2 Islamic articles on: Baby Names Meaning “Gazelle”

Table of contents for the topic Baby Names Meaning “Gazelle”
  1. Baghum (Name)
  2. Azza (Name)

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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Azza (Name)

Azza (transliteration: ʿAzza, Arabic: عزة) is an Arabic name for girls that means “young female gazelle”.123 The gazelle is admired in Arabian culture for its agility and the beauty of its eyes.

There are four female Companions of !PM named Azza:

  • Azza al-Ashja`iyyah عزة الأشجعية
  • Azza bint al-Harith عزة بنت الحارث
  • Azza bint Khabi lعزة بنت خابل
  • Azza bint Abu Sufyan عزة بنت أبي سفيان

Below is the name Azza written in Arabic naskh script:

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