Lubna, name meaning in Islam
Lubna means a tree with sweet resin. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Girl name · Arabic
لُبْنَى
Lubna
A tree with sweet resin
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- Arabic
- لُبْنَى
- Say it
- LUB-naa
- Root
- ل ب ن
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Lubna, explained
Lubna (لُبْنَى) is an Arabic name for girls. It means a tree with sweet resin.
Meaning and root
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Lubna comes from the root ل ب ن, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
Is Lubna in the Quran?
No. Lubna 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 Lubna
Say it LUB-naa. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Loubna. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ل lam + ب ba + ن nun + ى alif maqsura.
Choosing Lubna
Lubna is a name with a good meaning, which is what the Sunnah asks for. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman",3 and after these, any name with a good meaning is a sound choice. With the father's name it becomes Lubna bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Names like Lubna
- 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 Lubna mean in Islam?
Lubna (لُبْنَى) means a tree with sweet resin. It is an Arabic name for girls.
Is Lubna in the Quran?
No, the name Lubna is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Lubna a boy or girl name?
Lubna is used as a girl's name.
How do you write Lubna in Arabic?
Lubna is written لُبْنَى in Arabic, said LUB-naa.
Is it Lubna or Loubna?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, لُبْنَى. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.