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رُقَيَّة
Ruqayya
ru-QAY-yah
“Ascent, rise.”
About Ruqayya
Ruqayya is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "ascent, rise" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ق-ي meaning 'to ascend, to rise'. Borne by Ruqayya bint Muhammad, a daughter of the Prophet ﷺ.
Common across Arab and South Asian families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Ruqayyah, Ruqaya, Rokaya
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 Ruqayya is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Ruqayya before.
- Ruqayya bint Muhammad, daughter of the Prophet ﷺ
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Ruqayya
- What does the name Ruqayya mean?
- Ruqayya (رُقَيَّة) means "Ascent, rise". From the Arabic root ر-ق-ي meaning 'to ascend, to rise'. Borne by Ruqayya bint Muhammad, a daughter of the Prophet ﷺ.
- Is Ruqayya a name from the Qur'an?
- Ruqayya 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 Ruqayya a boy or a girl name?
- Ruqayya is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Ruqayya come from?
- Ruqayya is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-Q-Y. Common across Arab and South Asian families.
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