Amina

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Amina is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

Amina is the Latin form of two Arabic names.

Is an Arabic form آمنة / Āmina . The mother of the Prophet Mohammed was called Amina . In this form, Amina means , stressed on the first syllable, "woman of peace, harmony, security".

أمينة / Amīna , with an emphasis on the second syllable, means "the trustworthy one" and is the feminine form of Amin .

Amina is also the name of the protagonist in Vincenzo Bellini's opera La Sonnambula .

distribution

Amina is one of the most common female names in the Arab and Islamic world.

variants

  • Emine ( Turkish )
  • Aminata (West Africa)
  • Amina (Arabic female name)
  • Amin (Arabic male name)
  • Aminat, Amnat (Chechen woman's name)

popularity

The name Amina is very popular in Islamic countries. This name is also very popular in other non-Islamic countries.

Nicknames

Amy, Mina, Mine, Minchen

Web links

Wiktionary: Amina  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations