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أَنِيسَة
Anisa
a-NEE-sa
“Friendly, companion.”
About Anisa
Anisa is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "friendly, companion", an Arabic-Indonesian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root أ-ن-س meaning 'to be sociable, friendly'. Common across Arab and Indonesian families.
Common across Arab, Indonesian, and South Asian families.
Spellings of Anisa
أَنِيسَة is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.
| Spelling | Births in England and Wales, 2025 | Births in France, 2016 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Anisathe spelling used on this page | 32 | 95 |
| Anissa | 8 | 1,675 |
| Aneesa | 5 | Not listed |
Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Indonesian
Gender
Girl
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning, and Anisa is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Anisa
- What does the name Anisa mean?
- Anisa (أَنِيسَة) means "Friendly, companion". From the Arabic root أ-ن-س meaning 'to be sociable, friendly'. Common across Arab and Indonesian families.
- Is Anisa a name from the Qur'an?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Anisa is an Arabic-Indonesian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Anisa a boy or a girl name?
- Anisa is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Anisa come from?
- Anisa is an Arabic-Indonesian name, built on the root letters ʾ-N-S. Common across Arab, Indonesian, and South Asian families.
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