Aminah is from the Arabic آمنة (Āminah — trustworthy, secure, faithful) — foundational from Arabic amn (security/trust). A modern American baby name in the broader Arabic-Muslim heritage aesthetic. Aminah is one of the foundational Arabic feminine names — central to traditional Muslim heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Aminah bint Wahb (c. 549-577 CE) — foundational mother of Prophet Muhammad + foundational wife of foundational Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib + foundational from foundational Banu Zuhrah clan of foundational Quraysh tribe + foundational widowed before Muhammad's birth (~570 CE) + foundational died when Muhammad was foundational ~6 years old + foundational buried at foundational Abwa foundational between Mecca and Medina + foundational central to foundational early Islamic biographical heritage + foundational Sira (Prophetic biography) heritage of foundational Ibn Ishaq + Ibn Hisham + foundational central pioneering position in foundational Muslim genealogical heritage; foundational also Aminah Wadud foundational American Islamic feminist scholar + foundational Qur'an and Woman 1992. Foundational Arabic feminine name reflecting Islamic foundational heritage.
Featured throughout Arabic heritage.
Aminah reduces to one.