Umama: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Umama – Meaning: little mother – Origin: Arabic – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: oo-MAH-mah


Umama is an Arabic girl's name meaning “little mother”. It appears in our list of 200+ Muslim Baby Girl Names — Beautiful, Meaningful, and Timeless.

Meaning & Origin of Umama

Meaning: Little mother.

Origin: Arabic.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Umama

Phonetic: oo-MAH-mah   IPA: /ʊˈmɑːmə/

Popularity of Umama

Umama doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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