Meanings of girls names
Question
Please could you give me the meanings of the following girls names with the correct spelling and if they are permissible to keep
Lamia
Lamiah
Zaria
Alaya
Tasneem
Zayanah
Answer
Lamia - shining (with `ayn) / take everything (with hamzah)
Lamiah
Zaria - to blow away (with zaal) / to rebuke - rear portion of the lower jaw (with zaa)
Alaya - loftiness
Tasneem - a spring in Jannah
Zayanah - Beautiful
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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