The name "Thurayyah"
Q: My brother and his wife will be having a baby girl soon and he wants to name his daughter Thuriyaah Insha Allah. I am unable to find a meaning for this name. I have found Thurayaah but this is not the same.
Names, Surnames & Titles
The name "Umayr"
Q: I would like to confirm the name "Umair or Umayr". This would be after the first Ambassador of Islam Mus'ab ibn Umair (Radiyallahu Anhu), who was sent to Medina by Nabi Mohammed (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). Can you please confirm if this meaning is correct and what is the correct transliteration spelling, Umair or Umayr?
The name "Sabeeha"
Q: What is the meaning of the name Sabeeha with the letter س (seen, not swaad)? I am thinking of keeping this name because it is easier to pronounce than the name with swaad.
The names "Sulaikah" and "Sumaitah"
Q: I need to know the meaning of 2 names for baby girls and whether they are permissible to use: Sulaikah and Sumaitah.
Keeping the name "suwaidah"
Q: I am finding a good name for my baby girl due soon. I am thinking of Suwaidah. I know there is a Sahabah by the name of Suwaid bin Samit, and from the internet I saw that there is a narrator of hadith named Suwaidah. But I couldn't find the meaning of the name. I was told it could have come from the root word Saada, meaning 'Azim/Karim, from which the word Sayyid comes. Is this correct?
The word "Tahreem"
Q: What does tahreem mean? Is this right name for a girl? My sister has this name and parents are deciding to change her name as it means haram from surah al-tahreem. But when I searchd this meaning on internet I found it HURMAT WALI. So please clarify the exact meaning of this name so that we can take a proper decision.
Including one's fathers name with one's child's name
Q: We wish to include my father's nick name "Farid" in my baby name. We have choose "Haseef" and "Shafee" for my baby name and including my father's name his full name become as "Haseef Al-Farid Shafee" which means as "Unique wise Mediator". Is this name ok? Or should we change this?
What does suwaid mean?
Q: I want to know the meaning of suwaid?
Ash'ath, Suwaid and Nuraaz
Q: We are expecting a baby boy and been searching for a suitable name, if possible can you supply the meaning of the names Ashaz, Nuraaz and Suwaid. If possible we are searching for a name that is simple yet with a beautiful meaning.
Surnames
Q: I am a revert to islam and would like to know which verse of the Holy Quran or Hadith says that a revert should retain his surname (my surname is not the name of an idol or such)? And does my wife take my surname or keep her fathers surname?