Meaning and Origin
What does the name Medina mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Medina
User Submitted Origins
Arabic
53%
Spanish
36%
Islamic/Muslim
7%
Berber
2%
English
2%
User Submitted Meanings
- 2 submissions from the United Arab Emirates and Australia agree the name Medina means "City" and is of Arabic origin.
- A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Medina means "The city of the prophet" and is of Islamic / Muslim origin.
- A user from Indonesia says the name Medina means "Its a arabic town".
- A submission from Kosovo says the name Medina means "Is an arabic country where the prohpet Muhammad have lived" and is of Arabic origin.
- According to a user from California, U.S., the name Medina means "The meaning is a place in A masjid a very beautiful place and is meant for first name".
- A user from the United States says the name Medina is of Arabic origin and means "Religious building".
- A submission from Australia says the name Medina means "A mosque" and is of Arabic origin.
International Interest
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Other Dictionary Sources
- The ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa
- A city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam
Wiktionary
From Arabic اَلْمَدِينَة (al-madīna, “the city”).
- A city, 200 miles north of Mecca along the Hejaz, from which the Hejira was launched; contains Muhammad's tomb.
- Various other cities; see Wikipedia article on Medina.
- A city, the county seat of Medina County, Ohio, United States.
From Old English Meðune (“the middle one”) (Wikipedia).
- The River Medina, flowing south to north through the centre of the Isle of Wight
Derived from the Spanish surname Medina.
- The Medina River in Texas, USA, which gives its name to Medina County (Texas).
Medina was also found in the following language(s): Catalan, Czech, Portuguese, Spanish, and Tagalog