إسراءMuslim girl names
Meaning
Night journey
Name meaning
- Origin / language
- Arabic
- Alternate spellings
- Esra
- Islamic / Qur’anic association
- Qur'anic association
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Traditional Arabic names
Connection: Related form / shared root · Quran reference 17:1
Read the linked verse for the Quranic connection. The meaning and spelling notes explain the name itself; a word in the Quran is not necessarily the name of a person mentioned there.
Language and spelling
The source derives Isra from travelling by night. Its association with the Islamic night-journey narrative is separate from this literal word meaning.
Alternate spellings
- Esra · Turkish · Esra
Sources
Meaning checked against the listed source.
Entry reviewed: 2026-10-25
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