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طَه
Taha
TAA-hah
“Ta-Ha — the letters that open Surah 20.”
About Taha
Taha is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "ta-ha — the letters that open surah 20" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
The two Arabic letters ṭāʾ and hāʾ that open the 20th chapter of the Qur'an, which is named Ta-Ha. Like the other letter-openings of the Qur'an, their meaning is not established, and this entry does not guess at one. The name is used across the Muslim world.
Popular in Egypt, the Maghreb, Turkey, and South Asia.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Taahaa, Ta-Ha, Tahaa
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 Taha is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Taha
- What does the name Taha mean?
- Taha (طَه) means "Ta-Ha — the letters that open Surah 20". The two Arabic letters ṭāʾ and hāʾ that open the 20th chapter of the Qur'an, which is named Ta-Ha. Like the other letter-openings of the Qur'an, their meaning is not established, and this entry does not guess at one. The name is used across the Muslim world.
- Is Taha a name from the Qur'an?
- Taha 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 Taha a boy or a girl name?
- Taha is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Taha come from?
- Taha is an Arabic name, built on the root letters —. Popular in Egypt, the Maghreb, Turkey, and South Asia.
- How is Taha spelled?
- Taha is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (طَه) is also written Taahaa, Ta-Ha, and Tahaa. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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