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بُثَيْنَة
Buthaina
bu-THAY-nah
“Of beautiful, soft body.”
About Buthaina
Buthaina is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "of beautiful, soft body", an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Diminutive from the Arabic root ب-ث-ن describing soft, fertile ground. Famed in classical Arabic poetry through Jamil Buthaina.
Carries strong classical Arabic poetic associations.
Spellings of Buthaina
بُثَيْنَة 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Buthainathe spelling used on this page | Not listed | Not listed |
| Bouthaina | Not listed | 5 |
| Buthayna | Not listed | 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
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 Buthaina is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Buthaina before.
- Buthaina bint Hibba, the beloved of the 7th-century Umayyad poet Jamil
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Buthaina
- What does the name Buthaina mean?
- Buthaina (بُثَيْنَة) means "Of beautiful, soft body". Diminutive from the Arabic root ب-ث-ن describing soft, fertile ground. Famed in classical Arabic poetry through Jamil Buthaina.
- Is Buthaina a name from the Qur'an?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Buthaina is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Buthaina a boy or a girl name?
- Buthaina is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Buthaina come from?
- Buthaina is an Arabic name, built on the root letters B-Th-N. Carries strong classical Arabic poetic associations.
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