Alma
ألماIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Nourishing, kind (Latin); often read as "soul"
- For
- A girl
- Origin
- Latin, Spanish
Islamic naming guidance
- Permissible
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources
One proposed source is the Latin phrase alma mater, a title used for the Virgin Mary and, in antiquity, for several goddesses; the name is now used in many languages without that link. A scholar's call.
Confidence: low
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