Tahira: meaning and origin

طاهرة

Meaning
Pure
Arabic
طاهرة
Say it
TAA-hi-ra
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
In the Quran
Not in the Quran

About the meaning

Al-Tahira, the pure one, was a name given to Khadija.

Other spellings

Tahirah, Tahera

Names from the same root (ط ه ر)

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Questions about Tahira

What does Tahira mean?

Tahira means: Pure. Al-Tahira, the pure one, was a name given to Khadija.

Is Tahira 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 Tahira a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Tahira is a girl’s name.

How do you write Tahira in Arabic?

In Arabic script, Tahira is written طاهرة.

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