البراءBoys & girls
Meaning
Free from blame; innocent or clear of something
Name meaning
- Origin / language
- Arabic; historical personal name
- Alternate spellings
- Baraa
- Islamic / Qur’anic association
- Islamic historical; not necessarily Qur'anic
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Companions and early Muslims
Historical context · Companion / Sahabi or Sahabiyyah
Al-Bara ibn Azib radiyallahu anhu
Al-Bara ibn Azib radiyallahu anhu narrates the report in Bukhari 247 about words said before sleep. Identifying this Arabic bearer avoids confusing Bara with an unrelated name from another language.
Historical context and name meaning are shown separately.
Historical references
- Sahih al-Bukhari 247
Context checked: 2026-10-25
Names and spellings linked to this figure
Some forms are regional spellings. Names sharing a historical bearer can still have different literal meanings.
Sources
Meaning checked against the listed source.
Entry reviewed: 2026-10-27
Arabic dictionaries (Arabdict)
Arabic dictionaries, براء entry (via Arabdict)
Sahih al-Bukhari 247: historical identity