Gender Feminine
Scripts آمنة, أمينة (Arabic) آمنہ, امینہ (Urdu) Әмина (Kazakh) Pron. /ˈʔaː.mi.na/ (Arabic) /ʔa.ˈmiː.na/ (Arabic) [key ·simplify]
Meaning & History
Derived from Arabic أمن (ʾamina) meaning "safe, secure" [1] [2] . This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's mother, who died when he was young.With a different Arabic spelling أمينة (short first vowel and long second vowel), this is a feminine form of Amin. Both names are in fact related, from a root meaning "to be faithful".
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Sources & References
- Ahmed, Salahuddin. A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New York University, 1999, page 233.
- Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 35.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026