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خَنْسَاء
Khansa
khan-SAA
“Snub-nosed gazelle.”
About Khansa
Khansa is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "snub-nosed gazelle" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Classical Arabic for a gazelle with a slight snub in the nose. Borne by al-Khansa, one of the most celebrated Arab poets of the early Islamic era.
Strong literary association.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Khansaa
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 Khansa is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Khansa before.
- al-Khansa (c. 575–645 CE), pre-Islamic and early Islamic Arab poet
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Khansa
- What does the name Khansa mean?
- Khansa (خَنْسَاء) means "Snub-nosed gazelle". Classical Arabic for a gazelle with a slight snub in the nose. Borne by al-Khansa, one of the most celebrated Arab poets of the early Islamic era.
- Is Khansa a name from the Qur'an?
- Khansa 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 Khansa a boy or a girl name?
- Khansa is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Khansa come from?
- Khansa is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Kh-N-S. Strong literary association.
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