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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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Two tough women: Aminah Nieves as Teonna, who is on the lam.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

Coleman’s mother, Aminah Saladin, denied that her son assaulted or choked police.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2022

One Surf user is York University student Aminah Al-Noor, who says she feels that the extension has given her "the control back" over her online data.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2022

Aminah Chung and her husband Bernard, who share their DIY projects on social media, updated their Phoenix-area home’s master bedroom and pantry, and built a playhouse for their kids.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2022

Abdullah did not live long enough to have the happiness of knowing his offspring, for Mohammad's father died at Yasrib two months before Aminah was delivered.

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