Halimah - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Halimah \ha-li-mah\ is a variant of Halima (Arabic), and the meaning of Halimah is "gentle, mild-mannered".

The baby name Halimah sounds like Helima, Haleima, Haleemah and Halma. Other similar baby names are Salimah, Blimah, Halah, Halia, Halina, Salima, Salmah, Selimah and Talmah.

Halimah is a very rare female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Halimah. Compare Halimah with related baby names.