Malay Names · Girl
Minah name meaning
“safe, secure; trustworthy (from Aminah)”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- M
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Minah
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Minah is a girl's name, a short form of the Arabic Aminah, meaning 'safe, secure' or 'trustworthy'.
What does Minah mean?
Safe, secure; trustworthy (from Aminah)
In Malay: aman, selamat; boleh dipercayai (daripada Aminah)
About the name Minah
Minah is a short form of Aminah, a common Malay girl's name. Aminah is the Malay form of the Arabic Amina, from a word meaning 'safe, secure'; the Arabic spelling أمينة is also the feminine of Amin, 'trustworthy, faithful'. Mina and Minnah are other spellings. In colloquial Malay, minah is also a casual word for a girl.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | Mi-nah |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with M |
Compound names with Minah
Sources
- Wiktionary: minah (Malay clipping of Aminah) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Amina (Aminah as Malay form; 'safe, secure') · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: أمينة (feminine of أمين) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: أمين (trustworthy, faithful) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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