Aminah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Aminah

What is the meaning of the name Aminah ?

The baby name Aminah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-MEE-nah (IPA: /əˈmiːnə/).

Aminah is Arabic in Origin.

Aminah (Arabic: أمينة, transliterated Amīna) is a feminine given name from Arabic, derived from the triliteral root ʾ-M-N, which conveys the ideas of trust, security, and faith. It is the feminine counterpart of Amīn. The name’s core meanings include “trustworthy,” “faithful,” and “safe,” and it shares kinship with Arabic terms such as amān/amn (“protection, peace”) and amāna (“trust, deposit”).

Known most prominently from Āminah bint Wahb, the mother of the Prophet Muḥammad, the name has enjoyed continuous use across the Islamic world. Variants reflect regional phonology and orthography: Amina and Ameena are common English renderings; Amineh appears in Persian contexts; Emine in Turkish and Bosnian; Ameenah/Aminah preserve the final h in South Asian and Southeast Asian spellings; and Aminat/Aminata (via Arabic Aminah > West African forms) occur in Hausa and Mandé languages. Related masculine forms include Amin/Amine, and diminutives or affectionate forms include Mimi and Mina in some communities.