Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin

میمونہ

Maimouna Name Meaning in Islam

Blessed.

میمونہ·Maimouna
Meaning
Blessed. Senegalese and Guinean form of Maymunah. Distinct from the Malay Maimunah and Pakistani Memoona pages
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Arabic root
ي-م-ن
Urdu
میمونہ
Pronunciation
mai-MOU-na
Lucky number
6

Is Maimouna an Islamic name? Yes. Maimouna is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Blessed. Senegalese and Guinean form of Maymunah. Distinct from the Malay Maimunah and Pakistani Memoona pages. It was carried by Maimouna Doucouré. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.

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Section 1 · Arabic Root

Where the Name Comes From

ي-م-ن

ي-م-ن. From y-m-n (right side, good fortune). Maymūna: 'blessed, of good fortune'. French-Maghrebi transliteration.

Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof

Read Letter by Letter

مMeemAl-Mu'min · The FaithfulFireیYaAl-Qayyum · The Self-SustainingEarthمMeemAl-Mu'min · The FaithfulFireوWawAl-Wadud · The LovingEarthنNunAl-Nur · The LightEarthہHaAl-Hadi · The GuideFire

Letters in Maimouna: م Meem · ی Ya · م Meem · و Waw · ن Nun · ہ Ha. Follow each letter for its full spiritual reading in the AsrNaam Ilm ul Huroof reference.

Section 3 · Synthesis

What This Reading Says About You

Maimouna is grounded in earth, the element of stability, patience, and quiet holding. The letters ask their bearer to be reliable rather than showy, to keep the household of the heart in order. Stitched through this reading is Al-Mu'min, the Faithful, meaning the person carries a faith others can lean on. A person named Maimouna builds ground under other people's lives.

Section 4 · What Families Say

What People Usually Mean by This Name

Blessed. Senegalese and Guinean form of Maymunah. Distinct from the Malay Maimunah and Pakistani Memoona pages. Maimouna is the dominant Francophone West African form. Top female name in Senegal, Guinea, Mali.

Section 5 · Bearers

Who Has Carried This Name

  • Maimouna Doucouré (b. 1985 · France / Senegal). Senegalese-French filmmaker, director of 'Mignonnes' (Cuties, 2020) and Sundance winner

How to Pronounce Maimouna

Pronunciationmai-MOU-na  ·  mai·mou·na  ·  3 syllables
Ilm ul HaroofMim love, Ya reaching, Mim love, Waw connection, Nun depth, Ha presence.

Variants of this name

The same Arabic name romanises differently across communities. Each canonical page on AsrNaam for Maimouna carries its own readings, usage notes, and regional context.

MaimunahMemoona

Is this the spelling you searched?

They are the same name. Maimouna is also written Maemouna, Maimona, Maimoona, Maimouna Sen, Maimounah and Mayemouna. One name, several romanisations of میمونہ.

Maimouna ✓MaemounaMaimonaMaimoonaMaimouna SenMaimounahMayemouna

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Like Maimouna, these names carry Meem (م) as their leading letter influence.

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Patterns are drawn from the root of Maimouna, its dominant letter, and where the name lives in the wider tradition.

Frequently Asked Questions

About the name Maimouna

What does the name Maimouna mean?
Maimouna means: Blessed. Senegalese/Guinean form of Maymunah. Senegalese/Guinean form of Maymunah. Distinct from Malay and Pakistani pages. Top Senegal, Guinea, Mali name.
Is Maimouna mentioned in the Quran?
Maymunah bint al-Harith (RA), last Mother of Believers. 'Allah is pleased with them' (9:100).
What does Maimouna mean in Urdu?
Maimouna in Urdu is میمونہ (Maimouna) meaning سینگالی میمونہ.
Is Maimouna a good Islamic name?
Yes, Maimouna is an excellent Islamic name. It carries the meaning: Blessed. Senegalese/Guinean form of Maymunah. The Prophet ﷺ said: "You will be called by your names on the Day of Resurrection, so give yourselves good names" (Abu Dawud).
Is Maimouna a girl or boy name?
Maimouna is traditionally a Muslim girl name meaning Blessed. Senegalese/Guinean form of Maymunah.
What is the spiritual meaning of Maimouna in Ilm ul Huroof?
Double Meem gives double love, Ya reaches, Waw connects, Nun holds in depth, Ta manifests.

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