Suhaima is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means “little arrow”, it comes from sahm, which means “arrow” (the pointed piece of wood that is shot from a bow, used in hunting and in war). It is an ancient Arabic name for girls and the name of a number of Sahabiyaat (pious women who lived at the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah upon him and his companions), such as Suhaima bint Aslam bint Huraysh bint Udayy, Suhaima bint Masud bint Aws and Suhaima bint Umair al-Ansariyya. Suhaima is derived from the S-H26-M root which is used in verse 37:141 of the Quran: