What does the name Amina mean?

Amina is a Swahili name meaning "Trustworthy". Amina means trustworthy and honours Aminah, the mother of the Prophet Muhammad.

Where does the name Amina come from?

Amina is an Arabic-origin name. It came into Swahili from Arabic.

Amina is usually given to girls.

Swahili name

means "Trustworthy"

Amina is a Swahili name meaning "Trustworthy". It came into Swahili from Arabic.

Amina means trustworthy and honours Aminah, the mother of the Prophet Muhammad.

ah-MEE-nah

The part in capitals is stressed. In Swahili, every vowel is its own sound, and the stress usually falls on the second-to-last syllable.

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What does the name Amina mean?: Amina is a Swahili name meaning "Trustworthy". Amina means trustworthy and honours Aminah, the mother of the Prophet Muhammad.
How do you pronounce Amina?: Say it ah-MEE-nah. The part in capitals is stressed.
Where does the name Amina come from?: Amina is an Arabic-origin name. It came into Swahili from Arabic.
Is Amina a girl's or a boy's name?: Amina is usually given to girls.

Bantu-Swahili: Swahili is a Bantu language, part of a large family of African languages. Bantu-Swahili names come from that original African core of the language.
Arabic-origin: Centuries of trade and contact along the East African coast brought many Arabic words and names into Swahili. They are now fully at home in Swahili-speaking families.
Borrowed (trade-route): Swahili also borrowed words from other languages its speakers met through trade across the Indian Ocean.