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Bilqis

بلقيسIn Arabic

Meaning
The Queen of Sheba who met Sulayman; the name comes from Islamic tradition
About the name
The Queen of Sheba is called Bilqis in Arabic and Makeda in Ge'ez. Her visit to Solomon is first told in the Hebrew Bible, and the story was elaborated in Judaism, Ethiopian Christianity and Islam.
For
A girl
Origin
Arabic, Hebrew
Other spellings
Balqis, Belkis, Bilkis, Bilquis

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

The Qur'an tells her story in Sura 27 but does not name her; Bilqis is the name given by tradition.

Confidence: medium

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