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رِضَا
Rida
ri-DAA
“Contentment, divine pleasure.”
About Rida
Rida is a Muslim baby child's name meaning "contentment, divine pleasure" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ض-ي meaning 'to be pleased, content'. Used as a feminine name in South Asian families and as a masculine name (Reza) in Persian.
Often feminine in Pakistan; masculine (Reza) in Iran.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Either
Also spelled
Reza
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 Rida is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Rida
- What does the name Rida mean?
- Rida (رِضَا) means "Contentment, divine pleasure". From the Arabic root ر-ض-ي meaning 'to be pleased, content'. Used as a feminine name in South Asian families and as a masculine name (Reza) in Persian.
- Is Rida a name from the Qur'an?
- Rida does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Rida a boy or a girl name?
- Rida is a unisex name — it's given to both boys and girls across the Muslim world.
- Where does the name Rida come from?
- Rida is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters R-Ḍ-Y. Often feminine in Pakistan; masculine (Reza) in Iran.
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