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A Quranic Name for Boys and Girls

Short meaning of RidaVirtuous, Pious, God-Fearing and Devoted to God
See below for detailed meaning
How to pronounce Rida

RIpple + Day + smArt

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Arabic Spelling (How to write Rida in Arabic)رضا
Quranic Nature
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Indirectly Mentioned
Alternate spellings of RidaReda Reida Ridaa Rydae Ridha Ridhaa Redha Redhaa Reza Rizaa Riyza Riyzaa Reza Rezaa Reyza
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Quranic Root
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R-DHAD-Y
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Meaning of Rida

Rida (also spelled as Riza) is an indirect Quranic name for both boys and girls that means “contentment” and “the state of being obedient toward God”, “the state of gaining the approval and pleasure of God”.

It’s used more for boys since it has a specifically female version (Ridwan). But I’ve also seen it used for girls and there is no grammatical/Islamic reason not to use it for girls. Rida al-Kurdawi is a famous Egyptian woman.

It is not directly mentioned in the Quran, but it root is R-DHAL-A which is used in many places:

they will swear to you, so that you may be pleased with them. But [even] if you are pleased with them, God is not pleased with rebellious people. (Quran 9:96)

83. “And what made you rush ahead of your people, O Moses?” 84. He said, “They are following in my footsteps; and I hurried on to You, my Lord, that you may be pleased.” (Quran 20:83-84)

So bear patiently what they say, and celebrate the praises of your Lord before the rising of the sun, and before its setting. And during the hours of the night glorify Him, and at the borders of the day, that you may be satisfied. (Quran 20:13)

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Reader Comments:

  1. on Monday 24th of November 2014 07:06:57 PM

    My name is Rida. Where does it come from? It means hijab for girls as well

  2. on Wednesday 25th of March 2015 02:03:53 AM

    I am women wanted to ask for forgiveness of my sins for the last time…i m very ashame of myself and feeling very guilty ..please show me the right path brother and help me out in taking a right decision

  3. on Saturday 28th of March 2015 04:30:28 AM

    jannat of meaning in urdu
    and i am alishba zehra 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

  4. on Sunday 13th of December 2015 07:50:21 AM

    Can you suggest a name that says health, life or nutrition.

  5. on Friday 22nd of April 2016 11:19:45 AM

    My name is Rida .It also means a Special gift of Allah

  6. on Friday 22nd of April 2016 11:21:26 AM

    My name is Rida.It also means the gift of Allah

  7. on Sunday 18th of December 2016 09:36:31 AM

    According to Sahi Al Bukhari hadees no. 370 #Rida means a cloth used to cover head for offering Salaat..

  8. on Friday 27th of January 2017 03:40:07 PM

    My name is Rida and I love my name. Meaning of Rida is gift of god

  9. on Friday 27th of January 2017 03:47:11 PM

    My name is Rida it means worshipper of Allah it also mean special gift of Allah in this earth blessed to have my name as Rida and I love my name…………………………………………………..

  10. on Thursday 24th of August 2017 06:45:57 PM

    my name is rida and its meaning is haya . rida is derived from riza which mean door of jannat. i love my name

  11. on Saturday 26th of August 2017 10:34:46 AM

    my name is Rida and it means smashing gift of Allah on this Earth and i love my name(DN)

  12. on Monday 18th of September 2017 05:52:49 PM

    Can someone tell me exact meaning of rida ? Some one told me it’s not a good meaning. Can I name as rida mariyam ?

  13. on Tuesday 2nd of January 2018 02:23:35 PM

    My name is Rida and in Urdu the exact meaning of Rida is blanket . Which were used by be be Fatima.

  14. on Tuesday 13th of February 2018 01:15:57 PM

    My name is Rida Fatima meaning is Fatima’s blanket

  15. on Wednesday 14th of March 2018 11:34:05 AM

  16. on Monday 10th of December 2018 10:31:29 PM

    I found Rida mean kind/ helping people. Why so much meaning for one name, anyway I like that name.

  17. on Wednesday 12th of June 2019 02:54:49 PM

    My name is Rida rida is such a beautiful name.. N it’s mean a sheet of bibi fatima

  18. on Saturday 31st of August 2019 07:24:45 AM

    My name is Rida and i like it !!
    and it meanes beloved to allah and a sheet of cloth even.

  19. on Saturday 31st of August 2019 07:25:59 AM

    My name is Rida and i like it !!
    And it means ‘beloved to allah’ and ‘a sheet of cloth’ even.

  20. on Monday 25th of November 2019 06:28:27 PM

    My name is Rida name meaning is gift of Allah and I love my name.

  21. on Monday 1st of June 2020 09:47:35 AM

    Is Rida Azhar a correct combination or not .I want suggestions.

  22. on Saturday 6th of April 2024 12:28:52 PM

    I am looking for a name for my child. Pls suggest me a name for girl which means pious

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