Amina
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