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Muslim Girl Names Starting with R

93 Muslim girl names starting with R, each with its Arabic spelling, meaning, and full Ilm ul Huroof reading. Popular picks include Rabab, Rabia, Rabia al-Basri. Girls and boys together are on the all names with R page.

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What is on this page? 93 Muslim girl names starting with R, each with its Arabic spelling, meaning, and full Ilm ul Huroof reading. Popular picks include Rabab, Rabia, Rabia al-Basri. Girls and boys together are on the all names with R page. Every name links to its full page.

ربابRababWhite cloud, instrument, classical Arab girls name رابعةRabiaSpring (the season); fourth, Rābiʿa al-ʿAdawiyya, the Sufi mystic رابعة البصريةRabia al-BasriThe fourth one (fourth daughter) رشيدةRachidaRightly guided, North African girls name رفاRafaRafa, Happiness/prosperity, Gulf girls رفاهRafahWelfare رفيفRafifGlittering, shining, sparkling luminous Gulf modern name رغدRaghadEase, abundance, Quranic quality, Gulf name رغدةRaghdaLife of ease راحةRahaRest, peace, ease, the divine rest that follows every trial رهفRahafDelicate, tender راحيلRahelRachel, East African Muslim girls name رَحْمَةRahmaMercy, the divine quality that sustains all of existence رَحْمَةRahmahMercy, Malay/Indonesian top girls name رجاءRajaaHope رجاءRajaeHope, aspiration, North African girls name رَحْمَةRamatuMercy, West African Islamic feminine name of divine mercy رملةRamlaRamla, Sand/prophecy, Prophet wife Ramla رملۃRamlahSandy soil, Umm Habiba, Mother of Believers, companion رناRanaEye-catching, beautiful to behold رندRandBasil plant, sweet scent, Gulf girls name رندةRandaFragrant tree رنيمRaneemMelody رانيةRaniaGazing in delight, she who looks with the eyes of pure happiness رنيمRanimA melodious voice, a soft song رانيةRanyaGazing with delight, she who looks with eyes full of happiness and wonder رشاRashaYoung gazelle رشيدةRashidaWise, rightly guided, Swahili East African Muslim feminine name روانRawanFlowing, light of spirit روانRawaneFlowing روضةRawdaGarden, meadow, the garden of paradise, classic Arab name روضةRawdahGarden, meadow ريحانةRayhanaFragrant herb, Prophet wife ريحانةRayhanehFragrant herb رزانRazanComposed, dignified, Razan Zaitouneh, Syrian human rights lawyer. Razan al-Naj رَضِيَّةRaziaThe pleased one, she with whom Allah is pleased ريمReemWhite gazelle, the graceful, swift creature of sublime natural beauty ريمةReemaWhite antelope, gazelle ريحانةRehanaSweet basil, the fragrant plant whose scent reaches everywhere without effort رَحْمَةRehemaMercy, East African Swahili girls name رحمتRehmatMercy رحمتRehmetMercy رنادRenadMusic, melody, Gulf top modern name of melodious harmony ريشماReshmaSilken, soft, the silky smooth woman of gentle refined quality ريحانReyhanFragrant basil رحابRihabVastness رهامRihamLight rain, drizzle ريحانةRihannaBasil, sweet scent, Quranic paradise gift ريمRimGazelle ريماRimaWhite antelope, the graceful, swift creature of the desert رماحRimahSpears, rare Quranic word used as girls name رمالRimalSands ريماسRimasWhite antelope رمشهRimshaBouquet of flowers, jasmine, Pakistani top 5 ريتاجRitajThe highest door of paradise ريتالRitalFlowing tune رؤىRoaRoa, Vision, Quranic girls name روحانہRohanaSpiritual, South Asian and SE Asian feminine of Rohani روحانيRohaniSpiritual, Malaysian Islamic name of deep spiritual essence رحيمةRohimahMerciful روژRojSun, day روژداRojdaThe one born of the sun; radiant روژهلاتRojhelatThe rising sun; the east روژينRojinSun رُقَيَّةRokaiaRuqayyah, North African/French spelling رُقَيَّةRokayaRuqayyah رُقَيَّةRokayatouRuqayyah, Guinea/Fula form رُقَيَّةRokhayaRuqayyah, Senegalese Wolof form رُقَيَّةRokiaRuqayyah, Mali/West African spelling رميصاءRomaissaRumaisa, West African/French variant روحیRoohiSpiritual, of the soul, Pakistani female name رؤىRouaVisions, North African girls name روضةRoudhaGarden روحةRouhaSoul, spirit, Moroccan/North African girls name رُقَيَّةRoukiaRuqayyah, Mauritanian variant رميصاءRoumaissaRumaisa, Algerian spelling رميصاءRoumayssaeRumaisa, Moroccan spelling variant رُقَيَّةRouqaiyaRuqayyah, Mauritanian/Saharan variant رويدةRouwaidaGently, slowly, North African girls name روكساناRoxanaDawn, luminous رؤیاRoyaDream, vision, top Iranian female name of beautiful vision ربىRubaHigh ground, elevated, top Arab and Gulf girls name روبيناRubinaRuby-like, bright, the gemstone name of Indian Muslim tradition رفيدةRufaidahSupport, aid روحيRuhiMy soul, spiritual, the woman of pure spiritual essence رخسانهRukhsanaBright-faced, the Persian name of the radiant luminous face رخسارRukhsarCheek, face, the radiant-faced, Persian-Urdu top Pakistani name رقيةRukiyaAscent, elevation رلىRulaSoothing, comforting, Levant girls name رميصاءRumaisahThe one with beautiful eyes, the beloved companion of the Prophet رميصاءRumeysaDiminutive form, companion of the Prophet's mother in some traditions رُقَيَّةRuqayyaAscent, charm, incantation, daughter of the Prophet رُقَيَّةRuqayyahGentle incantation, protective recitation

Of the 93 names on this page, these are the ones people open most often on AsrNaam. The figures come from our own Search Console data, not from a guess at what is fashionable.

  1. RabiaرابعةSpring (the season)
  2. RawdaروضةGarden, meadow, the garden of paradise, classic Arab name
  3. RenadرنادMusic, melody, Gulf top modern name of melodious harmony
  4. ReshmaريشماSilken, soft, the silky smooth woman of gentle refined quality
  5. RimshaرمشهBouquet of flowers, jasmine, Pakistani top 5
  6. RihannaريحانةBasil, sweet scent, Quranic paradise gift
  7. RahaراحةRest, peace, ease, the divine rest that follows every trial
  8. RimalرمالSands
  9. RaghdaرغدةLife of ease
  10. RoxanaروكساناDawn, luminous

Arabic girl names beginning with R

The English letter R has no Arabic counterpart of its own. Every name on this page is written in Arabic beginning with Ra, and it is that letter, not the Latin R, that carries the reading in the Science of Letters.

Each letter above links to its full reading: sound, abjad value, element, and the divine name it is associated with. See all twenty-eight letters.

Islamic girl names beginning with R

Islamic tradition asks two things of a name: that its meaning be good, and that it not claim for a child what belongs to God alone. Every name listed on this page is checked against both, which is why a pleasant-sounding name with an unhappy meaning does not appear here.

2 of them appear in the Quran or are borne by a figure named in it.

Rahmaرَحْمَة Rahmahرَحْمَة

Browse the full sets: Quranic names, prophet names, angel names.

Muslim boy names starting with R

Looking for a boy name instead? 52 Muslim boy names start with R.

Rashidراشد Rafiqرفيق Ruslanرُسْلَان Rahimرَحِيم Ridwanرضوان Raayenريان Rachidراشد Raedرائد

See all 52 Muslim boy names starting with R or all 145 names starting with R.

Questions about Muslim names starting with R

How many Muslim girl names start with R?
AsrNaam lists 93 of them. Across boys and girls together the letter R accounts for 145 researched names, 52 for boys and 93 for girls. Every one has its Arabic spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading.
What Arabic letter does R correspond to?
One letter only. Every name here is written in Arabic beginning with Ra (ر), so the reading of all 93 of them starts from that letter: its element, its abjad value and the divine name attached to it. The Latin R is only how the name is transliterated.
Which Muslim girl name starting with R is most popular?
By what visitors actually search for and open on this site, Rabia, Rawda and Renad lead the letter R. The settled meaning of Rabia is: Spring (the season). Popularity is worth knowing, but the tradition weighs meaning first.
Are there Quranic names beginning with R?
Yes. 2 of the names on this page appear in the Quran or belong to a figure named in it, among them Rahma and Rahmah. A Quranic name is not required for a name to be Islamic, but many parents look for one.
What is the Ilm ul Huroof reading of a name starting with R?
Open any name on this page and you will find it: the name broken into its Arabic letters, each letter with its element, its abjad value and the divine name it is associated with, then a reading of the whole. It is a tradition for reflection, not for prediction.

Muslim girl names by other letters

Every letter has its own page, with the same meanings, Arabic spellings and readings.