- Meaning
- Rising, ascending
- Arabic
- رقية
- Say it
- ru-QAY-ya
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
Usually explained from raqiya, to climb; some link it to ruqya, a prayer for healing.
Famous people with this name
- Ruqayya, daughter of the Prophet and wife of Uthman
Other spellings
Ruqayyah, Roqaya, Rukiye
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Questions about Ruqayya
What does Ruqayya mean?
Ruqayya means: Rising, ascending. Usually explained from raqiya, to climb; some link it to ruqya, a prayer for healing.
Is Ruqayya 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 Ruqayya a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Ruqayya is a girl’s name.
How do you write Ruqayya in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Ruqayya is written رقية.