Warda means a rose. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Girl name · Arabic (Quranic word)
وَرْدَة
Warda
A rose
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Meaning
Warda (وَرْدَة) is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran. It means a rose.
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Warda comes from the root و ر د, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
In 55:37, on the Last Day the sky "becomes rose-red like oil".
فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةًۭ كَٱلدِّهَانِ
Fa-izan shaqqatis samaaa'u fakaanat wardatan kaddihaan
And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil -
Quran 55:37. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it WAR-dah. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Wardah. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: و waw + ر ra + د dal + ة ta marbuta.
Names taken from words in the Quran are a popular choice. Before choosing one, read the verse it comes from, as above, so you know the context the word is used in. With the father's name it becomes Warda bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Warda (وَرْدَة) means a rose. It is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran.
In 55:37, on the Last Day the sky "becomes rose-red like oil".
Warda is used as a girl's name.
Warda is written وَرْدَة in Arabic, said WAR-dah.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, وَرْدَة. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.