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Nur Shamsiah name meaning

“light; relating to the sun”

Letters
11
Syllables
4
First letter
N
Origin
Arabic
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♀ Girl

Malay Names: NMeaning lightArabic origin

Nur Shamsiah is a girl's name combining Nur 'light' with Shamsiah 'relating to the sun'.

What does Nur Shamsiah mean?

Light; relating to the sun

In Malay: cahaya; berkaitan matahari

Sources (2)

About the name Nur Shamsiah

Nur Shamsiah is built from the element Nur, commonly placed before girls' names and meaning 'light', and Shamsiah, meaning 'relating to the sun'. Shamsiah derives from the Arabic word shamsī 'relating to the sun'; other spellings include Samsiah and Syamsiah. Nur is also spelled Nor or Noor on official documents. The two parts are used together as one full name.

Gender♀ Girl
OriginArabic
SyllablesNur Sham-si-ah
PartsNur + Shamsiah
First letterMalay Names starting with N
Arabic scriptنور شمسية

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: نور · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: شمسي · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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