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رَابِعَة
Rabia
ra-BEE-ah
“Spring; the fourth.”
About Rabia
Rabia is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "spring; the fourth" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ب-ع meaning 'four' or 'spring'. Borne by Rabia al-Adawiyya, the great Sufi saint and poet.
Beloved name in spiritual / Sufi families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Rabiah, Rabea
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 Rabia is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Rabia before.
- Rabia al-Adawiyya (c. 717–801 CE), Sufi saint and poet of divine love
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Rabia
- What does the name Rabia mean?
- Rabia (رَابِعَة) means "Spring; the fourth". From the Arabic root ر-ب-ع meaning 'four' or 'spring'. Borne by Rabia al-Adawiyya, the great Sufi saint and poet.
- Is Rabia a name from the Qur'an?
- Rabia 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 Rabia a boy or a girl name?
- Rabia is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Rabia come from?
- Rabia is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-B-ʿ. Beloved name in spiritual / Sufi families.
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