Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Soha Name Meaning in Islam
Little star.
- Meaning
- Little star
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Urdu
- سہا
- Meaning in Urdu
- چھوٹا ستارہ
- Pronunciation
- SO-ha
- Lucky number
- 3
Is Soha an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): Soha is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Little star. 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
س-ه-و, from s-h-w, gentle inattention; also Suhā is the name of a faint star in Ursa Major, in classical Arabic the test of keenness of vision.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Sin secret, Ha presence, Alif origin.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
The letters in Soha cluster around fire, the element of will, warmth, and forward motion. This is a name that leans toward decisiveness and radiance, with the courage to begin what others hesitate to. Threaded through it is Al-Sami, the All-Hearing, carried by a person as the alertness to hear what is not being said aloud. A person named Soha tends to bring warmth to a room and light to a decision.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
The faintest star, al-Suha (سُهَى), the small star next to Mizar in the constellation Ursa Major (the Big Dipper). Classical Arab astronomers used al-Suha as the standard test of eyesight: anyone who could see al-Suha had perfect vision. The star is also known in modern astronomy as Alcor, sometimes called 'the rider' on the back of Mizar, since the two stars appear almost together in the sky.
The name became prominent in modern Arab usage as a girls name carrying the meaning of subtle, delicate, almost-hidden beauty, the kind of beauty only sharpened sight can recognise. The Egyptian writer Soha Saud popularised the name in the 20th century. The classical Arabic phrase 'ara al-suha wa la ara al-qamar' ('I can see al-Suha but I cannot see the moon') is used proverbially to describe noticing the small flaw while missing the obvious good.
Top Egyptian, Levantine, and Maghrebi girls name. Variants: Soha, Suha, Sohaa, Souha. The Arabic is سُهَى.
How to Pronounce Soha
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Names sharing the س Sin influence
Like Soha, these names carry Sin (س) as the dominant letter of their Arabic spelling.
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Variants of this name
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Soha
What does the name Soha mean?
The letters that build Soha each speak on their own terms. What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Soha? →
Is Soha mentioned in the Quran?
The Quran shapes more Islamic names than any other source. See where Soha sits among them. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →
What does Soha mean in Urdu?
Urdu kept the Arabic letter meanings alive through poetry and scholarship, they still sit under Soha. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Soha a good Islamic name?
The letters of Soha, each with its own reading, are laid out above: jump to the letters reading ↑
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What is the spiritual meaning of Soha in Ilm ul Huroof?
This is Ilm ul Huroof, the classical Islamic science of letters in the line of Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi. Every Arabic letter under Soha is an ontological principle, not just a sound. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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