Malay Names · Girl
Hamidah name meaning
“praiseworthy”
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- H
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Arabic scriptحميدة
Peak 1960s: 8.8%
of the girl top-10 totalJPN Malay table, 1940s–2010s. JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
of the girl top-10 total
| Decade | girl |
|---|---|
| 1940s | – |
| 1950s | 7.9% |
| 1960s | 8.8% |
| 1970s | – |
| 1980s | – |
| 1990s | – |
| 2000s | – |
| 2010s | – |
4
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Hamidah
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Hamidah is a girl's name from Arabic meaning 'praiseworthy'.
What does Hamidah mean?
About the name Hamidah
Hamidah is the feminine form of Hamid, from the Arabic root ḥ-m-d, linked with praise. In Arabic, ḥamīd means 'praiseworthy' and ḥamīda is its feminine form. According to JPN, the name peaked in the 1960s with 5,834 baby girls. Hamida is another spelling.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ح م د · ḥ-m-d |
| Syllables | Ha-mi-dah |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with H |
| Arabic script | حميدة |
|---|
Hamidah in official JPN data
- 1940s
- not in the top 10
- 1950s
- Girl: 4,698 · 7.9%
- 1960s
- Girl: 5,834 · 8.8%
- 1970s
- not in the top 10
- 1980s
- not in the top 10
- 1990s
- not in the top 10
- 2000s
- not in the top 10
- 2010s
- not in the top 10
Compound names with Hamidah
Sources
- Wiktionary: حميد · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Hamida · behindthename.com · meaning
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