In case if you ever wondered what does your name means, I'm going to compile a series of its meaning taken from various sources and as told by many other Sumayyas from all over the world, which I found on the internet. I hope you love the name we have chosen for you, and live by its meaning. I love you.
"hello, this friend of mine from Palestine once told me it means ‘from the sky" -Sumaiya Firoze"Hi…well it was the name of the first lady martyr in Islam….the name sure does have a meaning….it means “Pure”…In urdu"-Sumaiya
"I heard from my parents that it means flower bud (we’re not Arabic), I love it like this". -Sumeyye"Sumaiya is an Arabic name meaning “high above”.Yeah, Sumaiya (RAH) was the name of a lady companion of the prophet Mohammed (SAW) and was the first lady martyr in Islam and is highly respected". -MN
"My name is also Sumaiya….and i was named by my grandma because it was a name of a strong women (HZ Sumaiya – first women to die for Islam, a very strong lady spiritually, never backed down or gave up or changed her word) I’m happy with this meaning….it helps me in life when i feel like letting go i know i have to be strong coz that’s the meaning of my name. Also i imagine the First lady HZ sumaiya having the same name and try to be like her". -Sumaiya from UK"I have a keyring which says Sumaiya means ‘Beautiful Flower’ I brought it from an Arabic shop. I hope that helps. -Sumaiya
Slmz to you all,I received this description of the person with my name…All of these aptly describe the person blessed with this unusual and beautiful name.“Sumaiya”
… of Arabic Origin
“First Female Matyr of Islam”
Looks to the heavens for inspiration
She has an artistic aura about her
As pure as the day she was born
Can enjoy a jolly good laugh
She shows courage when called upon
A teacher who is understood
Faithful friend in times of need
A perfectionist at heart
Sumaiyah – South Africa
"Sumaiya does mean high above and pure and is the name of a flower which I read somewhere is the name of a beautiful flower that grows on the highest part of a mountain so I reckon that flower sums up all the meanings of pure, high above and beautiful in one!" -Sumaiya
THERE WAS THIS URDU LITERATUR PROFESSOR(HE WAS AN ACQUAINTAINCE) I MET HIM IN HIS LAST DAYS…TOLD HIM MY NAME AND THAT I DONT KNOW ITS MEANING HE TOLD ME IT MEANS MOON LIGHT….. SO MAY BE WE CAN RELATE THE THREE MEANINGS WHICH WE HAVE FOR OUR NAMES : THAT IS HIGH ABOVE, PURE AND MOONLIGHT…. AND CONCUDE WITH IT… -Sumaiya Ahluwalia
So far I met with couple of arabic people and they told me it mean “high above” in terms of spirituality. -SumeyyeI have another meaning 4 our ths unique name. It means “Heavenly”. I did search it from Google’s link. -
Apart from the ‘First Female Martyr of Islam’ There are so many meanings that have come up from all Sumaiyas and relatives on my post that am making a summary of it for easy reference.
a. lofty or exalted
b. pure or from the sky
c. flower bud or beautiful flower -Sumaiya
Sumaya is the name of the first Muslim woman who was killed by the pagan, becoming the first muslim Martyr woman, killed because of her religious belief.
The name Sumaya however exists almost in every culture, it is written as Soumaya or Sumeya etc………………
Be that as it may, the name Sumaya is an old arabic name with a lot of meanings attached to it, see meaning of Sam, the masculin equivalent. -Sumaya