Tamanna, name meaning in Islam
Tamanna means wish, longing. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Girl name · Persian
تمنا
Tamanna
Wish, longing
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Persian
- Arabic
- تمنا
- Say it
- ta-man-NAA
- Root
- None, not Arabic
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Tamanna, explained
Tamanna (تمنا) is a Persian name for girls. It means wish, longing. From the Arabic tamanni, wishing.
Is Tamanna in the Quran?
No. Tamanna is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.1
How to say and write Tamanna
Say it ta-man-NAA. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Tamana. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ت ta + م mim + ن nun + ا alif.
Choosing Tamanna
A Muslim name does not have to be Arabic. Scholars allow names from any language as long as the meaning is good and the name is not tied to another religion. Tamanna has a good meaning, so it is fine to use. With the father's name it becomes Tamanna bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Names like Tamanna
- Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
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Questions
Good to know
What does Tamanna mean in Islam?
Tamanna (تمنا) means wish, longing. It is a Persian name for girls.
Is Tamanna in the Quran?
No, the name Tamanna is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Tamanna a boy or girl name?
Tamanna is used as a girl's name.
How do you write Tamanna in Arabic?
Tamanna is written تمنا in Arabic, said ta-man-NAA.
Is it Tamanna or Tamana?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, تمنا. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.