Q: Please could you give me the meanings of the following girls names with the correct spelling and if they are permissible to keep
Lamia
Lamiah
Zaria
Alaya
Tasneem
Zayanah
A: Lamia – shining (with `ayn) / take everything (with hamzah)
Lamiah
Zaria – to blow away(with zaal) / to rebuke – rear portion of the lower jaw (with zaa)
Alaya – loftiness
Tasneem – a spring in Jannah
Zayanah – Beautiful
And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
Answered by:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)