| How to pronounce Yahya | Yes + hUmble + Hill + YArd Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable. |
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| Arabic Spelling (How to write Yahya in Arabic) | يحيى |
| Quranic Nature (Learn more...) | Indirectly Mentioned |
| Alternate spellings of Yahya | Yahyaa Yahia Yahea Iahea Ieahia Yehia Yehiaa Yehea Yeheaa Yehya Yehyaa Yahia Yahiaa Yahea Yaheaa All of the above spellings are acceptable for this name. You may also create your own spelling. |
| Quranic Root (Learn more...) | H6-Y-Y All Quranic baby names derived from H6-Y-Y: |
Meaning of Yahya
Yahya is a direct Quranic name for boys. It has a special significance since it was a divinely created and chosen name, as retold in the Surat Maryam 19:7
O Zachariah, We bring you good news of a son whose name shall be Yahya. We have not given such a name to anyone before.
Yahya is one of the high status prophets, mentioned in a number of places in the Quran, such as in the same sura as above:
12. O Yahya! take hold of the Book with strength, and We granted him wisdom while yet a child
13. And hananan (tenderness) from Us and purity, and he was one who guarded (against evil),
14. And dutiful to his parents, and he was not insolent, disobedient.
15. And peace on him on the day he was born, and on the day he dies, and on the day he is raised to life. (Quran 19:12-15)
The meaning of Yahya isn’t certain because it is not necessarily Arabic, though it is likely related to Arabic in being a Hebrew/Aramaic name. In Arabic it literally means “He lives”, and the scholars say this means that his legacy will continue to live forever. It could also refer to the fact that he was brought to life in his mother’s womb even though she was barren and her husband an old man.
The word hananan in verse 13 above, which means tenderness, is only mentioned in that one place in the Quran in regards to Yahya, and it also happens to be the root of the Hebrew name for Prophet Yahya: Yohanan. Due to this relationship between Yahya and Hanan, it is possible that the meaning of Yahya has relations to the word “tenderness”.
Anonymous
Beautiful and unique name. My name is Yahya too. I like it.
Anonymous
I named my daughter Yahya meaning….in swahili. God’s gift.
Anonymous
my name is yahya too.. and my frnds love it… it’s beautiful unique name..
Anonymous
my 1st name is Faisal-Yahya-Ahmed…. do all the meanings relate to me ?
Anonymous
my little baby brother called yahya i miss him really luv u bro
Anonymous
At Fajr prayer today Allah saw fit for my Imam gave me my name يحيى
May I serve you to the best of my ability
Anonymous
my name is yahaya. a beautifull name. i like my name too much.
Anonymous
I’m yahya ceesay from Gambia I really love Allah Muhammad yahya I’m happy to be call yahya
Anonymous
I had a cxousin called yahya, but he sadly died at the age of 3 minths
Anonymous
my cousin is yayah and I am hibah
hibah= meaning gift and present
Anonymous
my name too is yahaya ibn ibrahim two beautiful name…I love my name
Anonymous
What does “Usairim” means?
Muhammad usairim is meaningful?
Anonymous
My name is also Mohammad Yahya…. I am thankful to my parents for this Unique name
Anonymous
My name is yahya and am proud of the name and I thank Allah subhanahu watalla for this n
Anonymous
87:13 ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
In which they will then neither die nor live.
This ayat has the word Yahya in it which is what the reference is to from the above description. It is explained that in Arabic, “Yahya” means “He lives”.
Anonymous
My brothers name is yah ya
I find it scary how they have all died young
My brother also died at 3 months
Anonymous
This is my beautiful baby brothers name lit would’ve been his third birthday today
Anonymous
My son is yahya
He left two days after he was born
Miss you babe
Anonymous
I find it scary how all these yahyas have died and the meaning means alive
My baby yah ya is alive and I love him
Anonymous
My beautiful baby boy is called yahya
It suits him well
His father is called zakariyyah
Anonymous
My son name is also muhammad Yahya islam. I like this name also my family’s. Praying to Allah give him nake hayath in tayba
Anonymous
Thank you Allah for helping my brave soldier yahya fight through the horrible battle
And events welcomed him into the world
So proud of you my little star
Yahya is a beautiful name for my beautiful boy
Anonymous
My name is yahiya too I love
the name it is a unique name
Anonymous
am naqeeb am a muslim and my brother is Yahya and me and Yahya is unquine
Anonymous
My name is Iahia too and where I go all like my name because it is a unique name but I am a girl.
Anonymous
My name Yahya and am verry proud of dat name wallahi.Alhamdulillahi for the gift of Allah
Anonymous
I believe that the word “Yahya”Aleyhi Salam means The Pure
Anonymous
Write your comment boyfriend name is yahya .i love him so much.
Anonymous
Yahya is from the Hebrew word Yohanan, a short form of Yehohanan, meaning Yehowah (YHWH) is gracious! YHWH is the God of Abraham.
Anonymous
The English equivalent is “John”.
Also, it’s kind of well known that Yahya means “YHWH is Gracious” (from Yohanan) or “YHWH Lives” (from Yehia).
That is, the name in the quran directly refers to the Jewish god YHWH, and not Allah or “god” in general/as a title.
And YHWH appears nowhere in the quran, because the quran insists that the name of god is actually Allah.
Oops!
So, all these people saying what a beautiful name it is are accidentally recognizing that the quran is false.
Anonymous
Worse, of course, is that “Allah” named the child of Zachariah – which, by the way, means “YHWH Remembers” – himself. But named the baby after YHWH instead of Allah (e.g “Abdullah”).
Allah doesn’t know his own name.
Double-oops.
Anonymous
My son is Yahya, allahumma barik
He’s suchha sweet heart and precious