Girl
Rukiye
Rukiye is a familiar girls’ name across generations, associated in some sources with prayer.
Meaning
Some sources explain Rukiye as meaning a prayer or a spoken charm. This interpretation links it to the Arabic word ruqya, though the derivation is not certain.
Origin
Rukiye is regarded as Arabic in origin and is the Turkish form of the name borne by one of the Prophet Muhammad’s daughters. That historical connection has helped make it widely known in Muslim cultures.
In recent years
Rukiye spent a long time among the most chosen names and remains familiar to parents today. It is absent from the latest official top hundred, but its highest position on earlier lists was 48th.
How does it look on a plaque?
On a Meşgalem wooden name plaque, Rukiye can sit above a birth date as a simple nursery keepsake.
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