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غَادَة
Ghada
GHA-dah
“Graceful young woman; gazelle.”
About Ghada
Ghada is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "graceful young woman; gazelle" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Classical Arabic for a graceful young woman with a slender figure, often compared to a gazelle.
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 Ghada is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Ghada
- What does the name Ghada mean?
- Ghada (غَادَة) means "Graceful young woman; gazelle". Classical Arabic for a graceful young woman with a slender figure, often compared to a gazelle.
- Is Ghada a name from the Qur'an?
- Ghada 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 Ghada a boy or a girl name?
- Ghada is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Ghada come from?
- Ghada is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Gh-D-W.
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