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مَيْسُون
Maysoun
may-SOON
“Of graceful bearing.”
About Maysoun
Maysoun is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "of graceful bearing" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root م-ي-س meaning 'to walk with a graceful, swaying gait' — the same root as Maysa. Borne by Maysun bint Bahdal, wife of the caliph Mu'awiya and mother of Yazid.
Common in Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Iraq.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Maysoon, Maysun, Maisoon
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 Maysoun is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Maysoun before.
- Maysun bint Bahdal (7th century CE), poet and wife of the caliph Mu'awiya
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Maysoun
- What does the name Maysoun mean?
- Maysoun (مَيْسُون) means "Of graceful bearing". From the Arabic root م-ي-س meaning 'to walk with a graceful, swaying gait' — the same root as Maysa. Borne by Maysun bint Bahdal, wife of the caliph Mu'awiya and mother of Yazid.
- Is Maysoun a name from the Qur'an?
- Maysoun 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 Maysoun a boy or a girl name?
- Maysoun is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Maysoun come from?
- Maysoun is an Arabic name, built on the root letters M-Y-S. Common in Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Iraq.
- How is Maysoun spelled?
- Maysoun is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (مَيْسُون) is also written Maysoon, Maysun, and Maisoon. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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