عَذْرَاء
Azra: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin ʿAdhrāʾ
“Virgin, pure”; al-ʿAdhraʾ, one of the epithets of Maryam
Azra in Islam
The word is not in the Quran, but it refers to Maryam, whose question to the angel the Quran reports: “How can I have a boy when no man has touched me?” (19:20). The Quran says she was chosen and purified “above the women of the worlds” (3:42).
Meaning of the name Azra
ʿAdhraʾ means a virgin maiden, and figuratively what is intact, untouched (an unpierced pearl, untrodden land). Al-ʿAdhraʾ is one of the epithets of Maryam, mother of ʿIsa. Persian and Turkish literature also knows the love story of Vamiq and ʿAdhra. Azra is one of the most popular girls’ names in Turkey and Bosnia.
- In Arabic
- عَذْرَاء عذراء
- Transliteration
- ʿAdhrāʾ
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Azra in the Quran?
No: the name Azra does not appear in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Azra in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Azra in each language
- French
- Azra, Adhraa
- English
- Azra, Adhra
- Spanish
- Azra
- Turkish
- Azra
- Arabic
- عَذْرَاء