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Ruba

ربىIn Arabic

Meaning
Hills, gentle rises of land
About the name
Ruba is the plural of rabwa, a hill. In the Qur'an (23:50) Maryam and her son are sheltered on a rabwa, a high ground of calm with flowing water.
For
A girl
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Roba, Rouba, Rubaa

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

No source is recorded for this ruling yet.

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