Is Rabab a name from the Qur'an?

Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Rabab is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.

Is Rabab a boy or a girl name?

Rabab is traditionally a girl's name.

Where does the name Rabab come from?

Rabab is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-B-B.

A Name Story by Houdhoud

رَبَاب

Rabab

ra-BAAB

“White cloud; a stringed instrument.”

About Rabab

Rabab is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "white cloud; a stringed instrument", an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Classical Arabic for a white cloud, and the name of a traditional bowed string instrument. Used as a feminine name since the early Islamic period.

Spellings of Rabab

Spelling	Births in England and Wales, 2025	Births in France, 2016 to 2025
Rababthe spelling used on this page	34	20

Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Girl

Root letters

ر ب بR-B-B

In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning, and Rabab is one such word.

How to say it

ra·BAAB

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Common questions about Rabab

What does the name Rabab mean?: Rabab (رَبَاب) means "White cloud; a stringed instrument". Classical Arabic for a white cloud, and the name of a traditional bowed string instrument. Used as a feminine name since the early Islamic period.
Is Rabab a name from the Qur'an?: Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Rabab is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
Is Rabab a boy or a girl name?: Rabab is traditionally a girl's name.
Where does the name Rabab come from?: Rabab is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-B-B.

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