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A Quranic Name for Girls

Short meaning of AsmaHigh Status, Exalted, Sublime and Superb
See below for detailed meaning
How to pronounce Asma

UnderStand + sMArt

Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable.
Arabic Spelling (How to write Asma in Arabic)أسمى و أسماء
Quranic Nature
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Indirectly Mentioned
Alternate spellings of AsmaAsmaa Asma' Asmaa' Esma Esmaa Asma
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Quranic Root
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S-M-A
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Meaning of Asma

Asma is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means exalted, high, great. It is the name of the daughter of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, the closest companion of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah upon him and his companions. It is derived from the S-M-A root (it became exalted, it became high, he/she named something) which is used in the Quran in a lot of places and the root for words like Samaa’ (sky) and Ism (name).

‘Zakariyya, We bring you good news of a son whose name shall be Yahya. We have not given such a name to anyone before.’ (Quran 19:7)

Allah – there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names. (Quran 20:8)

The Prophet said, “My Lord knows whatever is said throughout the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.” (Quran 21:4)

There are two versions of Asma, both of which have the same meaning. One of them has a pause at the end: Asmaa’, the other is free at the end without a pause: Asmaa. It is up to you whichever pronunciation you choose. Since most people don’t know how to pronounce Arabic pauses (known as hamzah), it might be best to choose the simpler name of Asma over Asmaa’.

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Reader Comments:

  1. on Thursday 4th of June 2015 01:53:40 PM

    I am an Arabic native speaker but really never knew the real meaning of my name, until I came across this by coincidence. I am honestly so proud of my name now 🙂

  2. on Wednesday 22nd of July 2015 09:25:00 AM

    I m asma so i m lucky that my name to gIVE MY alla god bles me alha Gn
    im frm-samastipur!

  3. on Friday 2nd of October 2015 09:21:40 PM

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  4. on Friday 23rd of October 2015 05:47:45 PM

    wow! I never knew the name asma meant so much . I am sooooooooooooooooooooooo lucky .

  5. on Thursday 29th of October 2015 10:21:24 AM

    My sister’s name is asmaa and she is soo proud of her, so am I

  6. on Sunday 20th of December 2015 09:42:14 PM

    Thanks I’m sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooolucky my name is asma

  7. on Friday 26th of February 2016 12:02:25 PM

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  8. on Tuesday 8th of March 2016 09:44:50 AM

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  9. on Wednesday 9th of March 2016 02:50:13 PM

    First thanks alot ya allah…im very happy… 4r my daughter. ..my daughter name s Asma

  10. on Friday 25th of March 2016 11:06:26 AM

    I ❤️ this site. So helpful mashAllah. We are planning to name our daughter Esma if we ever have a girl. We live in England and everyone I’ve mentioned it to loves it. In Turkish it is not only a form of Asma but also comes from ‘Esma ul Husna’ which are the 99 names of Allah. Therefore it also has the meaning ‘attributes of God’ which me and my husband love.

  11. on Saturday 2nd of April 2016 05:32:24 PM

    Asma my GF so lucky I am so happy
    Asma R1 ….Rahimath

  12. on Friday 8th of April 2016 08:10:22 PM

    My name is Asma and it means “Name”
    I think this definition is wrong and is incorrect. I have asked about my name and they say it means “Name”

  13. on Sunday 1st of May 2016 09:36:14 AM

    As salaam wa alaikum, looking for baby girl names using ummi eg. ummi salma

  14. on Thursday 12th of May 2016 11:13:47 AM

    hello my name is asmaa obviously
    im so happy obviously
    my name awesome
    OBVIOUSLY

  15. on Thursday 12th of May 2016 11:14:14 AM

    hello my name is asmaa obviously
    im so happy obviously
    my name awesome
    OBVIOUSLY
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

  16. on Thursday 12th of May 2016 11:16:19 AM

    hello my name is asmaa obviously
    im so happy obviously
    my name awesome
    OBVIOUSLY
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

  17. on Thursday 12th of May 2016 11:17:18 AM

    hello my name is asmaa obviously
    im so happy obviously
    my name awesome
    OBVIOUSLY
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

    I NEVER KNOW MY NAME MEANS THAT
    IM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY

  18. on Thursday 12th of May 2016 11:17:44 AM

    hello my name is asmaa obviously
    im so happy obviously
    my name IS awesome
    OBVIOUSLY
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

    I NEVER KNOW MY NAME MEANS THAT
    IM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY

  19. on Friday 3rd of June 2016 10:07:56 AM

    My name is Asma and I am proud to have a name like that. But the thing is people at school tease my name they say Asma has asthma

  20. on Thursday 11th of August 2016 11:17:13 PM

    Proud to have this name…really while i was reading i was crying

  21. on Tuesday 16th of August 2016 05:32:11 AM

    I am soooooooooooooooooo lucky that my name is Asma

  22. on Thursday 24th of November 2016 02:34:52 PM

    Am asma …am rly luky to hve ts knd of ame ….thnk to allah

  23. on Monday 23rd of January 2017 01:57:10 PM

    Hello my name is asma and I am very happy when I saw my name meaning I am lucky because my parents had keep my name asma

  24. on Thursday 23rd of February 2017 08:59:38 AM

    am so happy and blessed to have this name. Asmaaa is my name.

  25. on Sunday 12th of March 2017 12:58:31 PM

    i love being me, a wonderful girl like the others. a new experiance of life.

  26. on Tuesday 23rd of May 2017 07:03:05 PM

    I need to knew the meaning of my name my name is asma

  27. on Tuesday 23rd of May 2017 07:06:15 PM

    can you give me the answer to my question it is number 26

  28. on Saturday 29th of July 2017 06:21:28 AM

    I need to knew the meaning of my name my name is Asihk

  29. on Sunday 6th of August 2017 01:07:23 PM

    I need to the knew meaning of my name is ali hussan

  30. on Sunday 1st of October 2017 12:06:49 AM

    In Arabic the meaning of Asma
    Is ‘Beautiful’ I’m feeling so happy
    Because my name is Asma!!!

  31. on Saturday 18th of November 2017 05:30:00 PM

    Write your comment here… My Name is Asma I.e means I m soooo lucky ……I m soooo Happy coz my Naam is Asma I.e means I m soooooooo beautiful

  32. on Wednesday 2nd of May 2018 05:10:52 PM

    My name is asma…l am quraan name meaning is a means name….i love my name….

  33. on Thursday 21st of June 2018 05:12:54 AM

    i am asmaa all meaings are suite me …feeling happy …:)

  34. on Friday 16th of August 2019 05:43:30 AM

    much more grace and blessing. I’m lucky to have a patner my future wife Asmaa. We really love each other Alhamdulillah.

  35. on Friday 17th of January 2020 07:52:28 PM

    Asma is mi Wife ,am damn lucky have her through mi life line and to travel WTH her fr such a journey,ASMAA always great name and a gif from Allah , Beautiful name ,this name comes from the name of Samaa (sky),not only the name actually she is cute vise as name

  36. on Friday 17th of January 2020 07:54:37 PM

    Asma is mi Wife ,am damn lucky have her through mi life line and to travel WTH her fr such a journey,ASMAA always great name and a gif from Allah , Beautiful name ,this name comes from the name of Samaa (sky),not only the name actually she is cute vise as name .

    ABRAR-ASSU

  37. on Tuesday 7th of April 2020 02:14:21 PM

    Write your comment here…I love my name I am sooooo lucky

  38. on Tuesday 24th of November 2020 02:36:08 PM

    I got bullied in my school before because they say my name was disease, and they pronounce it as “Asthma”, then back then I’ve wished, my name was not Asma. But as I grow up and learnt the exact meaning of my name, my lips keeps smiling haha. Even up until now, I can’t still move on. And Alhamdulillah for Allah gives me this name, a beautiful name. And I’ve realized that I typed so much and it’s look like, I am an answering a beauty pageant question. kbye. May Allah gives us tawfik Ameen.

  39. on Sunday 28th of February 2021 02:23:54 PM

    Asma’u Asma’u Asma’u Asma’u Asma’u is how I do spell name is super awesome

  40. on Wednesday 17th of March 2021 09:26:29 AM

    Why dont we write it “Ussmaa” in English!!?!!?!!!?!?!?!?!?!? because otherwise the bullies and bad people intentionally pronounce it ‘asthma’ and some people do so by accident. With ‘Ussma’ in English or “Ussmaa” there is zero confusion?!?! If you have a daughter and you’re planning to name her this, but live in the West, dont do it because she will be bullied like crazy and treated horribly like I was. Or change the way you write it in English, it makes more sense to write it as ‘Ussma” in English for the correct pronunciation

  41. on Tuesday 7th of June 2022 10:28:08 AM

    My bestie is asmau wat a great and wonderful name, am soooo lucky to have a friend like more grace we really like ad understand each other.

  42. on Thursday 15th of September 2022 07:29:10 PM

    Esma as the name implies it’s exalted nd am esquisite to hear it nd proud

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