Eksa

A Quranic Name for Boys and Girls

Meaning: Utmost and Pinnacle

Eksa is variant of Aqsaa and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Eksa or Aqsaa, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Aqsaa.

Full Meaning of Eksa

Eksa is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means “farthest”, it is the name of the third holiest site in Islam: Masjid al-Aqsa (al-Aqsa Mosque). This mosque is mentioned in the first verse of Surat al-Israa:

Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing. (Quran 17:1)