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Buthaina: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
بثینہ
بُثَيْنَة
What Buthaina means
The meaning of Buthaina (بثینہ) is disputed: the sources do not settle it. It is used as a Muslim girl’s name. The details are below.
Buthaina at a glance
- Meaning
- Meaning disputed
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- Faith
- Muslim
- Say it
- bu-thay-na
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 8
- First letter
- B · ب
Origin and history of Buthaina
Meaning disputed
A diminutive linked to bathnah, which Lane gives as soft, level, fertile land; other glosses such as 'beautiful' come from its use as the name of the poet Jamil's beloved.
Rootب ث ن
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
How to say and write Buthaina
- Say it
- bu-thay-na3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Buthaina
- Urdu
- بثینہ
- Original script
- بُثَيْنَة
- Other spellings
- Busaina · Bothaina · Buthayna
- Known bearer
- Buthayna, beloved of the Umayyad poet Jamil
- Themes
- Nature
Sibling names for Buthaina
Muslim boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Buthaina.
- Badrبدرfull moonBoyArabic
- Bilalبلالmoisture; water that refreshesBoyArabic
- Aarizعارضa cloud spread across the skyBoyArabic
- Abu Hurairahابوہریرہfather of the kittenBoyArabic
- Adhamادہمblack; dark (of a horse)BoyArabic
- AfaqآفاقhorizonsBoyArabic
- Arishعریشa shelter of branches; a trellisBoyArabic
- AsadاسدlionBoyArabic
Names like Buthaina
- Abeerعبیرa fragrant perfume blendGirlArabic
- Afraعفراءof a reddish-white colour, like dustGirlArabic
- Ajwaعجوہa choice date of MadinaGirlArabic
- AmbarعنبرambergrisGirlArabic
- Ambreenعنبرینscented with ambergrisGirlPersian
- Aneelaانیلہbreeze (from anil, wind)GirlUrdu
- AreejاریجfragranceGirlArabic
- Arishaعریشہshaded bower; arbourGirlArabic
- Arwaارویmountain goats (female ibex)GirlArabic
- Azzaعزہyoung gazelleGirlArabic
Questions about the name Buthaina
What does the name Buthaina mean?
We found no entry for Buthaina in the classical dictionaries we use, so we give no meaning rather than repeat an unsourced one.
Is Buthaina a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Buthaina is a girl’s name.
Is Buthaina a Muslim name?
Yes. Buthaina is used by Muslim families. It is of Arabic origin. A diminutive linked to bathnah, which Lane gives as soft, level, fertile land; other glosses such as 'beautiful' come from its use as the name of the poet Jamil's beloved.
How do you pronounce Buthaina?
Say it “bu-thay-na”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Buthaina in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Buthaina is written بثینہ. In its original script: بُثَيْنَة.
What are other spellings of Buthaina?
Buthaina is also spelled Busaina, Bothaina, Buthayna.
Who is a famous person named Buthaina?
Buthayna, beloved of the Umayyad poet Jamil
Is the meaning of Buthaina verified?
Meaning disputed. The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.