میمونہ
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Maimouna — Blessed — Senegalese/Guinean form of Maymunah.

What the name Maimouna means, what its letters say, and what it asks of the person who carries it.

Arabicمیمونہ
GenderFemale
OriginArabic
Letters6
MeaningBlessed — Senegalese/Guinean form of Maymunah

Dictionary Meaning

What Maimouna means

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.

Pronunciationmai-MOU-na  ·  mai·mou·na  ·  3 syllables
نام کا اردو مطلب · Meaning in Urdu
میمونہ
Maimouna  ·  اردو تلفظ
سینگالی میمونہ

Also Spelled As

MaimounaMaimunah

Also spelled

Different communities and regions write this name differently — same letters, same meaning. Click to see the same reading under each spelling.

MaemounaMaimonaMaimoonaMaimouna SenMaimounahMaimuunaMayemouna

Variants of this name

Different communities romanize the same Arabic name in different ways. These are the other canonical pages on AsrNaam for this exact Arabic name — each has its own readings, usage notes, and regional context.

MaimunahMemoona
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The Letters

Reading Maimouna through Ilm ul Huroof

Every Arabic name is a sequence of ontological principles. The first letter governs the outward self. The middle letters govern the interior. The final letter governs how things resolve.

مMeemFirst · Outward Selfی?InteriorمMeemInteriorوWawInteriorنNunInteriorہ?Last · Resolution

Meem (love) — Ya (reaching) — Meem (love again) — Waw (connection) — Nun (depth) — Ta (manifestation). Blessed: doubly loving, reaching, connecting, deep, manifest.

"A name is not a label assigned after the fact. It is a structure of principles that begins its work the moment it is given."

In the tradition of Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi

The Portrait

What Maimouna asks of its bearer

The first letter of Maimouna is Meem — an outward self made of love. Through the interior, Alif brings an originary axis at the interior; Meem brings an interior of love and water. These are the forces that shape the inner life. Maimouna ends in Alif — everything resolves back to the source. The whole sequence is one instruction: let blessed be the practice, not the label.

Famous Bearers

No widely-attested historical or contemporary figure carries this exact spelling of Maimouna. The name's resonance comes from its meaning and its letters — not from a single famous bearer.

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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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