Which is the better name for girls: "Hafsa" or "Rumaysaa"?
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Both names, Hafsa and Rumaysaa (or Rumaysa), are virtuous and beautiful. Hafsa is the name of Umm al-Mu'minin Hafsa bint Umar ibn al-Khattab, and it was also the name of many women among the Salaf. Rumaysaa is the honorific title (laqab) of the female Companion Umm Sulaym bint Milhan al-Ansariya, who was the mother of Anas ibn Malik. The name Hafsa holds an added virtue over Rumaysaa.
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