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Binta

بينتاIn Arabic

Meaning
Daughter, girl (from Arabic bint)
About the name
Binta is popular among the Muslim peoples of Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mauritania, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Niger, Nigeria and the Gambia. It is sometimes kept for first-born daughters.
For
A girl
Origin
African, Arabic
Other spellings
Bintou, Bintu

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

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

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Confidence: medium

Sources

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