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مَهْدِيَّة
Mahdia
mah-DEE-yah
“Rightly guided (feminine).”
About Mahdia
Mahdia is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "rightly guided (feminine)" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ه-د-ي meaning 'to guide'. The feminine form of Mahdi: one who is rightly guided. Also the name of a historic coastal city in Tunisia.
Used in the Maghreb, Iran, and South Asia.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Mahdiya, Mahdiyah, Mehdia
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 Mahdia is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Mahdia
- What does the name Mahdia mean?
- Mahdia (مَهْدِيَّة) means "Rightly guided (feminine)". From the Arabic root ه-د-ي meaning 'to guide'. The feminine form of Mahdi: one who is rightly guided. Also the name of a historic coastal city in Tunisia.
- Is Mahdia a name from the Qur'an?
- Mahdia 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 Mahdia a boy or a girl name?
- Mahdia is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Mahdia come from?
- Mahdia is an Arabic name, built on the root letters H-D-Y. Used in the Maghreb, Iran, and South Asia.
- How is Mahdia spelled?
- Mahdia is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (مَهْدِيَّة) is also written Mahdiya, Mahdiyah, and Mehdia. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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