166 names
Names of the women Companions
Names carried by women who knew the Prophet ﷺ. Each name’s page names the women who carried it, with the source.
- ʿAdhbahعذبةSweet, fresh
- ʿAfrāʾعفراءThe thirteenth night
- ʿĀʾishahعائشةLiving, alive
- Amatullāhأمة اللَّهServant of God
- ʿAmrahعمرةA bead in a necklace
- ʿAqīlahعقيلةNoble; the finest of anything
- ArwāأروىMountain ibexes
- ĀsiyahآسيةOne who tends and heals
- AsmāʾأسماءIts origin is disputed
- ʿĀtikahعاتكةGlowing with perfume
- ʿAzīzahعزيزةDear and precious
- ʿAzzahعزةA young gazelle
- BādiyahباديةThe open desert
- BaghūmبغومA gazelle’s tender call
- BahiyyahبهيةRadiant and beautiful
- BarakahبركةBlessing
- BarīrahبريرةA berry of the arāk tree
- BarwaʿبروعExcelling, outstanding
- BarzahبرزةTrusted, dignified woman
- BashīrahبشيرةFair of face
- BishrahبشرةRadiant beauty
- BuhaysahبهيسةFrom boldness
- BusrahبسرةThe sun red at rising
- ButhaynahبثينةSoft, fertile ground
- DaʿdدعدName of the Companion Daʿd bint ʿĀmir
- ḌamrahضمرةSlender, slim-waisted
- DharrahذرةHonoured as the name of Dharrah, who narrated a ḥadīth from the Prophet ﷺ
- ḌubāʿahضباعةHonoured as the name of Ḍubāʿah bint al-Zubayr ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
- DurrahدرّةA large pearl
- FāḍilahفاضلةExcellent, of merit
- FākhitahفاختةThe ring-dove
- FāriʿahفارعةRising high, lofty
- FarwahفروةA fur cloak
- FāṭimahفاطمةFrom weaning a child
- FiḍḍahفضةSilver, a precious metal
- FukayhahفكيهةCheerful, light-hearted
- FurayʿahفريعةThe top, a branch
- GhaniyyahغنيّةSelf-sufficient, having enough
- GhufayrahغفيرةFrom forgiveness
- GhumayṣāʾغميصاءA faint star
- ḤabbahحبّةA seed, a grain
- ḤabībahحبيبةBeloved
- ḤafṣahحفصةHonoured as the name of Ḥafṣah bint ʿUmar, Mother of the Believers
- HālahهالةThe halo of the moon
- ḤalīmahحليمةForbearing, gentle
- ḤamāmahحمامةA dove
- ḤamnahحمنةHonoured as the name of Ḥamnah bint Jaḥsh
- ḤassānahحسانةA beautiful woman
- ḤawlāʾحولاءHonoured as the name of al-Ḥawlāʾ bint Tuwayt al-Asadiyyah, of Quraysh
- ḤawwāʾحواءThe wife of Ādam
- ḤazmahحزمةPrudent, resolute
- HindهندA herd of camels
- ḤukaymahحكيمةName of the Companion Ḥukaymah bint Ghaylān al-Thaqafiyyah
- ḤumaydahحميدةPraised
- ḤumaymahحميمةName of the Companion Ḥumaymah bint Ṣayfī
- HurayrahهريرةA little cat
- IdāmإدامHarmony, concord
- ʿIṣmahعصمةProtection, safekeeping
- JaʿdahجعدةWith curly hair
- JalīlahجليلةOf high standing
- JamīlahجميلةBeautiful
- JamrahجمرةA glowing ember
- JudāmahجدامةHonoured as the name of Judāmah bint Wahb al-Asadiyyah
- JumānahجمانةA silver bead
- JumaymahجميمةA full head of hair
- JuwayriyahجويريةA young woman
- KabshahكبشةHonoured as the name of Kabshah bint Kaʿb
- KarīmahكريمةNoble, generous
- KayyisahكيّسةClever, quick-witted
- KhadījahخديجةFrom a root of early birth
- KhaḍrahخضرةFrom the colour green
- KhālidahخالدةLasting, abiding
- KhansāʾخنساءGazelle-nosed
- KhawlahخولةA doe gazelle
- KhayrahخيرةGood and excellent
- KhulaydahخليدةFrom lasting, remaining
- KhulaysahخليسةHonoured as the name of Khulaysah bint Qays al-Ashjaʿiyyah
- KuʿaybahكعيبةRising, standing out
- KubayshahكبيشةHonoured as the name of Kubayshah bint Maʿn ibn ʿĀṣim
- KulthumكلثمFull in the cheeks
- LabībahلبيبةIntelligent, discerning
- LamīsلميسSoft to the touch
- LaylāليلىA long, dark night
- LubābahلبابةThe choicest part
- MāriyahماريةFair and gleaming
- MawhibahموهبةA gift
- MaymūnahميمونةBlessed, fortunate
- MuʿādhahمعاذةA prayer for protection
- MuḥayyāhمحيّاةLife, living
- MulaykahمليكةPossession and rule
- MuṭīʿahمطيعةObedient, willing
- NaʿāmahنعامةAn ostrich
- NafīsahنفيسةPrecious
- NāʾilahنائلةAttaining
- NasīkahنسيكةFrom worship and sacrifice
- NawārنوارShunning evil and shame
- NuʿmنعمEase, good fortune
- NuʿmāنعمىEase and plenty
- NusaybahنسيبةOf good lineage
- Qurrat al-ʿAynقرة العينDelight of the eye
- QutaylahقتيلةHonoured as the name of Qutaylah bint Ṣayfī
- RabābربابLayered white clouds
- RābiʿahرابعةFourth
- RābiṭahرابطةFirm, steadfast
- RaḍwāرضوىA mountain near Madinah
- RāʾiʿahرائعةStrikingly beautiful
- RajāʾرجاءHope, not despair
- RamlahرملةA patch of sand
- RayḥānahريحانةA sprig of sweet basil
- RayṭahريطةA soft woven wrap
- RazīnahرزينةComposed and dignified
- RubayḥahربيحةGain, profit
- RubayyiʿربيّعName of the Companion al-Rubayyiʿ bint Muʿawwidh
- RufaydahرفيدةHelp and support
- RumayṣāʾرميصاءA faint star
- RumaythahرميثةA saltbush
- RuqayqahرقيقةDelicate, gentle
- RuqayyahرقيّةFrom climbing and rising
- ṢaʿbahصعبةHonoured as the name of al-Ṣaʿbah bint al-Ḥaḍramī, mother of Ṭalḥah ibn ʿUbaydillāh
- SaffānahسفّانةName of the Companion Saffānah bint Ḥātim al-Ṭāʾī
- ṢafiyyahصفيةChosen
- SahlahسهلةSoft, sandy soil
- SāʾibahسائبةHonoured as the name of Sāʾibah
- SaʿīdahسعيدةFortunate, happy
- ṢakhrahصخرةA great, solid rock
- SalāmahسلامةSafety, well-being
- SalmāسلمىSoundness and safety
- SamrāʾسمراءTawny, brown
- SanāسناBrightness
- SārahسارةOne who brings joy
- SarrāʾسرّاEase and gladness
- SawdahسودةBlack-stoned ground
- ShamūsشموسHonoured as the name of al-Shamūs bint Abī ʿĀmir, mother of ʿĀṣim ibn Thābit
- ShaʿthāʾشعثاءHonoured as the name of al-Shaʿthāʾ, named in the poems of Ḥassān ibn Thābit
- ShaymāʾشيماءHaving a beauty mark
- ShumaylahشميلةA small wrapping cloak
- SīrīnسيرينName of the Companion Sīrīn
- SuʿādسعادGood fortune and gladness
- SubayʿahسبيعةName of the Companion Subayʿah bint al-Ḥārith al-Aslamiyyah
- SuʿdāسعدىGood fortune and gladness
- SuhaymahسهيمةA share; a little arrow
- SukhaylahسخيلةA little lamb
- SulāfسلافGoing before, foremost
- SulāfahسلافةThe first and best
- SumayrahسميرةName of the Companion Sumayrah al-Qurashiyyah
- ṢumaytahصميتةQuiet, of few words
- SumayyahسميّةHeight, loftiness
- SunbulahسنبلةAn ear of grain
- ṬāhirahطاهرةPure
- ThubaytahثبيتةFirm and steadfast
- TumāḍirتماضرFresh and tender
- ʿUlayyahعليةLofty, exalted
- UmāmahأمامةName of the Companion Umāmah bint Abī al-ʿĀṣ
- UmaymahأميمةLittle mother
- ʿUmayrahعميرةLife and flourishing
- Umm Kulthūmأم كلثومFull in the cheeks
- UnaysahأنيسةFriendly, companionable
- ʿUṣaymahعصيمةProtection, safekeeping
- UthaylahأثيلةA slender tamarisk
- YusayrahيسيرةEase, not hardship
- ẒabyahظبيةA female gazelle
- ZāʾidahزائدةGrowing, increasing
- ẒamyāʾظمياءWith fine, dusky lips
- ZaynabزينبA fair, fragrant tree
- ZinnīrahزنّيرةName of the Companion Zinnīrah al-Rūmiyyah
- ZughaybahزغيبةSoft down