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إِيمَان

Eman

ee-MAN

Faith, belief.”

About Eman

Eman is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "faith, belief" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Variant of Iman. Same root أ-م-ن.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Girl

Root letters

أ م نʾ-M-N

In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Eman is one such word.

In the Qur’an

Surah 49 : Ayah 7

وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ حَبَّبَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْإِيمَانَ وَزَيَّنَهُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ

But Allah has endeared to you the faith (iman) and has made it pleasing in your hearts.

Saheeh International translation · sourced from Tanzil

The root letters of Eman live inside this verse — a quiet thread connecting the name to the words of revelation.

How to say it

ee·MAN

Stressed syllable in capitals

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