Girl name
Sabiha name meaning
“beautiful, lovely and fair-faced”
Sabiha means “beautiful, lovely and fair-faced.” It comes from Arabic ṣabīḥa, the feminine form of ṣabīḥ, an adjective describing a pleasing appearance. In Türkiye, it is used as a girl's name. Its linguistic associations include sabah, “morning,” which belongs to the same Arabic root family and provides a familiar related word.
What does Sabiha mean?
Beautiful, lovely and fair-faced
In Turkish: güzel, hoş ve güzel yüzlü
Sabiha expresses beauty particularly through the image of a lovely face. Although it is not an everyday Turkish adjective, it has a clear history as a personal name. Sabiha Sertel and Sabiha Gökçen provide historical associations, and Sebahat belongs to a closely related field of meaning.
Origin of the name Sabiha
Sabiha comes from Arabic ṣabīḥa, the feminine of an adjective meaning beautiful or fair-faced. It shares a root family with words for morning, but does not simply mean “morning.”
Double names with Sabiha
Double-name ideas built from names in our dictionary, with the meaning of each name.
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Sabiha Elis
Meaning of each name
- Sabiha: beautiful, lovely and fair-faced
- Elis: My God is my oath
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Zerrin Sabiha
Meaning of each name
- Zerrin: made of gold; golden-colored
- Sabiha: beautiful, lovely and fair-faced
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Sabiha Nare
Meaning of each name
- Sabiha: beautiful, lovely and fair-faced
- Nare: Pomegranate fruit
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Buket Sabiha
Meaning of each name
- Buket: flowers arranged together in a bouquet
- Sabiha: beautiful, lovely and fair-faced
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Sabiha Jiyan
Meaning of each name
- Sabiha: beautiful, lovely and fair-faced
- Jiyan: life, living
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Demet Sabiha
Meaning of each name
- Demet: a bunch of flowers or bundled stems
- Sabiha: beautiful, lovely and fair-faced
How to pronounce Sabiha
| Syllables | 3 · 6 letters · 6-letter girl names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /sabiha/ |
| Ottoman Turkish | صبيحه |
| Arabic | صبيحة |
Is Sabiha a girl’s name?
Yes, Sabiha is used mostly as a girl’s name. See all girl names.
Sabiha does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 19 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Sabiha
- Saliha♀Good, virtuous
- Sebiha♀Beautiful, fair-faced
- Sabina♀A woman of the Sabine people
- Samiha♀Generous
- Saniha♀A thought arising in the mind
- Sariha♀Clear and straightforward
- Semiha♀Generous, open-handed
- Sabahat♂♀Beauty of face, lovely appearance
- Seniha♀Exalted
- Sabire♀Patient, enduring, persevering through difficulty
- Samira♀Female companion in evening conversation
- Saba♀Morning breeze
Names with related meanings
- Gökçe♀Sky-blue
- İnci♀Pearl
- Ela♀Hazel
- İpek♀Silk
- Aysima♀Moonlike face
- Ayşegül♀A combination of Ayşe and rose
- Ahsen♀More beautiful
- Hümeyra♀Rosy, lightly reddish in complexion
- Elanur♀Compound evoking hazel colour and light
- Gülce♀Rose-like
- Eda♀Graceful manner, charming bearing
- Züleyha♀Heroine of the Yusuf and Züleyha story
Famous people named Sabiha
- Sabiha Gökçen · b. 1913
- Sabiha Bengütaş · b. 1904
- Sabiha Sertel · b. 1895
- Sabiha Gürayman · b. 1910
- Sabiha Bozcalı · b. 1904
- Sabiha Çimen · b. 1986
- Sabiha Gökçül Erbay · b. 1908
- Sabiha Bânu Yalkut-Breddermann · b. 1951
- Sabiha El-Zayat · b. 1970
- Sabiha Tansuğ · b. 1933
- Sabiha Uyaner · b. 1999
- Sabiha Darga · b. 1904
FAQ about the name Sabiha
What is the meaning of Sabiha?
Sabiha means “beautiful, lovely and fair-faced”. Sabiha comes from Arabic ṣabīḥa, the feminine of an adjective meaning beautiful or fair-faced. It shares a root family with words for morning, but does not simply mean “morning.”
Is Sabiha a girl’s name?
Yes, Sabiha is used mostly as a girl’s name.
Is Sabiha in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Sabiha nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Sabiha?
Sabiha is of Arabic origin.
How many syllables does Sabiha have?
Sabiha has 3 syllables and 6 letters.
How popular is the name Sabiha?
Sabiha does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 19 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
What names go well with Sabiha?
Some ideas: Sabiha Elis; Zerrin Sabiha; Sabiha Nare.
Famous people named Sabiha?
Notable people named Sabiha include Sabiha Gökçen, Sabiha Bengütaş, Sabiha Sertel.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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