- Meaning
- High, lofty; or names
- Arabic
- أسماء
- Say it
- as-MAA'
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
Some explain it from sumuw, height, others as the plural of ism, name.
Famous people with this name
- Asma bint Abi Bakr, who brought food to the Prophet and her father in the cave during the hijra
Other spellings
Asmaa, Asmae, Esma
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Questions about Asma
What does Asma mean?
Asma means: High, lofty; or names. Some explain it from sumuw, height, others as the plural of ism, name.
Is Asma in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Asma a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Asma is a girl’s name.
How do you write Asma in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Asma is written أسماء.