Malay Names · Girl
Anisa name meaning
“friendly; friend”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- A
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Arabic scriptأنيسة
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Anisa
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Anisa is a girl's name from Arabic, the feminine form of Anis, meaning 'friendly' or 'friend'.
What does Anisa mean?
About the name Anisa
Anisa is the feminine form of Anis, an Arabic name meaning 'friendly' or 'friend', from the root ʾanisa, 'to be friendly'. In Arabic script it is written أنيسة. Other spellings include Anisah, Annisa and Anissa; the spelling Annisa also resembles An-Nisa, 'the women', the name of the fourth chapter of the Quran.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ء ن س · ʾ-n-s |
| Syllables | A-ni-sa |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with A |
| Arabic script | أنيسة |
|---|
Compound names with Anisa
Sources
- Behind the Name: Anisa · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Anis · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: أنيسة · en.wiktionary.org · script
- Quran.com: Surah An-Nisa · quran.com · meaning
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