do you pronounce that?

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