Girl · Persian, from Arabic (Urdu usage) · Muslim
Fahmida
فہمیدہSay it fah-MEE-da
- Meaning today
- Intelligent, wise, understanding
- Original meaning
- "understood, comprehended; intelligent" Platts, p. 784
- Say it
- fah-MEE-da
- Written
- فہمیدہ
- Other spellings
- Fehmida, Fahmeeda, Fehmeeda
Fahmida
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Fahmida meaning
Fahmida (فہمیدہ) is a Muslim girl's name of Persian origin (from Arabic Urdu usage).
Understood, comprehended; intelligent
Also used to mean: wise, understanding
Fahmida (فہمیدہ) is the Persian and Urdu fahmīda, from the verb fahmīdan, "to understand", which was built on the Arabic noun fahm, "understanding". Platts's Urdu dictionary gives it as understood or comprehended, and of a person, intelligent; the related fahmīdagī is comprehension. Name lists give Fahmida as "intelligent", "wise" or "learned", in line with the dictionary. The name is used by Muslim families in India and Pakistan, where it is often spelled Fehmida. Fahmida Riaz (1945–2018) was a leading Urdu poet and feminist writer.
Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English (1884), p. 784 · entry fahmīda (فہميده) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Platts, fahmīda, p. 784 · Wikipedia, Fahmida Riaz
Famous namesakes
- Fahmida Riaz, Urdu poet and writer
Spellings
Fahmida · Fehmida · Fahmeeda · Fehmeeda