Meaning and Origin
What does the name Arabia mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Vermont, U.S. says the name Arabia is of African origin and means "Mother earth".
- A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
From Latin Arabia, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβία (Arabía).
- A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.
- (broader sense) The region within or adjacent to the Arabian Plate; Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the Egyptian Sinai, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates.
Arabia was also found in the following language(s): Italian, Latin, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Old English, Polish, and Spanish