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Sumaya

A Quranic Name for Girls

Meaning: Unique

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

Sumaya 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, Sumaya bint Khubbat, mother of the Ammar bin Yasir.

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11 Comments

  1. Anonymous

    my name is sumaya and I like the name. sumaya is the best name to choose

  2. Anonymous

    Sumaya is really special name and it means ‘Unique’ or ‘Special’ or ‘One Of A Kind’ ya know so….. name all ur girls Sumaya

  3. Anonymous

    my name is sumaya islam ..i am very proud to own such a special name <3 i do beleive EVERYONE is one of a kind ..but sumaya also means unique which i definatly am.

  4. Anonymous

    My firstborn is named sumaya and she is indeed unique MashaAllah

  5. Anonymous

    My name is pronounced Summayah/Sumaya but People spell it as Samiah. I’m proud of my name. I’m a Muslim btw. And the other girls that are named summaya seeing their comment just makes me happy!

  6. Anonymous

    My name is sumaiya, nd it also means “pure” am so proud 2 hv this name.

  7. Anonymous

    My name is Sumaya.I’m happy to have this name because I
    am unique and I am a very very kind person and I’m very happy about that. MashaAllah.

  8. Anonymous

    I too I’m summayyah and I’m proud of it and reaallu I’m very unique and special as my name

  9. Anonymous

    I used to hate my name(summaiyat) without even knowing the meaning, but now that i know i really really like it, it makes me feel special to know that am pure, exalted, and most of all the first woman to embrace islam beside the family of the prophet of course. Embrace your name, no name in islam has a bad meaning.

  10. Anonymous

    My name is Sumaya, I like it very much, but elsewhere they say the meaning is higher, is it true?

  11. Anonymous

    my name is sumaya, I like it very much, but elsewhere they say the meaning is higher, is it true?

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