Muwmiynah

A Quranic Name for Girls

Meaning: Virtuous, Pious, God-Fearing and Devoted to God

Muwmiynah is variant of Muminah and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Muwmiynah or Muminah, 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: Muminah.

Full Meaning of Muwmiynah

Muwmiynah means “feminine believer”, “feminine faithful”, “believing woman”, it is derived from imaan (faith). It is mentioned in a number of places in the Quran, such as 33:36:

Whenever God and His Apostle have decided a matter, it is not for a believing man or a believing woman to claim freedom of choice insofar as they themselves are concerned: for he who [thus] rebels against God and His Apostle has already, most obviously, gone astray.