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طَاهِرَة
Tahira
TAA-hi-rah
“Pure, chaste.”
About Tahira
Tahira is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "pure, chaste" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ط-ه-ر meaning 'to be pure, clean'. At-Tahira, 'the Pure', is a traditional epithet of Khadija bint Khuwaylid, first wife of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
Popular in Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey (Tahire).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Tahirah, Taahira
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 Tahira is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Tahira before.
- Khadija bint Khuwaylid (c. 555–619 CE), known by the epithet at-Tahira
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Tahira
- What does the name Tahira mean?
- Tahira (طَاهِرَة) means "Pure, chaste". From the Arabic root ط-ه-ر meaning 'to be pure, clean'. At-Tahira, 'the Pure', is a traditional epithet of Khadija bint Khuwaylid, first wife of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
- Is Tahira a name from the Qur'an?
- Tahira 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 Tahira a boy or a girl name?
- Tahira is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Tahira come from?
- Tahira is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ṭ-H-R. Popular in Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey (Tahire).
- How is Tahira spelled?
- Tahira is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (طَاهِرَة) is also written Tahirah and Taahira. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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