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رِيمَا
Reema
REE-mah
“White antelope.”
About Reema
Reema is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "white antelope" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Extended form of Reem. Same root.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Reema, Rima
Root letters
ر ي مR-Y-M
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Reema is one such word.
How to say it
REE·mah
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Reema
- What does the name Reema mean?
- Reema (رِيمَا) means "White antelope". Extended form of Reem. Same root.
- Is Reema a name from the Qur'an?
- Reema 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 Reema a boy or a girl name?
- Reema is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Reema come from?
- Reema is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-Y-M.
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