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Malihah name meaning

“beautiful; pretty”

Letters
7
Syllables
3
First letter
M
Origin
Arabic
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♀ Girl

Malay Names: MMeaning beautyArabic origin

Malihah is a girl's name from Arabic meaning 'beautiful'.

What does Malihah mean?

Beautiful; pretty

In Malay: cantik; menawan

Sources (1)

About the name Malihah

Malihah comes from malīḥa, the feminine form of the Arabic adjective malīḥ, meaning beautiful, pretty or graceful. The original sense of malīḥ is 'salty'. Maliha is a shorter spelling.

Gender♀ Girl
OriginArabic
SyllablesMa-li-hah
First letterMalay Names starting with M
Arabic scriptمليحة

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: مليح · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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