Girls' name
Asma
Eminent, lofty
أَسْمَاء
Asma
Eminent, lofty
Origin
Asma bint Abi Bakr (RA), nicknamed Dhat an-Nitaqayn ('the one of the two belts') for her role in the Hijrah.
Notable bearers
- Asma bint Abi Bakr (RA)
The Prophet ﷺ said: "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).