Esraa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Esraa

What is the meaning of the name Esraa ?

The baby name Esraa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /isˈraː/ (approx. "is-RAA" or "es-RAA").

Esraa is Arabic in Origin.

Esraa is an Arabic feminine name from al-Isra' (al-Israa), the Qur'anic term for the Prophet Muhammad's miraculous night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem (Surah 17). It derives from the Semitic root s-r-y/sara, "to travel at night," so the name means "nocturnal journey," with overtones of guidance and spiritual passage. The doubled final "a" reflects the long a sound before the hamza in Arabic.

In use across the Islamic world since early Islam, Esraa gained popularity as a devotional name and remains common in Egypt, the Levant, the Gulf, and North Africa, as well as among diasporic communities. Major Latin-script variants include Isra, Israa, Esra (especially in Turkish contexts), Israe (Maghreb), and Isra'/Israa' with an apostrophe marking the hamza. Closely related masculine use is rare; the name is overwhelmingly feminine.