Tayyibah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Tayyibah

What is the meaning of the name Tayyibah ?

The baby name Tayyibah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /tˤajjiːba/ — English approx.: TAY-yee-bah.

Tayyibah is Arabic in Origin.

Tayyibah is an Arabic feminine name from the triliteral root ṭ-y-b, conveying goodness, purity, pleasantness, and sweetness of character; it is the feminine form of ṭayyib, “good/wholesome.” In the Qur’an, tayyib and al-tayyibāt describe things that are pure and beneficial, and the Prophet Muhammad affectionately called Medina “Taybah,” reinforcing the name’s connotations of moral and physical purity.

The name has long been used across the Arabic-speaking world and in wider Muslim communities - from North Africa and the Levant to South Asia and East Africa - and remains common in diasporas in the UK and North America. Spellings vary with transliteration and local phonology, yielding forms such as Tayyiba, Tayyaba, Tayyeba, Tayeba, Taiba, Tayba, Taybah, and Turkish-influenced Tayyibe/Tayyebe. Chosen for its virtuous meaning rather than lineage, Tayyibah signals hopes for kindness, integrity, and a “wholesome” life.