Gender Feminine & Masculine
Scripts رابعة, ربيعة(Arabic) رابعہ(Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈraː.bi.ʕa/(Arabic) /ra.ˈbiː.ʕa/(Arabic)  [key·simplify]
Note In Turkish this name is written with a dotted İ. It appears as RABİA in uppercase and rabia in lowercase.

Meaning & History

Alternate transcription of Arabic رابعة (see Raabi'a), as well as the usual Turkish and Urdu form.

With a different Arabic spelling ربيعة (short first vowel and long second vowel), this is also a unisex variant of Rabi 1. It was borne by a (male) cousin of the Prophet Muhammad.

Related Names

VariantsRaabi'a, Rabi, Rabi'a(Arabic)
Other Languages & CulturesRabeya(Bengali)
Same SpellingRabi'a
User SubmissionRabia

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Entry updated October 6, 2024