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نَعِيمَة
Naima
na-EE-mah
“Comfort, ease, a blessed life.”
About Naima
Naima is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "comfort, ease, a blessed life" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ن-ع-م meaning 'bounty, ease, comfort'. Feminine form of Naim: a life lived in ease and grace.
Common across the Maghreb, Egypt, and South Asia.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Naeema, Naeemah, Na'ima, Naimah
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 Naima is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Naima
- What does the name Naima mean?
- Naima (نَعِيمَة) means "Comfort, ease, a blessed life". From the Arabic root ن-ع-م meaning 'bounty, ease, comfort'. Feminine form of Naim: a life lived in ease and grace.
- Is Naima a name from the Qur'an?
- Naima 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 Naima a boy or a girl name?
- Naima is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Naima come from?
- Naima is an Arabic name, built on the root letters N-ʿ-M. Common across the Maghreb, Egypt, and South Asia.
- How is Naima spelled?
- Naima is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (نَعِيمَة) is also written Naeema, Naeemah, Na'ima, and Naimah. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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