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Aminah

American  
[ah-mee-nuh] / ɑˈmi nə /
Or Amina

noun

  1. a first name: from an Arabic word meaning “honest and faithful.”


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“I don’t want to die,” Aminah Williams, one of the first of the group to be certified as a doula, recalled more than one Black expectant mother telling her.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2023

Aminah, a 6th year pupil at Cumbernauld Academy in North Lanarkshire, told BBC Scotland that she had never sat a formal exam.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2022

Aminah Mae Safi: Someone who understands what it is to make L.A. home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2022

The Chungs have two kids and full-time jobs, so a DIY kitchen remodel would take a lot longer, Aminah Chung says.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2022

Moved by these touching prayers and thinking only of her son's health, Aminah stifled her motherly feelings and finished by consenting to let Halimah take Mohammad back to the Badya.

From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Etienne Dinet

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