Given name

Naïma

Naïma is a feminine given name from Arabic. It is used in French.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Naïma comes from Arabic.

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How it developed

From Arabic نعيمة.

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Naïma’s family of names

In French usage, Naïma has a conventional equivalent in Na3ima.

Walk Naïma’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Arabic

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No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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