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رَشَا
Rasha
RA-sha
“Young gazelle.”
About Rasha
Rasha is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "young gazelle" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Classical Arabic for a young gazelle. A long-standing motif of grace in Arabic poetry.
Common in Levantine and Gulf families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
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 Rasha is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Rasha
- What does the name Rasha mean?
- Rasha (رَشَا) means "Young gazelle". Classical Arabic for a young gazelle. A long-standing motif of grace in Arabic poetry.
- Is Rasha a name from the Qur'an?
- Rasha 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 Rasha a boy or a girl name?
- Rasha is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Rasha come from?
- Rasha is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-Sh-W. Common in Levantine and Gulf families.
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