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فَائِزَة
Faiza
FAA-ee-zah
“Victorious, successful.”
About Faiza
Faiza is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "victorious, successful" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ف-و-ز meaning 'to win, to succeed'. The feminine active participle: one who attains success.
Common in Egypt, the Gulf, and South Asia.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Faizah, Fayza, Fa'iza
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 Faiza is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Faiza
- What does the name Faiza mean?
- Faiza (فَائِزَة) means "Victorious, successful". From the Arabic root ف-و-ز meaning 'to win, to succeed'. The feminine active participle: one who attains success.
- Is Faiza a name from the Qur'an?
- Faiza does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Faiza a boy or a girl name?
- Faiza is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Faiza come from?
- Faiza is an Arabic name, built on the root letters F-W-Z. Common in Egypt, the Gulf, and South Asia.
- How is Faiza spelled?
- Faiza is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (فَائِزَة) is also written Faizah, Fayza, and Fa'iza. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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