Ruqayya is from the Arabic رُقَيَّة (Ruqayyah — charm, incantation, ascent) — foundational diminutive of Arabic ruqyā (spell/incantation). A modern American baby name in the broader Arabic-Muslim heritage aesthetic. Ruqayya is one of the foundational Arabic feminine names — central to traditional Muslim heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Ruqayya bint Muhammad (c. 601-624 CE) — foundational second daughter of foundational Prophet Muhammad + Khadija bint Khuwaylid + foundational wife of foundational Uthman ibn Affan (foundational 3rd Caliph 644-656 CE) + foundational participated in foundational First Hijra to Abyssinia 615 CE (foundational first Muslim migration to escape Meccan persecution) + foundational central figure in foundational early Islamic history + foundational mother of foundational Abdullah ibn Uthman + foundational predeceased Prophet at battle of Badr 624 CE; foundational also Ruqayya bint Ali foundational daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib + foundational Karbala 680 CE child-martyr. Foundational Arabic feminine name reflecting Islamic foundational heritage.
Featured throughout Arabic heritage.
Ruqayya reduces to seven.