Rumaisa, name meaning in Islam
Rumaisa 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
رُمَيْصَاء
Rumaisa
A name of the Arabs
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- Arabic
- رُمَيْصَاء
- Say it
- ru-MAI-sa
- Root
- Not certain
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Rumaisa, explained
Rumaisa (رُمَيْصَاء) is an Arabic name for girls. It means a name of the Arabs. Its exact meaning is not certain. Parents choose it for the companion.
Is Rumaisa in the Quran?
No. Rumaisa 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 Rumaisa
Say it ru-MAI-sa. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Rumaysa and Rumaysah. In Arabic it is written with 6 letters, from right to left: ر ra + م mim + ي ya + ص ṣad + ا alif + ء hamza.
Choosing Rumaisa
Many parents choose Rumaisa 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 Rumaisa bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Famous people named Rumaisa
- Umm Sulaym ar-Rumaysa bint Milhan, mother of Anas ibn Malik, whom the Prophet ﷺ said he saw in Paradise (Sahih al-Bukhari)
Names like Rumaisa
- 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 Rumaisa mean in Islam?
Rumaisa (رُمَيْصَاء) means a name of the Arabs. It is an Arabic name for girls.
Is Rumaisa in the Quran?
No, the name Rumaisa is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Rumaisa a boy or girl name?
Rumaisa is used as a girl's name.
How do you write Rumaisa in Arabic?
Rumaisa is written رُمَيْصَاء in Arabic, said ru-MAI-sa.
Is it Rumaisa or Rumaysa?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, رُمَيْصَاء. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.