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Damya
دامياIn ArabicⴷⴰⵎⵢⴰIn Tifinagh
- Meaning
- Another name of the queen Dihya, common in Kabylia; origin uncertain
- About the name
- Damya (Damia) is given as another name of the queen Dihya, and Haddadou calls it common in Kabylia. He thinks it probably comes from Damia, a fertility goddess of Greek and Latin tradition, though the origin is not certain.
- For
- A girl
- Origin
- Amazigh
- Other spellings
- Damia, Damiya
Islamic naming guidance
- Discouraged
- Scholars differ about this name.
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Name of a deity worshipped besides God: disliked
Damya (Damia) is used in Kabylia as another name of the queen Dihya. Haddadou thinks it probably comes from Damia, an ancient fertility goddess, though the origin is not certain. Under the rule for deity names it is flagged as disliked with a dispute, as a scholar's call.
Confidence: low
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