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أَنَاهِيتَا
Anahita
a-naa-HEE-taa
“Pure, immaculate.”
About Anahita
Anahita is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "pure, immaculate" — a Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Persian, from Old Iranian 'Anahita' — an ancient pre-Islamic Iranian goddess associated with waters and purity. Used today as a modern Iranian feminine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Persian
Gender
Girl
Root letters
Persian and Arabic share many roots through centuries of Islamic scholarship; Anahita's consonants live comfortably in both.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Anahita
- What does the name Anahita mean?
- Anahita (أَنَاهِيتَا) means "Pure, immaculate". Persian, from Old Iranian 'Anahita' — an ancient pre-Islamic Iranian goddess associated with waters and purity. Used today as a modern Iranian feminine name.
- Is Anahita a name from the Qur'an?
- Anahita does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Persian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Anahita a boy or a girl name?
- Anahita is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Anahita come from?
- Anahita is a Persian name, built on the root letters —.
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