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طَلْحَة
Talha
TAL-hah
“A type of tree (acacia).”
About Talha
Talha is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "a type of tree (acacia)" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Borne by Talha ibn Ubayd Allah, one of the ten companions promised paradise.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
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 Talha is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Talha before.
- Talha ibn Ubayd Allah (594–656 CE), companion of the Prophet ﷺ
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Talha
- What does the name Talha mean?
- Talha (طَلْحَة) means "A type of tree (acacia)". Borne by Talha ibn Ubayd Allah, one of the ten companions promised paradise.
- Is Talha a name from the Qur'an?
- Talha 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 Talha a boy or a girl name?
- Talha is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Talha come from?
- Talha is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ṭ-L-Ḥ.
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