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Ayesha Saffar (1078–1153), Iranian Muslim woman narrator; Ayesha Sana, Pakistani actress; Ayesha Siddiqa (born 1966), Pakistani security analyst and strategic affairs columnist; Ayesha Takia (born 1986), Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies; Bibi Ayesha, warlord in Afghanistan
Fatima (given name) Fatima ( Arabic: فَاطِمَة, Fāṭimah ), also spelled Fatimah, is a feminine given name of Arabic origin used throughout the Muslim world. Several relatives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad had the name, including his daughter Fatima as the most famous one.
Khalil or Khaleel ( Arabic: خليل) means friend and is a common male first name in the Middle East, the Caucasus, the Balkans, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia and among Muslims in South Asia and as such is also a common surname. It is also used amongst Turkic peoples of Russia and African Americans.
Johan (given name) Johan is a Scandinavian and Dutch form of Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek name Iōánnēs ( Ἰωάννης ), from the Hebrew name Yochanan ( יוֹחָנָן ), itself derived from the extended form Yehochanan ( יְהוֹחָנָן ), meaning " Yahweh is Gracious". It is uncommon as a surname. Its English ...
Zahra ( Arabic: زهراء) is a female given name of Arabic origin. The name became popularized as a result of being the name of Muhammad ’s daughter, Fatimah al-Zahra. [ 2] The Ottoman empire expanded the use of this name to countries like Albania, Kosovo and Bosnia and the name was also popularized by the Persian empire's influence in the ...
Esther ( Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר) is a female given name known from the Jewish queen Esther, eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther . According to the Hebrew Bible, queen Esther was born with the name הֲדַסָּה Hadassah ("Myrtle"). Her name was changed to Esther to hide her identity upon becoming queen of Persia.
Its meaning is 'the good' or 'the handsome'. Its usual form in Classical Arabic is الحسن al-Ḥasan, incorporating the definite article al-, which may be omitted in modern Arabic names. The name حَسَّان Ḥassān, which comes from the same Arabic root, has a long vowel and a doubled /sː/. Its meaning is 'doer of good' or ...
List of biblical names. Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative, as in the case of Nabal, a foolish man whose name means "fool". [ 1] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations, or are used to illustrate prophecies. [ 2] [clarification needed]