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Wahb

وهبIn Arabic

Meaning
Gift
About the name
Wahb ibn Abd Manaf, chief of the Banu Zuhra, was the father of Amina and so the Prophet's maternal grandfather. Not to be confused with al-Wahhab, 'the Bestower', one of God's names.
For
A boy
Origin
Arabic

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: high

Sources

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