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Assalamu Alikum, I want to name my daughter Ansa..it means sympathetic, caring (hamdard, ghum khawar). Its the name of an unknown sahabiya who was the house maid of Hazrat Mohammad (saw). Please confirm the details of this name. Is it a good name? And plz reply asap..! JazakAllah.

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The person you are referring to was called Anasa, and he (it was a man not a woman) is the freed slave of the Prophet ﷺ who was martyred in the Battle of Badr. Anasa means "sympathy", "friendliness", and it can be used for a boy or girl.

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Assalamu Alikum, I want to name my daughter Ansa..it means sympathetic, caring (hamdard, ghum khawar). Its the name of an unknown sahabiya who was the house maid of Hazrat Mohammad (saw). Please confirm the details of this name. Is it a good name? And plz reply asap..! JazakAllah.

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