Somaya

A Quranic Name for Girls

Meaning: Unique

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

Full Meaning of Somaya

Somaya is an Arabic name for girls that means “small distinguishing mark”, and figuratively it means “unique”, “special”. It is derived from the W-S-M Quranic root. It is a name favored by Muslims as it is the name of the first martyr in the history of Islam, Somaya bint Khubbat, mother of the Ammar bin Yasir.