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مَيْمُونَة
Maymuna
may-MOO-nah
“Blessed, auspicious.”
About Maymuna
Maymuna is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "blessed, auspicious" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ي-م-ن meaning 'good fortune, blessing'. Maymuna is the fortunate one. Borne by Maymuna bint al-Harith, a wife of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
Common in West Africa, the Maghreb, and South Asia.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Maimuna, Maimoona, Maymunah, Meymuna
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 Maymuna is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Maymuna before.
- Maymuna bint al-Harith (d. c. 681 CE), wife of the Prophet ﷺ
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Maymuna
- What does the name Maymuna mean?
- Maymuna (مَيْمُونَة) means "Blessed, auspicious". From the Arabic root ي-م-ن meaning 'good fortune, blessing'. Maymuna is the fortunate one. Borne by Maymuna bint al-Harith, a wife of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
- Is Maymuna a name from the Qur'an?
- Maymuna 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 Maymuna a boy or a girl name?
- Maymuna is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Maymuna come from?
- Maymuna is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Y-M-N. Common in West Africa, the Maghreb, and South Asia.
- How is Maymuna spelled?
- Maymuna is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (مَيْمُونَة) is also written Maimuna, Maimoona, Maymunah, and Meymuna. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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