Title: My 2 years old nephew's name is Rehaab (رحاب). Is it a good Islamic name? And what does it mean?

Question: My 2 years old nephew's name is Rehaab (رحاب). Is it a good Islamic name? And what does it mean?

Answer ID: 149086Posted on: Sep 1, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 691/583/H=6/1438)

One of the meanings of Rihab is ‘vast’. Owing to its meaning it is allowable to keep it as name. There is no harm in it. It may not be called non-Islamic name. However, if you keep the name after the name of prophets and sahabas then it is absolutely better.