Umamah, name meaning in Islam
Umamah means a name of the Arabs. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Girl name · Arabic
أُمَامَة
Umamah
A name of the Arabs
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- Arabic
- أُمَامَة
- Say it
- u-MAA-mah
- Root
- Not certain
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Umamah, explained
Umamah (أُمَامَة) is an Arabic name for girls. It means a name of the Arabs.
Is Umamah in the Quran?
No. Umamah 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 Umamah
Say it u-MAA-mah. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Umama. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: أ alif with hamza + م mim + ا alif + م mim + ة ta marbuta.
Choosing Umamah
Many parents choose Umamah to name their child after someone from the early generations of Islam, hoping the child will grow up with the same qualities. With the father's name it becomes Umamah bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Famous people named Umamah
- Umamah bint Zaynab, granddaughter of the Prophet ﷺ, whom he carried while he prayed (Sahih al-Bukhari)
Names like Umamah
- 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 Umamah mean in Islam?
Umamah (أُمَامَة) means a name of the Arabs. It is an Arabic name for girls.
Is Umamah in the Quran?
No, the name Umamah is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Umamah a boy or girl name?
Umamah is used as a girl's name.
How do you write Umamah in Arabic?
Umamah is written أُمَامَة in Arabic, said u-MAA-mah.
Is it Umamah or Umama?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, أُمَامَة. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.