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Halima

حليمةIn Arabic

Meaning
Gentle, forbearing; the Prophet's foster-mother Halima al-Sa'diyya
About the name
Halima bint Abi Dhu'ayb of the Banu Sa'd, a branch of the Hawazin tribe, was the Prophet's foster-mother. The name is the feminine of halim, 'patient, forbearing'.
For
A girl
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Halema, Halimah, Halime

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

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

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Foster-mother of the Prophet from the tribe of Sa'd; the word halim means patient and forbearing.

Confidence: high

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