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رِهَام
Reham
re-HAAM
“Light, lasting rain.”
About Reham
Reham is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "light, lasting rain" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ه-م. Riham is the plural of rihma, a fine, gentle rain that goes on for a long time.
Popular in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Riham, Rihaam, Rehaam
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 Reham is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Reham
- What does the name Reham mean?
- Reham (رِهَام) means "Light, lasting rain". From the Arabic root ر-ه-م. Riham is the plural of rihma, a fine, gentle rain that goes on for a long time.
- Is Reham a name from the Qur'an?
- Reham 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 Reham a boy or a girl name?
- Reham is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Reham come from?
- Reham is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-H-M. Popular in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
- How is Reham spelled?
- Reham is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (رِهَام) is also written Riham, Rihaam, and Rehaam. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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