Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Kulthum Name Meaning in Islam
Full-cheeked.
- Meaning
- Full-cheeked. Prophet daughter
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- ك-ل-ث
- Urdu
- کلثوم
- Pronunciation
- kul-THOOM
- Lucky number
- 2
Is Kulthum an Islamic name? Yes. Kulthum is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Full-cheeked. Prophet daughter. It was carried by Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ك-ل-ث. From k-l-th, full-cheeked. Umm Kulthūm bint Muḥammad was the third daughter of the Prophet ﷺ; the great Egyptian singer takes her name from this Quranic-companion lineage.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Kulthum's letters draw from many elements at once, a full palette, not a single note. This is a name that asks its bearer to hold contradictions gracefully: warmth and steadiness, movement and depth. Running through the reading is Al-Karim, the Generous, carried by a person as an open-handed generosity of spirit. A person named Kulthum carries a full weather system inside a single quiet chest.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Full-cheeked, rounded face, from kulthum (the one with full, rounded cheeks). Kulthum bint Muhammad, the Prophet third daughter (some say second), who married Uthman ibn Affan. When she died, Uthman then married Ruqayyah bint Muhammad. Uthman married two of the Prophet daughters, the only man to hold this distinction.
Umm Kalthoum, the Egyptian singer (1904-1975) considered the greatest Arabic vocalist of all time. Her voice was so extraordinary that when she performed, entire cities would empty their streets. Top Arab girls name.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad . Third daughter of the Prophet ﷺ and Khadīja, wife of ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān (after the death of her sister Ruqayya)
How to Pronounce Kulthum
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Names sharing the ك Kaf influence
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Kulthum
What does the name Kulthum mean?
Behind the meaning sits each letter, each with a quality of its own. What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about Kulthum? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Kulthum? →
Is Kulthum mentioned in the Quran?
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What does Kulthum mean in Urdu?
Urdu kept the Arabic letter meanings alive through poetry and scholarship, they still sit under Kulthum. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Kulthum a good Islamic name?
The letters of Kulthum, each with its own reading, are laid out above ↑ jump to the letters reading ↑
Is Kulthum a girl or boy name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Kulthum in Ilm ul Huroof?
This is the Ibn Arabi tradition of Ilm ul Huroof. Each letter in Kulthum, starting from Kaf, is a structural principle. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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