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رَيْحَانَة
Rayhana
ray-HAA-nah
“Sweet basil; fragrant herb.”
About Rayhana
Rayhana is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "sweet basil; fragrant herb" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-و-ح. Refers to fragrant aromatic herbs, especially sweet basil.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Rayhanah, Reyhana
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 Rayhana is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Rayhana
- What does the name Rayhana mean?
- Rayhana (رَيْحَانَة) means "Sweet basil; fragrant herb". From the Arabic root ر-و-ح. Refers to fragrant aromatic herbs, especially sweet basil.
- Is Rayhana a name from the Qur'an?
- Rayhana 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 Rayhana a boy or a girl name?
- Rayhana is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Rayhana come from?
- Rayhana is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-W-Ḥ.
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