Lama (name)

Lama (/ ˈlɛmə/ LEM-ah; Arabic: لمى ,لما, lamá) is a common Arabic female given first name that has its roots in Arabic poetry. The specific definition of it is debated and the word itself is not a synonym to any other Arabic world.

One definition is "lips that are dark like the color of a sunset", has been used in Arabic poetry to refer to the lips of the beloved.

There are numerous notable Arab women with the name Lama, including, but not limited to:


 * Lama Abu-Odeh (born 1962), Jordanian legal scholar
 * Lama Hasan (born 1973), British journalist
 * Lama Hattab (born 1980), Jordanian athlete
 * Lama Salam (born 1961), Lebanese politician Tammam Salam's wife
 * Lama bint Turki Al Saud, Saudi royal