Aminah and Amina are different English spellings of the same Arabic name آمنة.
Aminah preserves the Arabic ta marbuta (ة) in transliteration — used widely across Nigeria, Malaysia, and Arabic-speaking communities. Amina bint Wahb (RA) — the mother of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ — is the most honoured bearer of this name. Aminah is the woman whose womb carried the mercy to all worlds.
Meaning
What Aminah means
Aminah means: Trustworthy — the Arabic-faithful spelling with final h. The name comes from the Arabic آمنة and carries the same deep Islamic meaning regardless of which spelling is used.
Aminah preserves the Arabic ta marbuta (ة) in transliteration — used widely across Nigeria, Malaysia, and Arabic-speaking communities. Amina bint Wahb (RA) — the mother of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ — is the most honoured bearer of this name. Aminah is the woman whose womb carried the mercy to all worlds.
For the complete dictionary meaning, Arabic root analysis, letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading, and the full spiritual portrait — see the complete Amina page.
All Spellings
How Amina is spelled around the world
The name آمنة is transliterated into English differently across different Muslim communities and traditions. All spellings are equally valid — they all refer to the same Arabic name with the same meaning:
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