Madinah

mah-DEE-nah'mah-DEE-nah'3 syllables
🇸🇦Arabic
Noble

MEANING

City of the Prophet

ORIGIN

Middle Eastern

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Arabic word 'madīnah', meaning 'city'.

CULTURAL NOTES

Madinah is a significant city in Islam, being the second holiest city after Mecca.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Madinah, also known as Medina, was the destination of the Prophet Muhammad during the Hijra from Mecca and became the capital of the expanding Islamic Empire.

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FAQs About Madinah

The name Madinah means "City of the Prophet" in Arabic.
Madinah has Middle Eastern origins. Derived from the Arabic word 'madīnah', meaning 'city'.
Madinah is pronounced mah-DEE-nah (mah-DEE-nah). It has 3 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Madinah include Madi, Dina.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Madinah include Mekka, Zainab, Yusuf.
The most common spelling is Madinah. Alternative spellings include Madina, Medinah.