name
Ruqiya
roo-KEE-yah
/ruːˈkiːjɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
rukiya
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Afar (Ethiopia/Eritrea/Djibouti); from Arabic Ruqayyah
- Meaning
- Gentle rise; one who ascends; the charmer
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Ruqayya, Ruqayyah, Rukiyya
Common mispronunciations
Saying ruh-KIH-yah with a short first vowel; the first syllable is a long /ruː/
Pronunciation tips
Three syllables; stress the second; Ruqayyah was the name of a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad; widely used across Afar and Somali communities
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