High confidenceQur'anic name
رَحْمَة
Raḥmah
/RAH-ma/
Meaning
Mercy; compassion
Yorùbá Adaptation
Yorùbá form
Ramota
Ra-mo-ta
Arabic origin
رَحْمَة
Raḥmah
The Arabic 'Ramaḍān' (رَمَضَان) was adapted as a female name 'Ramota' in Yorùbá. The emphatic ḍ shifted to 't', the ān suffix became 'a', and the name was feminised. Common for girls born during Ramadan.
Islamic Context
From r-ḥ-m (mercy). A beautiful Qur'anic concept used as a female name.