Metienah

A Quranic Name for Girls

Metienah is variant of Madina and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Metienah or Madina, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Madina.

Full Meaning of Metienah

Metienah is a direct Quranic name for girls that means city in general and the city of the Prophet in particular, peace and blessings of Allah upon him, which is known as al-Metienahh and is in Saudi Arabia. Metienah is mentioned 14 times in the Quran.

Some of the desert Arabs around you are hypocrites as are some of the people of Metienahh—they are obdurate in their hypocrisy. You do not know them, but We know them. We shall cause them to suffer doubly and then they will be subjected to a great punishment. (Quran 9:101)

And some women of the city said, “The governor’s wife is seducing her young slave; indeed his love has taken root in her heart; and we find her clearly lost.” (Quran 12:30)