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Khansa

خنساءIn Arabic

Meaning
Snub-nosed, an old epithet of the gazelle praising its beauty; the poet al-Khansa
About the name
Al-Khansa is counted among the finest poets of Arabic elegy: she mourned her dead in verse before and after she came to Islam. Her poems were later collected by scholars of the early Arabic language.
For
A girl
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
El Khansa, Khansaa, Khansae

Islamic naming guidance

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Name of a companion of the Prophet

Tumadir bint Amr, called al-Khansa, met the Prophet in Medina in 629 and embraced Islam; she is a woman Companion.

Confidence: medium

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