3 Islamic articles on: Baby Names Meaning “Gentle”

Table of contents for the topic Baby Names Meaning “Gentle”
  1. Barra (Name)
  2. Baghum (Name)
  3. Aysar (Name)

Barra (Name)

Barra (transliteration: Barra, Arabic: برّة) is an Arabic name for girls that means “affectionate”, “kind”, “gentle”, “dutiful”, “pious”, “doer of good deeds”, “virtuous”.123

Barra may also be spelled Barrah, Bara, and Barah.

There are three female Companions of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH named Barra:

  • Barra bint Abi Tajrat برة بنت أبي تجراة
  • Barra bint Abi Salamah برة بنت أبي سلمة
  • Barra bint Aamir برة بنت عامر

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Baghum (Name)

Baghum (transliteration: Baghūm, Arabic: بغوم) is an Arabic name for girls that means “a female gazelle who makes a soft, gentle cry to her young one”.1 By extension it means “a woman who has a soft, gentle, feminine voice”, “a woman who sings to her child in such a voice”.23

There is one female Companion of !PM named Baghum:

  • al-Baghum bint al-Muaddal البغوم بنت المعدل

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Aysar (Name)

Aysar (transliteration: Aysar, Arabic: أيسر) is an Arabic name for boys that means “left-handed”, “easier”, “gentler”, “more facilitated”.123

The Companion of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH Abi Layla al-Ansari had the nickname of Aysar.

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