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جَنَّة
Jannah
JAN-nah
“Garden; paradise.”
About Jannah
Jannah is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "garden; paradise" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ج-ن-ن meaning 'to cover, to conceal', from which comes janna, 'garden' — a place sheltered by greenery. Jannah is also the Arabic word for paradise. Jannat is the Persian and Urdu form; Cennet the Turkish.
Popular across the whole Muslim world; Jannat in South Asia, Cennet in Turkey.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Jannat, Janna, Djenna, Cennet
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 Jannah is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Jannah
- What does the name Jannah mean?
- Jannah (جَنَّة) means "Garden; paradise". From the Arabic root ج-ن-ن meaning 'to cover, to conceal', from which comes janna, 'garden' — a place sheltered by greenery. Jannah is also the Arabic word for paradise. Jannat is the Persian and Urdu form; Cennet the Turkish.
- Is Jannah a name from the Qur'an?
- Jannah 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 Jannah a boy or a girl name?
- Jannah is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Jannah come from?
- Jannah is an Arabic name, built on the root letters J-N-N. Popular across the whole Muslim world; Jannat in South Asia, Cennet in Turkey.
- How is Jannah spelled?
- Jannah is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (جَنَّة) is also written Jannat, Janna, Djenna, and Cennet. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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