Save Type Region Usage Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, English, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish Scripts Ἀραβία(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. ə-RAY-bee-ə(English) a-RA-bya(Spanish) a-RA-bya(Polish) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Greek Ἀραβία (Arabia), derived from Arabic عرب ('arab) meaning "Arabs, Arabian people". This is the name of a large peninsula in the Middle East, also called the Arabian Peninsula. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesArábie(Czech) Arabien(Danish) Arabië(Dutch) Arabie(French) Arabien(German) Arábia(Hungarian) Arábia(Portuguese) Arábia(Slovak) Arabien(Swedish) Same SpellingArábiaUser SubmissionArabía