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رِحَاب
Rehab
re-HAAB
“Wide open spaces; welcome.”
About Rehab
Rehab is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "wide open spaces; welcome" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ح-ب meaning 'to be spacious, to welcome'. Rihab is the plural of rahba, a wide open place — the same root as marhaba, 'welcome'.
Common in Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Rihab, Rihaab
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 Rehab is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Rehab
- What does the name Rehab mean?
- Rehab (رِحَاب) means "Wide open spaces; welcome". From the Arabic root ر-ح-ب meaning 'to be spacious, to welcome'. Rihab is the plural of rahba, a wide open place — the same root as marhaba, 'welcome'.
- Is Rehab a name from the Qur'an?
- Rehab 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 Rehab a boy or a girl name?
- Rehab is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Rehab come from?
- Rehab is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-Ḥ-B. Common in Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia.
- How is Rehab spelled?
- Rehab is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (رِحَاب) is also written Rihab and Rihaab. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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