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Asma (given name)

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Asma (Arabic: أسما, romanizedʾAsmāʾ) is a feminine given name of Arabic origin meaning “supreme”. Esma is a Bosnian and Turkish variant. It is in use in the Arab world and Muslim-majority countries. Notable people with the given name include: Asma Akram wife of Muhammad Akram.

Historical

  • Asmā' bint Abu Bakr (c.595 – 692 CE), companion of the Islamic prophet Mohammed and elder sister of his wife Aisha
  • Asma bint Atta, was the wife of Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi (r. 775–785) until her divorce after a few months.
  • Asma bint Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith, was the prominent member clan of Banu Makhzum and mother-in-law of Umayyad prince Abd al-Aziz.
  • Asma bint Khumarawayh, better known as Qatr al-Nada was the wife of Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tadid (r. 892–902).

20th–21st century

Notes

  1. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Asma".
  2. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Esma".

See also

Name listThis page or section lists people that share the same given name.
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