Malay Names · Girl
Umaya name meaning
“slave, servant”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- U
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Arabic scriptأمية
Umaya is a girl's name from Arabic, a spelling of Umayyah, meaning 'slave, servant'.
What does Umaya mean?
About the name Umaya
Umaya is a spelling of the Arabic name Umayyah (أمية), used for both boys and girls. It is a diminutive of the word ʔama and is glossed 'slave, servant'. Umayyah is also the name of the ancestor of the Banu Umayyah, a branch of the Quraysh tribe. Other spellings include Umayah, Umayyah and Ummayyah.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | U-ma-ya |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with U |
| Arabic script | أمية |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: أمية · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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