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A Quranic Name for Girls

Short meaning of AniyahCaring, Guardian and Protector
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How to pronounce Aniyah

After + NIp + YUmmy

Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable.
Arabic Spelling (How to write Aniyah in Arabic)عَانِيَة
Quranic Nature
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Indirectly Mentioned
Alternate spellings of AniyahAaniyah Aniya Aaniya Aneyah Aaneyah Anya Anyah Aanyah Aaniyia Aaniyea Aaniyya Aaneie Aaneia Aaneee Aaneea
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Quranic Root
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Ain-W-N
All Quranic baby names derived from Ain-W-N:

Meaning of Aniyah

Aniyah is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means “caring”, “affectionate”, “one who consoles others”, “one who helps others”. It is derived from the AIN-W-N root which is used in many places in the Quran.

And seek help through patience and prayer, and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allah] (Quran 2:45)

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15 Comments

  1. Anonymous

    assalamuwalaikum
    I have named my daughter as Aaniya Anum, but now I came to know that meaning of Aaniya in surah Ghashiyah verse no 5 is not good to name a girl child. Please suggest whether I should change my daughter name or to continue

  2. Anonymous

    we picked up Aniyah name from this site and have named our 1st daughter as Aniyah Saleem, May allah shower his countless blessings on her and our family

  3. Anonymous

    my name is aniha . it meaning is not good because it is a hindu name . so i change my name or not .

  4. Anonymous

    Ku a apnea aisha. Kha k ya nam koi bhi na Rake is ki vajha aap bath sake to maherba ne ho
    Ge aur vo name h aaniya

  5. Anonymous

    meaning of Aaniya in surah Ghashiyah verse no 5 is not good to name

  6. Anonymous

    My 2nd daughter name is aniyah Nd trust me it’s very beautiful name sets an excellent Nd effective image on child the meaning given above is athantic for the name we blessed with blessings Al humdul Allah

  7. Anonymous

    The ref made to surah Al ghashia 5th Ayat is with alif and has different meaning. The Aniyah with ain has a beautiful meaning as given above in this website.

  8. Anonymous

    My daughter’s name is Aniyah and she is a very peaceful and kind loving daughter. She’s very helpful, patient, and caring. It’s a beautiful name to name your child.

  9. Anonymous

    Please help me, I really want to name my daughter Aniya, But I heard from a Murabbi (mentor) that it means Prisoner. I’ve been searching on google and nothing comes up besides these “indirect” meanings and roots which is not correct. Please help me, Jazakallah.

  10. Anonymous

    I named my daughter anaiyah
    Her spelling is doesn’t matter ?
    Or I should correct spelling?

  11. Anonymous

    how come Aaniyah relates to root Ain-W-N, both Aaniyah and Anayah have similar meanings and the root for Aaniyah should be Ain-N-Y, could you please provide some details on that.

  12. Anonymous

    how do we write Aaniyah in urdu? and where is the reference of Aaniyah from AIN in Quran Pak?
    please help

  13. Anonymous

    Responding to commment —
    “I have named my daughter as Aaniya Anum, but now I came to know that meaning of Aaniya in surah Ghashiyah verse no 5 is not good to name a girl child. Please suggest whether I should change my daughter name or to continue”. In Sarah Gashiya is hamza nūn yā (أ ن ي). Wheres the name here is from ʿayn wāw nūn (ع و ن). like is Surah Fatriah from the verse Iyyaka naAAbudu wa-iyyaka nastaAAeen. NastaAAeen meaning help/assistance. where as in Gashiya āniyatin means boiling. JK.

  14. Anonymous

    Sorry to say that but the meanings does not much
    For example the verse in 2:45 means completely another و استعينوا doesn’t come from aanyah but istaana and the meaning of aaniyah means the boiling hot water in Jahannam
    And or the plates of jannah
    Naming your daughter a boiled water or a plate is not a good name that can be given to a person subha Allah

  15. Anonymous

    My name is Anya,which is a variation of Aniyah and I find it is a very beautiful name.

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