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نِگِين
Negin
ne-GEEN
“Gem set in a ring.”
About Negin
Negin is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "gem set in a ring" — a Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Persian for the precious stone mounted in a ring. Connotes a treasured centerpiece.
Modern Persian name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Persian
Gender
Girl
Root letters
Persian and Arabic share many roots through centuries of Islamic scholarship; Negin's consonants live comfortably in both.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Negin
- What does the name Negin mean?
- Negin (نِگِين) means "Gem set in a ring". Persian for the precious stone mounted in a ring. Connotes a treasured centerpiece.
- Is Negin a name from the Qur'an?
- Negin does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Persian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Negin a boy or a girl name?
- Negin is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Negin come from?
- Negin is a Persian name, built on the root letters —. Modern Persian name.
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