Girls' names
Asma
Higher, more exalted
أَسْمَاء
Asma
Higher, more exalted
Sahabi / Sahabiyyagirlarabic
Pronunciation
Asma
Arabic
أَسْمَاء
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Root
s-m-w
Quranic status
Sahabi / Sahabiyya
Alternate spellings
Asmaa
Origin & meaning
Asma bint Abi Bakr, daughter of the first caliph, sister of Aisha. Called Dhat an-Nitaqayn (the one of two belts) for her role in the Hijra.
Notable bearers
- · Asma bint Abi Bakr
Themes
Same root · s-m-w
Names sharing this root.
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).