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Ramla
رملہSay it RUM-la
Ramla meaning
Ramla (رملہ) is a Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin.
A stretch or portion of sand; (raml) sand
Also used to mean: grain of sand
Ramla (رملہ) is the Arabic ramla, the single-unit form of raml, "sand". Lane's lexicon defines raml as sand and ramla as a piece, portion or tract of sand. Name lists give Ramla as "sand" or "grain of sand", matching the dictionary. The name is honoured as that of Ramla bint Abī Sufyān, better known as Umm Ḥabība, one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad. Ramla is also the name of a city founded by the Umayyad prince Sulaymān ibn ʿAbd al-Malik in the early eighth century. It is used by Muslim families in India as well as in the Arab world and East Africa.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), p. 1159–1160 · entry raml (رَمْلٌ), ramla (رَمْلَةٌ), root r-m-l · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, raml, ramla, pp. 1159–1160 · Wikipedia, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan
Famous namesakes
- Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (Umm Habiba), wife of the Prophet Muhammad
Spellings
Ramla · Ramlah · Ramlaa