Azimah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Azimah

What is the meaning of the name Azimah ?

The baby name Azimah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-ZEE-mah (IPA: /aˈziːmə/).

Azimah is Arabic in Origin.

Azimah is an Arabic feminine name rooted in two closely related words: ‘azīmah (عزيمة), “resolve, determination,” and ‘aẓīmah (عظيمة), the feminine of ‘aẓīm “great, magnificent.” In transliteration, z and ẓ often merge, so the name can carry both senses - steadfast will and greatness. It is commonly pronounced ah-ZEE-mah.

As a given name, it appears across the Muslim world, notably in South Asia and East Africa through Persian–Urdu and Swahili influence, while remaining rarer in the Arab Levant and Gulf, where the terms occur more as nouns than personal names. It is attested in 19th–20th‑century Urdu records and widely used in modern diasporas, signaling moral strength and aspiration. Variant spellings include Azeema, Azima, Azeimah, and Azeemah; related masculine forms are Azeem/Azim and ‘Azīm. Nicknames: Azi, Zima. Core meanings: “determined, resolute,” “noble, great,” “one of firm purpose.”