بسمةMuslim girl names
Meaning
Smile
Name meaning
- Origin / language
- Arabic
- Alternate spellings
- Basmah
- Islamic / Qur’anic association
- Not specifically Qur'anic / not established
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Traditional Arabic names
Language and spelling
Basma comes from basama, to smile. The Arabic form بسمة ends in ta marbuta; the final a in Latin represents the name’s ending rather than a separate added word.
Alternate spellings
- Bisma · Arabic/Urdu smile-related reading · Bisma
Sources
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Entry reviewed: 2026-10-25
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