Sultana Name Meaning. Maltese and Italian: nickname for someone who behaved in an outlandish and autocratic manner, from Arabic sul?tana 'wife of a sultan'. Compare English Soden. Muslim: from the feminine form of Sultan.
Arabic name meaning "high above". Sumayya bint Khubbat, was the first Muslim martyred for Islam. Famous real-life people named Sumaya: | Edit. Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, member of the Jordanian royal family.