Collection Of Famous Arabic Names, Arabic Names 'A-Z'

Arabic Names

Arabic names are used in the Arab world, as well as several other regions in the larger Muslim world. They don't always come from Arabic, even though they are actually the most important.

 Here are the famous Arabic names.


AALIعاليmArabic
Means "high, lofty, sublime" in Arabic.
AALIYAHعاليةfArabic, English (Modern)
Feminine form of AALI. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by the singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001), who was known simply as Aaliyah.
AAMINAآمنةfArabic
Variant transcription of AMINAH (1).
AAMINAHآمنةfArabic
Variant transcription of AMINAH (1).
'AAMIRعامرmArabic
Means "prosperous, substantial" in Arabic.
AAMIR (1)عامرmArabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of 'AAMIR, as well as the usual Urdu transcription.
AAMIR (2)آمرmArabic
Variant of AMIR (1).
'ABBASعبّاسmArabic, Persian
Variant transcription of ABBAS.
ABBASعبّاسmArabic, Persian, Urdu
Means "austere" in Arabic. This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle. It was also borne by a son of Ali, the fourth caliph.
ABD AL-AZIZعبد العزيزmArabic
Means "servant of the powerful" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with عزيز ('aziz) meaning "powerful". This was the name of the first king of modern Saudi Arabia.
ABD AL-HAMIDعبد الحميدmArabic
Means "servant of the praiseworthy" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with حميد (hamid) meaning "praiseworthy". This was the name of two sultans of the Ottoman Empire.
ABD AL-KADERعبد القادرmArabic
Variant transcription of ABD AL-QADIR.
ABD AL-KARIMعبد الكريمmArabic
Means "servant of the generous" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with كريم (karim) meaning "generous".
ABD ALLAHعبد اللهmArabic
Means "servant of ALLAH" from Arabic عبد ('abd) meaning "servant of" combined with الله (Allah). This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's father. He died before his son's birth.
ABD AL-LATIFعبد اللطيفmArabic
Means "servant of the gentle" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with لطيف (latif) meaning "gentle".
ABD AL-MALIKعبد الملكmArabic
Means "servant of the king" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with ملك (malik) meaning "king". This was the name of the fifth Umayyad caliph, who made Arabic the official language of the empire.
ABD AL-QADIRعبد القادرmArabic
Means "servant of the capable, powerful" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with قادر (qadir) meaning "capable, powerful". This was the name of a 19th-century Algerian resistance leader.
ABD AL-RAHMANعبد الرحمن, عبد الرحمانmArabic
Means "servant of the merciful" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with رحمن (rahman) meaning "merciful". This was the name of two early caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain.
ABD AL-RASHIDعبد الرشيدmArabic
Means "servant of the rightly guided" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with رشد (rashid) meaning "rightly guided".
ABD AL-WALIعبد الولِيmArabic
Means "servant of the guardian" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with ولِي (wali) meaning "guardian, friend".
ABDULعبد الmArabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with عبد ال ('Abd al) meaning "servant of the" (such as عبد العزيز ('Abd al-'Aziz) "servant of the powerful").
ABDUL-AZIZعبد العزيزmArabic
Variant transcription of ABD AL-AZIZ.
ABDUL-HAMIDعبد الحميدmArabic
Variant transcription of ABD AL-HAMID.
ABDULLAHعبد اللهmArabic, Turkish, Malay, Indonesian
Variant transcription of ABD ALLAH, as well as the regular Turkish, Malay and Indonesian form.
ABDUL-RAHMANعبد الرحمن, عبد الرحمانmArabic
Variant transcription of ABD AL-RAHMAN.
ABDUR-RAHMANعبد الرحمن, عبد الرحمانmArabic
Variant transcription of ABD AL-RAHMAN.
ABDUR-RASHIDعبد الرشيدmArabic
Variant transcription of ABD AL-RASHID.
'ABLAعبلةfArabic
Means "full-figured" in Arabic. The 7th-century Arabic poet Antara dedicated much of his poetry to a woman named Abla.
ABUأبوmArabic
Means "father of" in Arabic. This is commonly used as an element in a kunya, which is a type of Arabic nickname. The element is combined with the name of one of the bearer's children (usually the eldest son). In some cases the kunya is figurative, not referring to an actual child, as in the case of the Muslim caliph Abu Bakr.
ABU AL-FADLأبو الفضلmArabic
Combination of ABU and FADL. This was another name for Abbas, the son of the fourth caliph Ali.
ABU BAKRأبو بكرmArabic
Combination of ABU and BAKR. Abu Bakr was a companion and father-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and the first caliph of the Muslim world. His name was in fact a kunya (a nickname) formed using Abu; his real name was Abd Allah. Shia Muslims hold a more negative view of Abu Bakr, hence this name is more widely used among Sunnis.
ABUL-FAZLأبو الفضلmArabic
Variant transcription of ABU AL-FADL.
ADAMآدمmEnglish, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Catalan, Hebrew, Arabic, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew אדם ('adam) meaning "to be red", referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Akkadian adamu meaning "to make".... [more]
ADELعادلmPersian, Arabic
Persian form of ADIL, as well as a variant transcription of the Arabic name.
ADILعادلmArabic, Urdu, Uyghur
Means "fair, honest, just" from Arabic عدل ('adala) "to act justly". This name was borne by several sultans of Bijapur.
ADILAعادلةfArabic
Feminine form of ADIL.
ADNANعدنانmArabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Urdu
Means "settler" in Arabic. According to tradition, Adnan was an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad and the northern Arabian tribes.
AFAFعفافfArabic
Means "chastity" in Arabic.
AFIFعفيفmArabic
Means "chaste" in Arabic.
AFRA (2)عفراfArabic
Means "whitish red" in Arabic.
AFZALأفضلmArabic
Means "better, superior" in Arabic.
AHMADأحمدmArabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Avar
Means "more commendable" in Arabic.
AHMEDأحمدmTurkish, Bosnian, Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
Variant transcription and Turkish and Bosnian form of AHMAD. This was the name of three Ottoman sultans.
AIDAعائدةfArabic, Literature
Variant of AYDA. This name was used in Verdi's opera 'Aida' (1871), where it belongs to an Ethiopian princess held captive in Egypt.
AIMAN (2)أيمنmArabic
Variant transcription of AYMAN.
'AISHAعائشةfArabic
Variant transcription of AISHA.
A'ISHAعائشةfArabic
Variant transcription of AISHA.
AISHAعائشةfArabic, Urdu, American
Means "alive" in Arabic. This was the name of Muhammad's third wife, the daughter of Abu Bakr. Some time after Muhammad's death she went to war against Ali, the fourth caliph, but was defeated. This name is used more by Sunni Muslims and less by Shias.... [more]
AISHAHعائشةfArabic, Malay
Variant Arabic transcription of AISHA, as well as the usual Malay form.
AKBARأكبرmArabic, Persian, Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Means "greater, greatest" in Arabic. This was the name of a 16th-century Mughal ruler who expanded the empire to include most of India.
AKILAHعقيلة, عاقلةfArabic
Variant transcription of AQILA.
AKRAMأكرمmArabic
Means "most generous" in Arabic (a superlative form of Karim).
ALAعلاءmArabic
Means "excellence, elevation" in Arabic.
ALA AL-DINعلاء الدينmArabic
Means "excellence of religion" from Arabic علاء ('ala) meaning "excellence, elevation" combined with دين (din) meaning "religion, faith". This was the name of several sultans of Delhi.
AL-AMIRالآمرmArabic (Rare)
Means "the commander, the prince" in Arabic. This was the name of a 10th-century Fatimid imam.
'ALIعليّmArabic
Variant transcription of ALI (1).
ALI (1)عليّmArabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Avar, Kazakh
Means "lofty, sublime" in Arabic. Ali was a cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and the fourth caliph to rule the Muslim world. His followers were the original Shia Muslims, who regard him as the first rightful caliph.... [more]
ALIA (1)علياءfArabic
Variant transcription of ALYA.
ALIMعليمmArabic, Uyghur
Means "learned, expert, scholar" in Arabic.
ALIYA (1)عليّةfKazakh, Tatar, Arabic
Kazakh and Tatar form of ALIYAH (1). It is also a variant transcription of Arabic ALIYAH (1).
ALIYAH (1)عليّةfArabic
Feminine form of ALI (1).
ALIYYAعليّةfArabic
Variant transcription of ALIYAH (1).
ALIYYAHعليّةfArabic
Variant transcription of ALIYAH (1).
ALMASألماسf & mArabic
Means "diamond" in Arabic, ultimately from Persian.
ALYAعلياءfArabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "sky, heaven, loftiness" in Arabic.
AMAALأمالfArabic
Means "hopes, aspirations" in Arabic.
AMAL (1)أملf & mArabic
Means "hope, aspiration" in Arabic. It is related to Amaal.
AMANIأمانيf & mArabic
Means "wishes" in Arabic.
AMEL (2)أمالfArabic (Maghrebi)
North African form of AMAAL.
AMINأمينmArabic, Persian, Urdu
Derived from Arabic امين (amin) meaning "truthful". This was the name of the sixth Abbasid caliph.
AMINAآمنة, أمينةfBosnian, Arabic
Bosnian form of AMINAH (2). It is also a variant transcription of Arabic AMINAH (1) or AMINAH (2).
AMINAH (1)آمنةfArabic, Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic أمن (amina) meaning "feel safe". This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's mother, who died when he was young.
AMINAH (2)أمينةfArabic
Feminine form of AMIN.
AMIR (1)أميرmArabic, Persian, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian
Means "commander, prince" in Arabic. This was originally a title, which has come into English as the Arabic loanword emir.
AMIRA (1)أميرةfArabic
Variant transcription of AMIRAH.
AMIRAHأميرةfArabic
Feminine form of AMIR (1).
AMJADأمجدmArabic
Means "more glorious" in Arabic.
'AMMARعمّارmArabic
Means "virtuous, pious" in Arabic.
AMMARعمّارmArabic
Means "virtuous, devout" in Arabic.
AMNAأمنةfArabic
Means "safety" in Arabic.
ANASأنسmArabic
Means "friendliness" in Arabic. This was the name of one of the Prophet Muhammad's companions.
ANASSأنسmArabic
Variant transcription of ANAS.
ANISأنيسmArabic
Means "friendly, friend" in Arabic.
ANISAأنيسةfArabic, Indonesian
Feminine form of ANIS.
ANWARأنورmArabic
Means "brighter, more luminous" in Arabic. This name was borne by Egyptian president Anwar Sadat (1918-1981), who was assassinated three years after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
ANWERأنورmArabic
Variant transcription of ANWAR.
AQILعقيل, عاقلmArabic
Means "intelligent, wise" in Arabic. This transcription represents two different Arabic names.
AQILAعقيلة, عاقلةfArabic
Feminine form of AQIL.
ARIFعارفmArabic, Indonesian, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali
Means "learned, knowing, expert" in Arabic.
ARIJأريجfArabic
Means "fragrance" in Arabic.
ARWAأروىfArabic
Possibly means "mountain goats" in Arabic. This was the name of a 12th-century queen of Yemen.
AS'ADأسعدmArabic
Means "luckier" in Arabic.
ASADأسدmArabic, Urdu
Means "lion" in Arabic.
ASHFAQأشفاقmArabic
Means "compassions, kindness" in Arabic.
ASHRAQATأشراقاتfArabic
Means "brightness" in Arabic.
ASIFأصفmArabic
Possibly means "forgiveness" in Arabic.
ASIM (1)عاسمmArabic
Means "protector" in Arabic.
ASMAأسمىfArabic
Means "supreme" in Arabic.
ASMAAأسماءfArabic
Means "appellations, names" in Arabic. This was the name of a daughter of Abu Bakr, the first caliph of the Muslims.
ASRAأسرىfArabic
Means "travel at night" in Arabic. It is related to Isra.
ATA (2)عطاءmArabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.
ATALLAHعطاء اللهmArabic
Variant transcription of ATAULLAH.
ATAULLAHعطاء اللهmArabic
Means "gift of ALLAH" from Arabic عطاء ('ata) "gift" combined with الله (Allah).
ATIFعاطفmArabic
Means "affection, kindness" in Arabic.
ATIFAعاطفهfArabic
Feminine form of ATIF.
ATIYAعطيّةm & fArabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.
ATUFعطوفmArabic
Means "loving" in Arabic.
AYDAعائدةfArabic
Means "returning, visitor" in Arabic.
AYESHAعائشةfArabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of AISHA.
AYISHAHعائشةfArabic
Variant transcription of AISHA.
AYMANأيمنmArabic
Means "right-handed, blessed, lucky" in Arabic.
AYYUBأيّوبmArabic
Arabic form of JOB.
AZHARأزهرmArabic, Urdu
Means "shining, bright" in Arabic.
'AZIZعزيزmArabic
Variant transcription of AZIZ.
AZIZعزيزmArabic, Persian, Urdu, Uzbek
Means "powerful, respected, beloved", derived from Arabic عزّ ('azza) meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished". In Islamic tradition العزيز (al-'Aziz) is one of the 99 names of Allah. A notable bearer of the name was Al-'Aziz, a 10th-century Fatimid caliph.
AZRAعذراءfArabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Persian, Urdu
Means "virgin" in Arabic.
BADRبدرm & fArabic
Means "full moon" in Arabic.
BAHAبهاءmArabic, Turkish
Means "splendour, glory" in Arabic.
BAHADURبهادرmPersian, Arabic
Persian form of the Turkic word bagatur meaning "hero, warrior, brave".
BAHIGAبهيجةfArabic
Variant transcription of BAHIJA.
BAHIJبهيجmArabic
Masculine form of BAHIJA.
BAHIJAبهيجةfArabic
Means "happy" in Arabic.
BAHIYYAبهيّةfArabic
Means "beautiful" in Arabic.
BAKIباقيmArabic
Variant transcription of BAQI.
BAKRبكرmArabic
Means "young camel" in Arabic. Abu Bakr was a father-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and the first caliph of the Muslim world.
BAQIباقيmArabic
Means "eternal" in Arabic. This was the pen name of a 16th-century Turkish poet.
BAQIRباقرmArabic
Means "to rip open" in Arabic. Muhammad al-Baqir was the fifth imam of the Shia Muslims.
BARACKباراكmArabic
Variant transcription of BARAK (2).
BARAK (2)باراكmArabic
Meanings "blessing" in Arabic.
BARAKATبركاتmArabic
Means "blessings" in Arabic, a plural form of BARAK (2).
BASIL (2)باسلmArabic
Means "brave, valiant" in Arabic.
BASIMباسمmArabic
Means "smiling" in Arabic.
BASIMAباسمةfArabic
Feminine form of BASIM.
BASIRبصيرmArabic
Means "wise" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition البصير (al-Basir) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
BASIRAبصيرةfArabic
Feminine form of BASIR.
BASITباسطmArabic
Means "one who enlarges" in Arabic.
BASMAبسمةfArabic
Means "smile" in Arabic.
BASSAMبسّامmArabic
Means "smiling" in Arabic.
BASSEMباسمmArabic
Variant transcription of BASIM.
BATULبتولfArabic
Means "virgin" in Arabic. This is an Arabic epithet of the Virgin Mary.
BILALبلالmArabic, Urdu
Means "wetting, moistening" in Arabic. This was the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
BINYAMINبنيامينmHebrew, Arabic, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew and Arabic form of BENJAMIN.
BOTROSبطرسmArabic, Coptic
Variant transcription of BUTRUS.
BOULOSبولسmArabic
Variant transcription of BULUS.
BOUTROSبطرسmArabic, Coptic
Variant transcription of BUTRUS.
BRAHIMبراهيمmArabic (Maghrebi)
North African short form of IBRAHIM.
BUDURبدورfArabic
Strictly feminine form of BADR.
BULUSبولسmArabic
Arabic form of PAUL.
BURHANبرهانmArabic, Turkish
Means "proof" in Arabic.
BUTRUSبطرسmArabic, Coptic
Arabic form of PETER.
DALALدلالfArabic
Means "coquettishness" in Arabic.
DANA (4)داناm & fPersian, Arabic
Means "wise" in Persian.
DANIA (2)دانيةfArabic
Variant transcription of DANIYAH.
DANIYAHدانيةfArabic
Means "close, near" in Arabic.
DANYA (2)دانيةfArabic
Variant transcription of DANIYAH.
DANYALدانيالmArabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish
Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Turkish form of DANIEL.
DAUDداودmIndonesian, Arabic
Indonesian form of DAVID, and also a variant Arabic transcription of DAWUD.
DAWOODداودmArabic
Variant transcription of DAWUD.
DAWUDداودmArabic
Arabic form of DAVID.
DEMAديمةfArabic
Variant transcription of DIMA (1).
DIMA (1)ديمةfArabic
Means "downpour" in Arabic.
DIYA (2)ضياءmArabic
Variant transcription of ZIYA.
DJAMILAجميلةfArabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of JAMILA (chiefly Algerian).
DUAدعاءfArabic
Means "prayer" in Arabic.
DUHAضحىf & mArabic
Means "morning" in Arabic.
EBRAHIMإبراهيمmPersian, Arabic
Persian form of ABRAHAM. It is also a variant transcription of Arabic IBRAHIM.
ESMAILإسماعيلmPersian, Arabic
Persian form of ISHMAEL. It is also a variant transcription of Arabic ISMA'IL.
ESSAعيسىmArabic
Variant transcription of ISA (1).
FADIفاديmArabic
Means "saviour" in Arabic. This is an Arabic name of Jesus.
FADIAفاديةfArabic
Feminine form of FADI.
FADILفاضلmArabic
Means "virtuous, generous" in Arabic.
FADILAفاضلةfArabic
Feminine form of FADIL.
FADLفضلmArabic
Means "grace, generosity" in Arabic. This was a name of both a cousin of Muhammad and a son of Abbas (the son of the fourth caliph Ali).
FAHDفهدmArabic
Means "panther" in Arabic.
FAHIMفهمmArabic
Means "intelligent, scholar" in Arabic.
FAHIMAفهمةfArabic
Feminine form of FAHIM.
FAIRUZفيروزfArabic
Variant transcription of FAYRUZ.
FAIZفائزmArabic
Means "victorious" in Arabic.
FAIZAفائزةfArabic
Feminine form of FAIZ.
FAIZELفيصلmArabic
Variant transcription of FAYSAL.
FAJRفجرfArabic
Means "dawn, beginning" in Arabic.
FAKHRIفخريّmArabic
Means "honourary" in Arabic.
FAKHRIYYAفخريّةfArabic
Feminine form of FAKHRI.
FARAGفرجmArabic
Variant transcription of FARAJ.
FARAHفرحm & fArabic
Means "joy" in Arabic.
FARAJفرجmArabic
Means "remedy" or "improvement" in Arabic.
FAREEDفريدmArabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of FARID.
FAREEHAفرحةfArabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of FARIHA.
FARHANفرحانmArabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "happy, cheerful" in Arabic.
FARHANAفرحانةfArabic, Bengali
Feminine form of FARHAN.
FARIDفريدmArabic, Persian, Urdu, Azerbaijani
Means "unique, precious", derived from Arabic فرد (farada) meaning "to be unique". This was the name of a 13th-century Persian poet.
FARIDAفريدةfArabic
Feminine form of FARID.
FARIHAفريحة, فرحةfArabic, Urdu
Means "happy" in Arabic.
FARISفارسmArabic, Bosnian
Means "knight" in Arabic.
FAROOQفاروقmArabic
Variant transcription of FARUQ.
FAROUKفاروقmArabic
Variant transcription of FARUQ.
FARRAHفرحfArabic
Variant transcription of FARAH.
FARUKفاروقmTurkish, Arabic
Turkish form of FARUQ, as well as a variant transcription of the Arabic name.
FARUQفاروقmArabic
Means "person who can tell right from wrong" in Arabic. This was the name of the last king of Egypt (1920-1965).
FATHIفتحيّmArabic
Means "conqueror" in Arabic.
FATHIYYAفتحيّةfArabic
Feminine form of FATHI.
FATIMAفاطمةfArabic
Variant transcription of FATIMAH.
FATIMAHفاطمةfArabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "to abstain" in Arabic. Fatimah was a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and the wife of Ali, the fourth caliph.
FATIN (1)فاتنfArabic
Means "charming, seductive, fascinating" in Arabic.
FATIN (2)فطينmArabic
Means "intelligent" in Arabic.
FATMAفاطمةfArabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of FATIMAH, as well as an Arabic variant.
FAWZIفوزيّmArabic
Means "triumph" in Arabic.
FAWZIYAفوزيّةfArabic
Variant transcription of FAWZIYYA.
FAWZIYYAفوزيّةfArabic
Feminine form of FAWZI.
FAYIZفايزmArabic
Means "victor" in Arabic.
FAYRUZفيروزfArabic
Means "turquoise (the gemstone)" in Arabic, ultimately of Persian origin.
FAYSALفيصلmArabic
Means "a judge, arbiter" in Arabic.
FAYZAفائزةfArabic
Variant transcription of FAIZA.
FAZLفضلmArabic
Variant transcription of FADL.
FIDDAفضّةfArabic
Means "silver" in Arabic.
FIHRفهرmArabic
Means "stone pestle" in Arabic. This was the name of an ancestor of Muhammad.
FIKRIفكريّmArabic
Means "intellectual" in Arabic.
FIKRIYYAفكريّةfArabic
Feminine form of FIKRI.
FIRDAUSفردوسmArabic, Persian
Derived from the Arabic word فردوس (firdaws) meaning "paradise", ultimately derived from Avestan pairidaeza meaning "garden, enclosure". This name belonged to the 11th-century Persian poet and historian Firdausi, the author of the 'Shahnameh'.
FIRDOSفردوسmArabic
Variant transcription of FIRDAUS.
FIZZAفضّةfArabic
Variant transcription of FIDDA.
FOUADفؤادmArabic
Variant transcription of FUAD.
FUADفؤادmArabic
Derived from Arabic فؤاد (fu'ad) meaning "heart".
GABIRجابرmArabic
Variant transcription of JABIR.
GABRجبرmArabic
Variant transcription of JABR.
GAFARجعفرmArabic
Variant transcription of JAFAR.
GALALجلالmArabic
Variant transcription of JALAL.
GALILAجليلةfArabic
Variant transcription of JALILA.
GAMALجمالmArabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of JAMAL.
GAMILجميلmArabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of JAMIL.
GAMILAجميلةfArabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of JAMILA.
GATHBIYYAجاذبيّةfArabic
Variant transcription of JATHIBIYYA.
GAWAHIRجواهرfArabic
Variant transcription of JAWAHIR.
GAWDATجودتmArabic
Variant transcription of JAWDAT.
GAZBIYYAجاذبيّةfArabic
Variant transcription of JATHIBIYYA.
GHADAغادةfArabic
Means "graceful woman" in Arabic.
GHADIRغديرfArabic
Means "stream" in Arabic.
GHALIBغالبmArabic
Means "conqueror" in Arabic.
GHALIYAغاليةfArabic
Means "precious, valuable" in Arabic.
GHASSANغسّانmArabic
Means "youth" in Arabic. This was the name of an Arabian tribe that existed until the 6th century.
GHAYTHغيثmArabic
Means "rain" in Arabic.
GHUFRANغفرانf & mArabic
Means "forgiveness" in Arabic.
GHULAMغلامmArabic, Urdu, Pashto
Means "servant, boy" in Arabic. It is often used as the first part of compound names.
GUDAجودةmArabic
Variant transcription of JUDA.
HAAMIDحامدmArabic
Variant transcription of HAMID (2).
HABIBحبيبmArabic
Means "beloved, darling" in Arabic.
HABIBAحبيبةfArabic
Feminine form of HABIB.
HABIBULLAHحبيب اللهmArabic
Means "friend of ALLAH", from Arabic حبيب (habib) meaning "friend" combined with الله (Allah).
HADIهاديmArabic, Persian
Means "leader, guide" in Arabic.
HADIAهاديةfArabic
Feminine form of HADI.
HADILهديلfArabic
Means "cooing (of a pigeon)" in Arabic.
HADIYAهاديةfArabic
Feminine form of HADI.
HADIYYAهديّةfArabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.
HADYAهاديةfArabic
Variant transcription of HADIYA.
HAFEEZحفيظmArabic
Variant transcription of HAFIZ.
HAFIZحفيظmArabic
Means "custodian, guardian" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الحفيظ (al-Hafiz) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
HAFSAحفصةfArabic
Means "gathering" in Arabic. This was the name of the daughter of Umar, the second caliph, and a wife of Muhammad.
HAFSAHحفصةfArabic
Variant transcription of HAFSA.
HAFZAحفصةfArabic
Variant transcription of HAFSA.
HAGIRهاجرfArabic
Variant transcription of HAJAR.
HAIDARحيدرmArabic
Means "lion" in Arabic. This was another name of Ali, the husband of Fatimah the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
HAIDERحيدرmArabic
Variant transcription of HAIDAR.
HAIFAهيفاءfArabic
Variant transcription of HAYFA.
HAJARهاجرfArabic
Arabic form of HAGAR.
HAKEEMحكيمmArabic
Variant transcription of HAKIM. A famous bearer is Nigerian-born former basketball player Hakeem Olajuwon (1963-).
HAKIMحكيمmArabic
Means "wise" in Arabic.
HALAهالةfArabic
Means "halo around the moon" in Arabic. This was the name of a sister-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad.
HALIMحليمmArabic
Means "patient, tolerant, mild" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الحليم (al-Halim) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
HALIMAحليمةfArabic
Feminine form of HALIM. Halima was the name of the foster mother of the Prophet Muhammad.
HAMEDحامدmArabic, Persian
Variant transcription of HAMID (2).
HAMEEDحميدmArabic
Variant transcription of HAMID (1).
HAMID (1)حميدmArabic, Persian
Means "praiseworthy, praised" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الحميد (al-Hamid) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
HAMID (2)حامدmArabic, Persian
Means "praiser" in Arabic.
HAMIDAحميدةfArabic
Feminine form of HAMID (1).
HAMZAحمزةmArabic, Turkish
Possibly derived from Arabic hamuza meaning "strong, steadfast". This was the name of the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad who was killed in battle.
HANA (1)هناءfArabic, Bosnian
Means "bliss, happiness" in Arabic.
HANAAهناءfArabic
Variant transcription of HANA (1).
HANAN (2)حنانfArabic
Means "mercy, compassion" in Arabic.
HANIهانئmArabic
Means "happy" in Arabic.
HANIA (2)هنيّةfArabic
Variant transcription of HANIYYA.
HANIFحنيفmArabic
Means "true, upright" in Arabic.
HANIFAحنيفةfArabic
Feminine form of HANIF.
HANIYAHهنيّةfArabic
Variant transcription of HANIYYA.
HANIYYAهنيّةfArabic
Means "pleasant" in Arabic.
HANNAHحنّةfEnglish, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Arabic, Biblical
From the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Channah) meaning "favour, grace", derived from the root חָנַן (chanan). In the Old Testament this is the name of the wife of Elkanah. Her rival was Elkanah's other wife Peninnah, who had children while Hannah remained barren. After a blessing from Eli she finally became pregnant with Samuel.... [more]
HARIS (1)حارثmBosnian, Urdu, Arabic
Bosnian and Urdu form of HARITH, as well as a variant transcription of the Arabic name.
HARITHحارثmArabic
Means "plowman, cultivator" in Arabic.
HAROUNهارونmArabic
Variant transcription of HARUN.
HARUNهارونmArabic, Turkish, Bosnian
Arabic form of AARON. Harun al-Rashid was a 9th-century Abbasid caliph featured in the stories of 'The 1001 Nights'.
HASANحسنmArabic, Turkish, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Indonesian
Means "handsome", derived from Arabic حسن (hasuna) meaning "to be beautiful, to be good". Hasan was the son of Ali and the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. He was poisoned by one of his wives and is regarded as a martyr by Shia Muslims. This was also the name of two kings of Morocco. It is sometimes transcribed as Hassan, though this is a distinct name in Arabic.
HASHIMهاشمmArabic
Means "crusher, breaker" in Arabic. This was the nickname of a great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad. He acquired this nickname because of his practice of crumbling bread and giving it to pilgrims.
HASIBحسيبmArabic
Means "noble, respected" in Arabic.
HASIMحاسمmArabic
Means "decisive" in Arabic, derived from حسم (hasama) meaning "to sever, to finish, to decide".
HASNAحسناءfArabic
Means "beauty" in Arabic.
HASSANحسّانmArabic, Persian, Urdu
Means "beautifier, improver" in Arabic. Hassan ibn Thabit was a 7th-century poet who was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad. This name is sometimes transcribed as Hasan, though the two names are spelled distinctly in Arabic.
HATIMحاتمmArabic
Means "determined, decisive" in Arabic.
HAWAحواءfArabic
Arabic form of EVE.
HAYDERحيدرmArabic
Variant transcription of HAIDAR.
HAYFAهيفاءfArabic
Means "slender" in Arabic.
HAYTHAMهيثمmArabic
Means "young eagle" in Arabic.

HESHAMهشامmArabic
Variant transcription of HISHAM.
HIBAهبةfArabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.
HIDAYATهدايةmArabic, Indonesian
Means "guidance" in Arabic.
HIKMATحكمةm & fArabic
Derived from Arabic حكمة (hikmah) meaning "wisdom".
HINDهندfArabic
Possibly means "group of camels" in Arabic. Hind bint Abi Umayyah, also known as Umm Salama, was one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad. This is also the Arabic name for the country of India.
HISEINحسينmArabic
Variant transcription of HUSAYN.
HISHAMهشامmArabic
Means "generous" in Arabic, ultimately from hashama "to crush". The meaning derives from the traditional Arab act of crushing bread into crumbs in order to share it. This was the name of an 8th-century caliph of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain.
HOODAهدىfArabic
Variant transcription of HUDA.
HOSNIحسنيm & fArabic
Variant transcription of HUSNI.
HOSSAMحسامmArabic
Variant transcription of HUSAM.
HOUDAهدىfArabic
Variant transcription of HUDA.
HOUSSAMحسامmArabic
Variant transcription of HUSAM.
HUDAهدىfArabic
Means "right guidance" in Arabic.
HUMAIRAحميراءfArabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of HUMAYRA.
HUMAYRAحميراءfArabic
Means "red" in Arabic. This was a name given by the Prophet Muhammad to his wife Aisha.
HUSAINحسينmArabic
Variant transcription of HUSAYN.
HUSAMحسامmArabic
Means "sword" in Arabic, a derivative of the verb حسم (hasama) meaning "to sever, to finish, to decide".
HUSAYNحسينmArabic
Diminutive of HASAN. Husayn ibn Ali (also commonly transliterated Hussein) was the son of Ali and the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. His older brother was named Hasan. The massacre of Husayn and his family was a major event in the split between Shia and Sunni Muslims, which continues to this day. In more recent times this was the name of a king of Jordan (1935-1999).
HUSNAحسنىfArabic
Means "more beautiful" in Arabic.
HUSNIحسنيm & fArabic
Derived from Arabic حسن (husn) meaning "beauty, excellence, goodness".
HUSNIYAحسنيةfArabic
Strictly feminine form of HUSNI.
HUSSAINحسينmArabic
Variant transcription of HUSAYN.
HUSSEINحسينmArabic
Variant transcription of HUSAYN.
HYDERحيدرmArabic
Variant transcription of HAIDAR.
IBRAHEEMإبراهيمmArabic
Variant transcription of IBRAHIM.
IBRAHIMإبراهيمmArabic, Malay, Indonesian, Bosnian
Arabic, Malay and Indonesian form of ABRAHAM.
IBTIHAJإبتهاجfArabic
Means "joy" in Arabic.
IBTISAMإبتسامfArabic
Means "smile" in Arabic.
IDRIS (1)إدريسmArabic
Possibly means "interpreter" in Arabic. In the Qur'an this is the name of an ancient prophet. He is traditionally equated with the Hebrew prophet Enoch.
IHABإيهابm & fArabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.
IHSANإحسانm & fArabic
Means "charity" in Arabic.
IKRAAMإكرامf & mArabic
Variant transcription of IKRAM.
IKRAMإكرامf & mArabic
Means "honour" in Arabic.
ILHAMإلهامm & fArabic, Indonesian, Uyghur
Means "inspiration" in Arabic.
ILYASإلياسmArabic
Arabic form of ELIJAH.
IMADعمادmArabic
Means "support" or "pillar" in Arabic.
IMAMإمامmArabic
Means "leader" in Arabic.
IMANإيمانm & fArabic, Persian, Indonesian
Means "faith", derived from Arabic امن (amuna) meaning "to be faithful".
IMENإيمانmArabic
Variant transcription of IMAN.
IMRAMعمرامmArabic
Variant of IMRAN.
IMRANعمرانmArabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Malay, Bengali
Arabic form of AMRAM. This is the name Muslims traditionally assign to the father of the Virgin Mary (analogous to the Christian Joachim).
IMTIAZإمتيازmArabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of IMTIYAZ.
IMTIYAZإمتيازmArabic, Urdu
Means "distinction" in Arabic.
IN'AMإنعامfArabic
Means "giving, bestowal" in Arabic.
INASإيناسfArabic
Means "friendliness" in Arabic.
IQBALإقبالmArabic
Means "fortunate" in Arabic. Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) was a poet, philosopher, and scholar from Pakistan.
IRFANعرفانmArabic
Means "knowledge, awareness, learning" in Arabic.
ISA (1)عيسىmArabic
Arabic form of JESUS.
'ISAMعصامmArabic
Means "security, pledge" in Arabic.
ISKANDARإسكندرmArabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic, Indonesian and Malay form of ALEXANDER.
ISLAMإسلامmArabic, Kazakh, Chechen, Ingush
From the name of the religion, derived from Arabic إسلام (Islam) which means "submission (to God)".
ISMA'ILإسماعيلmArabic
Arabic form of ISHMAEL.
ISMAILإسماعيلmArabic, Uyghur
Uyghur form of ISHMAEL. It is also a variant transcription of Arabic ISMA'IL.
'ISMATعصمةm & fArabic
Derived from Arabic عصم ('Isma) meaning "safeguarding".
ISRAإسراءfArabic
Means "nocturnal journey", derived from Arabic سرى (sara) "to travel at night".
ISRAAإسراءfArabic
Variant transcription of ISRA.
ISSAعيسىmArabic
Variant transcription of ISA (1).
I'TIDALاعتدالfArabic
Means "temperance, moderation" in Arabic.
I'TIMADاعتمادf & mArabic
Means "reliance" in Arabic.
IZDIHARإزدهارfArabic
Means "blossoming, prospering" in Arabic.
IZZ AL-DINعزّ الدينmArabic
Means "glory of religion", derived from Arabic عزّ ('izz) meaning "glory, power" and دين (din) meaning "religion". In the 13th century Izz al-Din Aybak became the first Mamluk ruler of Egypt. The Mamluks were a warrior caste who were originally slaves.
IZZ UD-DINعزّ الدينmArabic
Variant transcription of IZZ AL-DIN.
JABBARجبّارmArabic
Means "powerful" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الجبّار (al-Jabbar) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
JABIRجابرmArabic
Means "comforter" in Arabic.
JABRجبرmArabic
Means "consolation, assistance" in Arabic.
JABRILجبريلmArabic
Variant transcription of JIBRIL.
JAFARجعفرmArabic, Iranian
Means "stream" in Arabic. Jafar ibn Abi Talib was a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad who was killed fighting against Byzantium in the 7th century. Another notable bearer was Jafar al-Sadiq, the sixth Shia imam.
JAFFARجعفرmArabic
Variant transcription of JAFAR.
JAFFERجعفرmArabic
Variant transcription of JAFAR.
JALALجلالmArabic, Persian
Means "greatness" in Arabic.
JALILجليلmArabic, Persian
Means "important, exalted" in Arabic.
JALILAجليلةfArabic
Feminine form of JALIL.
JAMAALجمالmArabic
Variant transcription of JAMAL.
JAMALجمالmArabic
Means "beauty" in Arabic. Jamal al-Din al-Afghani was a political activist who promoted pan-Islamism in the 19th century.
JAMEELجميلmArabic
Variant transcription of JAMIL.
JAMEELAجميلةfArabic
Variant transcription of JAMILA.
JAMILجميلmArabic
Means "beautiful" in Arabic.
JAMILAجميلةfArabic
Feminine form of JAMIL.
JAMILLAHجميلةfArabic
Feminine form of JAMIL.
JANANجنانfArabic
Means "heart" or "soul" in Arabic.
JATHBIYYAجاذبيّةfArabic
Variant transcription of JATHIBIYYA.
JATHIBIYYAجاذبيّةfArabic
Means "charm, attractiveness" in Arabic.
JAWAHIRجواهرfArabic
Means "jewels" in Arabic, ultimately from Persian گوهر (gohar) meaning "jewel, essence".
JAWDATجودتm & fArabic
Means "goodness, excellence", derived from Arabic جاد (jada) meaning "to be excellent".
JIBRILجبريلmArabic
Arabic form of GABRIEL.
JINANجنانm & fArabic
Means "garden" or "paradise" in Arabic.
JUDAجودةmArabic
Means "goodness, excellence", derived from Arabic جاد (jada) "to be excellent".
JUMANAجمانةfArabic
Means "pearl" in Arabic.
JUMANAHجمانةfArabic
Variant transcription of JUMANA.
JUNAIDجنيدmArabic
Variant transcription of JUNAYD.
JUNAYDجنيدmArabic
Means "small army", derived from Arabic جند (jund) "army, soldiers".
KADER (1)قادر, قديرmArabic
Variant transcription of قادر (QADIR).
KAMAL (1)كمالmArabic
Means "perfection" in Arabic.
KAMIL (1)كاملmArabic
Means "perfect" in Arabic.
KARAMكرمm & fArabic
Means "generosity" in Arabic.
KAREEMكريمmArabic
Variant transcription of KARIM. A famous bearer of this name is basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947-).
KARIMكريمmArabic, Persian
Means "generous, noble" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الكريم (al-Karim) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
KARIMAكريمةfArabic
Feminine form of KARIM.
KHADIGAخديجةfArabic (Egyptian)
Variant transcription of KHADIJA. This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.
KHADIJAخديجةfArabic
Means "premature child" in Arabic. This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's first wife and the mother of all of his children. She was a wealthy merchant and a widow when they married in the year 595. Muhammad received his first revelation 15 years after their marriage, and she was the first person to convert to Islam.
KHADIJAHخديجةfArabic, Malay
Variant transcription of KHADIJA, as well as the usual Malay form.
KHALEDخالدmArabic
Variant transcription of KHALID.
KHALEELخليلmArabic
Variant transcription of KHALIL.
KHALIDخالدmArabic
Means "eternal", derived from Arabic خلد (khalada) meaning "to last forever". This name was borne by a 7th-century Islamic military leader, Khalid ibn al-Walid.
KHALIDAخالدةfArabic
Feminine form of KHALID.
KHALIFAخليفةmArabic
Means "successor, caliph" in Arabic. The title caliph was given to the successors of the Prophet Muhammad, originally elected by the Islamic populace.
KHALILخليلmArabic
Means "friend" in Arabic.
KHALILAHخليلةfArabic
Feminine form of KHALIL.
KHALIQخليقmArabic
Means "creator" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الخليق (al-Khaliq) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
KHAYRATخيراتm & fArabic
Means "good deeds" in Arabic, plural of خيرة (khayrah).
KHAYRIخيريّmArabic
Means "charitable" in Arabic.
KHAYRIYYAخيريّةfArabic
Feminine form of KHAYRI.
KHAYYAMخيّامmArabic
Means "tent maker" in Arabic. This was the surname of the 12th-century Persian poet Omar Khayyam.
LAILA (1)ليلىfArabic, English
Variant of LAYLA.
LAMIA (1)لامعةfArabic
Means "shining, radiant" in Arabic.
LAMISلميسfArabic
Means "soft" in Arabic.
LAMYAلمياءfArabic
Means "having beautiful dark lips" in Arabic.
LATEEFAHلطيفةfArabic
Variant transcription of LATIFA.
LATIFلطيفmArabic
Means "gentle, kind" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition اللطيف (al-Latif) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
LATIFAلطيفةfArabic
Feminine form of LATIF.
LATIFAHلطيفةfArabic
Feminine form of LATIF.
LAWAHIZلَواحظfArabic (Rare)
Means "glances" in Arabic.
LAYLAليلىfArabic, English
Means "night" in Arabic. This was the name of the object of romantic poems written by the 7th-century poet known as Qays. The story of Qays and Layla became a popular romance in medieval Arabia and Persia. The name became used in the English-speaking world after the 1970 release of the song 'Layla' by Derek and the Dominos, the title of which was inspired by the medieval story.
LEILAليلىfArabic, Persian, English, Georgian
Variant of LAYLA. This spelling was used by Lord Byron for characters in 'The Giaour' (1813) and 'Don Juan' (1819), and it is through him that the name was introduced to the English-speaking world.
LEYLAليلىfArabic, Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, English (Modern)
Variant of LEILA.
LINA (1)ليناfArabic
Means either "palm tree" or "tender" in Arabic.
LUBNAلبنىfArabic
Means "storax tree" in Arabic. According to a 7th-century legend Lubna and Qays were a couple forced to divorce by Qays's father.
LUJAYNلجينfArabic
Means "silver" in Arabic.
LULU (2)لؤلؤfArabic
Means "pearl" in Arabic.
LUTFIلطفيّmArabic, Indonesian
Means "kind, gentle" in Arabic.
MAALIKمالكmArabic
Means "owner, possessor, master" in Arabic.
MAHAمهاةfArabic
Means "oryx" in Arabic. The oryx is a variety of antelope that is said to represent beauty.
MAHDIمهديmArabic, Persian
Means "guided one" in Arabic.
MAHFUZمحفوظmArabic
Means "safeguarded" in Arabic.
MAHIRماهرmArabic
Means "skilled" in Arabic.
MAHMOODمحمودmArabic
Variant transcription of MAHMUD.
MAHMOUDمحمودmArabic, Persian
Variant transcription of MAHMUD.
MAHMUDمحمودmArabic, Persian, Pashto, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Means "praiseworthy" in Arabic, from the same root as Muhammad. This was the name of the first Muslim ruler of India (11th century). It was also borne by two Ottoman sultans.
MAHOMETmArabic (Anglicized)
Archaic transcription of MUHAMMAD, based on the usual Latin spelling Mahometus.
MAHOMETUSmArabic (Latinized)
Latinized form of MUHAMMAD.
MAJIDمجيدmArabic
Means "glorious" in Arabic.
MAKRAMمكرمmArabic
Means "generous" or "noble" in Arabic.
MALAIKAملائكةfArabic
Means "angels" from the plural of Arabic ملك (malak).
MALAKملكf & mArabic
Means "angel" in Arabic.
MALIK (1)ملكmArabic
Means "king" in Arabic. It can also be a variant transcription of MAALIK. In Islamic tradition الملك (al-Malik) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
MALIKAملكةfArabic
Means "queen" in Arabic, the feminine form of MALIK (1).
MAMOUNمأمونmArabic
Variant transcription of MAMUN.
MAMUNمأمونmArabic, Bengali
Means "trustworthy" in Arabic.
MANSOORمنصورmArabic
Variant transcription of MANSUR.
MANSURمنصورmArabic, Turkish, Indonesian
Means "victorious" in Arabic. Abu Jafar al-Mansur was an 8th-century Abbasid caliph and the founder of the city of Baghdad.
MAQSOODمقصودmArabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of MAQSUD.
MAQSUDمقصودmArabic, Urdu
Means "intention, aim" in Arabic.
MARAMمرامf & mArabic
Means "wish, desire" in Arabic.
MARIAMمريمfBiblical Greek, Georgian, Armenian, Arabic
Form of MARIA used in the Greek Old Testament, as well as the Georgian and Armenian form. It is also a variant transcription of Arabic MARYAM.
MARUFمعروفmArabic, Bengali
Means "favour, kindness" in Arabic.
MARWAمروةfArabic
From the Arabic name of a fragrant plant. Al-Marwa is one of the names of a sacred hill near Mecca.
MARYAMمريمfArabic, Persian, Urdu
Arabic, Persian and Urdu form of Miryam (see MARY). In Iran it is also the name of a flower, the tuberose, which is named after the Virgin Mary.
MASOODمسعودmArabic, Persian
Variant transcription of MAS'UD.
MASOUDمسعودmArabic, Persian
Variant transcription of MAS'UD.
MAS'UDمسعودmArabic, Persian
Means "lucky" in Arabic.
MASUMAمعصومةfArabic
Means "innocent" in Arabic. After her death, this name was applied to Fatima, a daughter of the 9th-century Shia imam Musa al-Kadhim.
MAZINمازنmArabic
Means "rain clouds" in Arabic.
MEDHATمدحتmArabic
Variant transcription of MIDHAT.
MIDHAمدحةfArabic
Means "praise, eulogy" in Arabic.
MIDHATمدحتmArabic
Means "praise, eulogy" in Arabic.
MIHAMMADمحمّدmArabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD.
MIKHA'ILميخائيلmArabic
Arabic form of MICHAEL.
MIRAJمعراجmArabic
Means "place of ascent" in Arabic.
MIRZAميرزاmPersian, Arabic, Bosnian
Means "prince" from Persian میرزا (mirza), earlier امیرزاده (amirzadeh), which is ultimately from Arabic أمير (amir) meaning "commander" combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
MIS'IDمسعدmArabic
Variant of MUS'AD.
MOHAMEDمحمّدmArabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD (chiefly Egyptian and Algerian).
MOHAMMADمحمّدmPersian, Tatar, Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali
Persian and Tatar form of MUHAMMAD. It is also a variant transcription of the Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto and Bengali name.
MOHAMMEDمحمّدmArabic, Bengali
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD.
MONA (3)منىfArabic
Variant transcription of MUNA.
MOSTAFAمصطفىmArabic
Variant transcription of MUSTAFA.
MOUNAمنىfArabic
Variant transcription of MUNA.
MUBINمبينmArabic
Means "clear, distinct" in Arabic.
MUBINAمبينةfArabic
Feminine form of MUBIN.
MUFADDALمفضّلmArabic
Means "preferred" in Arabic.
MUHAMMADمحمّدmArabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Tajik, Indonesian, Malay, Avar
Means "praiseworthy", derived from Arabic حمد (hamid) meaning "to praise". This was the name of the prophet who founded the Islamic religion in the 7th century. According to Muslim belief, at age 40 Muhammad was visited by the angel Gabriel, who provided him with the first verses of the Qur'an. Approximately 20 years later he conquered Mecca, the city of his birth, and his followers controlled most of the Arabian Peninsula at the time of his death in 632.... [more]
MUHAMMEDمحمّدmTurkish, Arabic
Turkish form of MUHAMMAD, as well as a variant transcription of the Arabic name.
MUHSINمحسنmArabic
Means "beneficent" in Arabic.
MUHSINAمحسنةfArabic
Feminine form of MUHSIN.
MUKHTARمختارmArabic
Means "chosen" in Arabic.
MUMINمؤمنmArabic
Means "believer" in Arabic.
MUMINAمؤمنةfArabic
Feminine form of MUMIN.
MUMTAZممتازmArabic
Means "distinguished" in Arabic.
MUNAمنىfArabic
Means "wishes, desires", from the plural of Arabic منية (munyah).
MUNIRمنيرmArabic
Means "bright, shining" in Arabic.
MUNIRAمنيرةfArabic
Feminine form of MUNIR.
MUNYAمنيةfArabic
Means "wish, desire" in Arabic.
MURADمرادmArabic, Urdu, Azerbaijani, Avar
Means "wish, desire" in Arabic. This name was borne by several Ottoman sultans.
MURTADAمرتضىmArabic
Means "chosen" in Arabic. This is an epithet of Ali, the fourth caliph.
MURTAZAمرتضىmUrdu, Arabic
Urdu form and Arabic variant transcription of MURTADA.
MUSAموسىmArabic, Turkish, Persian
Arabic, Turkish and Persian form of MOSES.
MUS'ADمسعدmArabic
Means "lucky" in Arabic.
MUSTAFAمصطفىmArabic, Turkish
Means "the chosen one" in Arabic, an epithet of Muhammad. This was the name of four Ottoman sultans. Another famous bearer was Mustafa Kemal (1881-1938), also known as Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.
MUSTAPHAمصطفىmArabic
Variant transcription of MUSTAFA.
MU'TAMIDمعتمدmArabic
Means "relying on, leaning on" in Arabic. Al-Mu'tamid was a 9th-century Abbasid caliph. This was also the name of an 11th-century Abbadid ruler of Seville, who was a patron of the arts and a poet.
MU'TASIMمعتصمmArabic
Means "taking refuge in" in Arabic.
NAAJIناجيmArabic
Means "saved" in Arabic.
NABILنبيلmArabic
Means "noble" in Arabic.
NABILAنبيلةfArabic
Feminine form of NABIL.
NADA (1)ندىfArabic
Means either "generosity" or "dew" in Arabic.
NADEEMنديمmArabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of NADIM.
NADERنادرmArabic
Variant transcription of NADIR.
NADIA (2)نديّةfArabic
Variant transcription of NADIYYA.
NADIMنديمmArabic, Urdu
Means "drinking companion", derived from Arabic ندم (nadima) meaning "to drink together".
NADIRنادرmArabic
Means "rare" in Arabic.
NADIRAنادرةfArabic
Feminine form of NADIR.
NADIYYAنديّةfArabic
Means "moist, tender, delicate" in Arabic.
NADRAنضرةfArabic
Means "radiance" in Arabic.
NADYA (2)نديّةfArabic
Variant transcription of NADIYYA.
NAFISAنفيسةfArabic
From Arabic نفيس (nafis) meaning "precious, valuable".
NAGIنجيّmArabic
Variant transcription of NAJI.
NAGIBنجيبmArabic
Variant transcription of NAJIB.
NAILنائلmArabic, Tatar
Means "attainer" in Arabic.
NAILAنائلةfArabic
Feminine form of NAIL. This was the name of the wife of Uthman, the third caliph of the Muslims. She tried in vain to prevent a mob from murdering her husband, and had several fingers cut off in the process.
NA'IMنعيمmArabic
Means "tranquil, happy, at ease" in Arabic.
NA'IMAنعيمةfArabic
Feminine form of NA'IM.
NAJIنجيّmArabic
Means "intimate friend" in Arabic. It can also be a variant transcription of NAAJI.
NAJIBنجيبmArabic
Means "noble" or "intelligent" in Arabic.
NAJMنجمmArabic
Means "star" in Arabic.
NAJMAنجمةfArabic
Feminine form of NAJM.
NAJWAنجوىfArabic
Means "secret, whisper" in Arabic.
NAQIنقيmArabic
Means "pure, clean" in Arabic.
NASEEMنسيمm & fArabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of NASIM.
NASEERنصيرmArabic
Variant transcription of NASIR.
NASHWAنشوىfArabic
Means "ecstasy, elation" in Arabic.
NASIBنسيبmArabic
Means "noble" in Arabic.
NASIMنسيمm & fArabic, Urdu
Means "breeze" in Arabic.
NASIRناصر, نصيرmArabic
Means "helper" in Arabic. This transcription represents two different Arabic names.
NASIRAناصرة, نصيرةfArabic
Feminine form of NASIR.
NASSERناصرmArabic
Variant transcription of NASIR.
NASSIMنسيمm & fArabic
Variant transcription of NASIM.
NAVEEDنويدmPersian, Arabic
Variant transcription of NAVID.
NAVIDنويدmPersian, Arabic
Means "good news" in Persian.
NAWALنوالfArabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.
NAWRAنورةfArabic
Means "flower, blossom" in Arabic.
NAZIHنزيهmArabic
Means "honest, virtuous" in Arabic.
NAZIHAنزيهةfArabic
Feminine form of NAZIH.
NIDAنداعfArabic, Urdu
Means "call, proclaim" in Arabic.
NIMA (1)نعمةf & mArabic
Means "blessing" in Arabic.
NIMATنعماتf & mArabic
Means "blessings" in Arabic, a plural form of NIMA (1).
NISHATنشاطm & fArabic, Bengali
Means "energetic, lively" in Arabic.
NIZARنزارmArabic
Perhaps from Arabic نزير (nazir) meaning "little".
NOOR (1)نورf & mArabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of NUR.
NOURنورf & mArabic
Variant transcription of NUR.
NOUREDDINEنور الدينmArabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of NUR AD-DIN (chiefly Maghrebi).
NUHنوحmArabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of NOAH (1).
NUHA (1)نهىfArabic
Means "mind, wisdom" in Arabic.
NURنورf & mArabic, Turkish, Urdu, Uyghur, Indonesian, Malay
Means "light" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition النور (al-Nur) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
NURAنورةfArabic
Strictly feminine form of NUR.
NUR AD-DINنور الدينmArabic
Means "light of religion", from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" combined with دين (din) "religion, faith".
NURUDDINنور الدينmArabic
Variant transcription of NUR AD-DIN.
NURULنور الm & fArabic, Indonesian, Malay
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with نور ال (Nur al) meaning "light of the" (such as نور الدين (Nur al-Din) "light of religion").
NURULLAHنور اللهmArabic, Turkish
Means "light of ALLAH", from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" combined with الله (Allah).
OMAR (1)عمرmArabic, English, Spanish
Variant transcription of UMAR. This is the usual English spelling of the 12th-century poet Umar Khayyam's name. In his honour it has sometimes been used in the English-speaking world, notably for the American general Omar Bradley (1893-1981).
OMRANعمرانmArabic
Variant transcription of UMRAN.
OSAMAأسامةmArabic
Variant transcription of USAMA.
QADIRقادر, قديرmArabic
Means "capable, powerful" in Arabic. This transcription represents two different ways of spelling the name in Arabic. In Islamic tradition القادر (al-Qadir) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
QAMARقمرm & fArabic
Means "moon" in Arabic.
QASIMقاسمmArabic, Urdu
Means "one who divides goods among his people", derived from Arabic قسم (qasama) "to share" or "to divide". This was the name of a son of Muhammad who died while young.
QISMATقسمةmArabic
Means "fate" in Arabic.
QUSAYقصيmArabic
Possibly derived from Arabic قصي (qasi) meaning "distant". This was the name of an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad who was in charge of a temple in Mecca.
RAABI'AرابعةfArabic
Means "fourth" in Arabic. This name was borne by an 8th-century Sufi mystic from Basra in Iraq.
RABABربابfArabic
Variant transcription of RUBAB.
RABI (1)ربيعmArabic
Means "springtime" in Arabic.
RABI'AربيعةfArabic
Feminine form of RABI (1). It is also a variant transcription of RAABI'A.
RA'DرعدmArabic
Means "thunder" in Arabic. This is the name of the 13th chapter of the Qur'an (surah ar-Rad).
RAFIQرفيقmArabic, Urdu
Means either "friend" or "gentle" in Arabic.
RAFIQAرفيقةfArabic
Feminine form of RAFIQ.
RAHATراحةm & fArabic
Means "rest, comfort" in Arabic.
RAHEEMرحيمmArabic
Variant transcription of RAHIM.
RAHIMرحيمmArabic
Means "kind, compassionate" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الرحيم (al-Rahim) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
RAHMANرحمانmArabic, Persian, Indonesian, Malay
Means "merciful" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الرحمان (al-Rahman) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
RAISرئيسmArabic
Means "leader, chief" in Arabic.
RAISA (3)رئيسةfArabic
Feminine form of RAIS.
RAJA (1)رجاءfArabic
Means "hope" in Arabic.
RAJABرجبmArabic
Means "respect" in Arabic. This is the name of the seventh month in the Islamic calendar.
RAJIYAرجيةfArabic
Means "hopeful" in Arabic.
RAJYAرجيةfArabic
Variant transcription of RAJIYA.
RAMADANرَمَضانmArabic
From the name of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is derived from Arabic رمض (ramad) meaning "parchedness, scorchedness". Muslims traditionally fast during this month.
RAMLAرملةfArabic
Variant transcription of RAMLAH.
RAMLAHرملةfArabic
Means "sand" in Arabic. This was the name of one of the wives of Muhammad.
RANA (1)رناfArabic
Means "an eye-catching object" from Arabic رنا (rana) meaning "to gaze".
RANDAرندةfArabic
Means "scented tree" in Arabic.
RANIYAرانيةfArabic
Means "looking at", derived from Arabic رنا (rana) meaning "to gaze".
RANYAرانيةfArabic
Variant transcription of RANIYA.
RASHAرشاfArabic
Means "young gazelle" in Arabic.
RASHADرشادmArabic, Azerbaijani
Means "good sense, good guidance" in Arabic.
RASHEDراشدmArabic
Variant transcription of راشد (RASHID).
RASHEEDرشيدmArabic
Variant transcription of رشيد (RASHID).
RASHIDرشيد, راشدmArabic
Means "rightly guided" in Arabic. This transcription represents two different ways of spelling the name in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الرشيد (al-Rashid) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
RASHIDAرشيدة, راشدةfArabic
Feminine form of RASHID.
RASIMراسمmArabic
Means "planner, architect" in Arabic.
RASIMAراسمةfArabic
Feminine form of RASIM.
RASULرسولmArabic, Avar
Means "prophet, messenger" in Arabic.
RAUFرؤوفmArabic
Means "compassionate" in Arabic.
RAWIYAراويةfArabic
Means "storyteller", derived from Arabic روى (rawa) meaning "to relate".

RAWYAراويةfArabic
Variant transcription of RAWIYA.
RAYANريّانm & fArabic
Variant transcription of RAYYAN.
RAYHANAرَيحانةfArabic
Means "basil" in Arabic. This was the name of a wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
RAYYANريّانm & fArabic
Means "watered, luxuriant" in Arabic. According to Islamic tradition this is the name of one of the gates of paradise.
RAZAرضاءmArabic
Variant transcription of RIDHA.
REEMريمfArabic
Variant transcription of RIM.
RIADرياضmArabic
Means "meadows, gardens", from the plural of Arabic روضة (rawdah).
RIAZرياضmArabic
Variant transcription of RIAD.
RIDAرضاءmArabic
Variant transcription of RIDHA.
RIDHAرضاءmArabic
Means "satisfaction, contentment" in Arabic. This name was borne by Ali Musi al-Ridha, a 9th-century Shia imam.
RIDWANرضوانmArabic
Means "satisfaction" in Arabic.
RIDWANAرضوانةfArabic
Feminine form of RIZWAN.
RIFATرفعةmArabic
Means "high rank" in Arabic.
RIHANNAرَيحانةfArabic
Variant transcription of RAYHANA.
RIMريمfArabic
Means "white antelope" in Arabic.
RIZWANرضوانmUrdu, Arabic
Urdu form and variant Arabic transcription of RIDWAN.
RIZWANAرضوانةfUrdu, Arabic
Urdu form and variant Arabic transcription of RIDWANA.
RUBAربىfArabic
Means "hill" in Arabic.
RUBABربابfArabic
From an Arabic word referring to a type of stringed musical instrument. This was the name of the wife of Muhammad's grandson Husayn.
RUHروحmArabic
Means "spirit" in Arabic.
RUQAYYAرقيّةfArabic
Variant transcription of RUQAYYAH.
RUQAYYAHرقيّةfArabic
Derived either from Arabic رقى (ruqia) meaning "rise, ascent" or from رقية (ruqyah) meaning "spell, charm, incantation". This was the name of one of the daughters of the Prophet Muhammad. She became a wife of Uthman, the third caliph of the Muslims.
RUSULرسلmArabic
Means "prophets, messengers" in Arabic.
RUWAرواءfArabic
Means "beauty" in Arabic.
RUYAرؤيةfArabic
Means "vision, sight" in Arabic.
SA'ADATسعادةfArabic
Means "happiness, luck" in Arabic.
SABAHصباحf & mArabic, Turkish
Means "morning" in Arabic and Turkish.
SABAH UD-DINصباح الدينmArabic (Rare)
Means "morning of religion", derived from Arabic صباح (sabah) meaning "morning" and دين (din) meaning "religion".
SABRIصبريّmArabic
Means "patient" in Arabic.
SABRIYYAصبريّةfArabic
Feminine form of SABRI.
SA'DسعدmArabic
Means "fortune, good luck" in Arabic. This was the name of a successful military commander for the Muslims during the early years of Islam.
SADAFصدفfArabic
Means "seashell, mother-of-pearl" in Arabic.
SADDAMصدّامmArabic
Means "one who confronts" in Arabic.
SA'DIسعديmArabic
Means "fortunate, lucky" in Arabic.
SA'DIAسعديةfArabic
Feminine form of SA'DI.
SADIQصادقmArabic
Means "loyal, true" in Arabic.
SAFIصفيّmArabic
Means "pure" in Arabic.
SAFIYAصفيّةfArabic
Variant transcription of SAFIYYAH.
SAFIYYAHصفيّةfArabic
Feminine form of SAFI. This was the name of one of the wives of Muhammad.
SAHARسحرfArabic, Persian
Means "dawn" in Arabic.
SA'IDسعيدmArabic
Means "happy, lucky" in Arabic. This was the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
SA'IDAسعيدةfArabic
Feminine form of SA'ID.
SAIFسيفmArabic
Means "sword" in Arabic.
SAIF AL-DINسيف الدينmArabic
Means "sword of the faith" from Arabic سيف (sayf) meaning "sword" and دين (din) meaning "religion, faith".
SAIFULسيف الmArabic
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with سيف ال (Sayf al) meaning "sword of the" (such as SAIF AL-DIN).
SAIFULLAHسيف اللهmArabic
Means "sword of ALLAH" from Arabic سيف (sayf) meaning "sword" combined with الله (Allah).
SAJJADسجّادmArabic
Means "kneeling in prayer, prostration" in Arabic.
SAKHRصخرmArabic
Means "solid rock" in Arabic. This name appears in the poems of the 7th-century poetess Al-Khansa.
SAKINAسكينةfArabic
Means "calmness, peace" in Arabic.
SALAHصلاحmArabic
Means "righteousness" in Arabic.
SALAH AL-DINصلاح الدينmArabic
Means "righteousness of religion" from Arabic صلاح (salah) meaning "righteousness" combined with دين (din) meaning "religion, faith". A famous bearer of this name was the sultan Salah al-Din Yusuf Ibn Ayyub, known in the western world as Saladin, the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty in Egypt in the 12th century. He recaptured Jerusalem from the crusaders and repelled the invaders of the Third Crusade. Salah al-Din was an honourific; his birth name was Yusuf.
SALEEMسليمmArabic
Variant transcription of SALIM.
SALEHصالحmArabic
Variant transcription of SALIH.
SALHAصالحةfArabic
Feminine form of SALIH.
SALIHصالحmArabic, Bosnian
Means "virtuous" in Arabic. According to the Qur'an this was the name of an early Arabian prophet.
SALIHAصالحةfArabic
Feminine form of SALIH.
SALILسليلmArabic
Means "sword" or "son" in Arabic.
SALIMسليمmArabic
Means "safe, sound, intact", derived from Arabic سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".
SALIMAسليمةfArabic
Feminine form of SALIM.
SALMAسلمىfArabic
Means "safe", derived from Arabic سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".
SALMANسلمانmArabic
Means "safe", derived from Arabic سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".
SALWAHسلوةfArabic
Means "comfort" in Arabic.
SAMADصمدmArabic
Means "eternal" in Arabic.
SAMARسمرfArabic
Means "evening conversation" in Arabic.
SAMEER (1)سميرmArabic
Variant transcription of SAMIR (1).
SAMEERA (1)سميرةfArabic
Variant transcription of SAMIRA (1).
SAMI (2)ساميmArabic
Means "elevated, sublime, supreme" in Arabic.
SAMIAساميةfArabic
Variant transcription of SAMIYA.
SAMINAثمينةfArabic
Variant transcription of THAMINA.
SAMIR (1)سميرmArabic
Means "companion in evening talk" in Arabic.
SAMIRA (1)سميرةfArabic, Persian
Feminine form of SAMIR (1).
SAMIYAساميةfArabic
Feminine form of SAMI (2).
SANAسناءfArabic
Variant transcription of SANAA (1).
SANAA (1)سناءfArabic
Means "brilliance, radiance, splendour" in Arabic.
SANIسنيّmArabic
Means "brilliant, splendid" in Arabic.
SANIYYAسنيّةfArabic
Feminine form of SANI.
SANYA (1)سنيّةfArabic
Variant transcription of SANIYYA.
SARAسارةfGreek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, German, French, Dutch, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Polish, English, Arabic, Persian, Bosnian
Form of SARAH.
SARAHسارةfEnglish, French, German, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "lady, princess, noblewoman" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of Abraham's wife, considered the matriarch of the Jewish people. She was barren until she unexpectedly became the pregnant with Isaac at the age of 90. Her name was originally Sarai, but God changed it at the same time Abraham's name was changed (see Genesis 17:15).... [more]
SAWSANسوسنfArabic
Arabic form of SUSANNA.
SAYYIDسيّدmArabic
Means "lord, master" in Arabic. A famous bearer was the Egyptian musician Sayyid Darwish (1892-1923).
SAYYIDAسيّدةfArabic
Means "lady, mistress" in Arabic.
SELIMAسليمةfArabic
Variant transcription of SALIMA.
SHAD (1)شادmArabic
Means "happy" in Arabic.
SHADI (1)شاديmArabic
Means "singer" in Arabic.
SHADIYAشاديةfArabic
Feminine form of SHADI (1).
SHADYAشاديةfArabic
Variant transcription of SHADIYA.
SHAFAQATشفقةm & fArabic
Means "compassion, pity" in Arabic.
SHAFIQشفيقmArabic
Means "compassionate" in Arabic.
SHAFIQAشفيقةfArabic
Feminine form of SHAFIQ.
SHAHDشهدfArabic
Means "honey" in Arabic.
SHAHIDشاهدmArabic, Urdu
Means "witness" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الشاهد (al-Shahid) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
SHAHIRAشهيرةfArabic
Means "renowned" in Arabic.
SHAHNAZشهنازf & mPersian, Arabic, Urdu
Means "pride of the king" from the Persian elements شاه (shah) "king" and ناز (naz) "pride".
SHAHRAZADشهرزادfPersian (Rare), Arabic
Means "free city" from the Persian elements شهر (shahr) "city" and آزاد (azad) "free". This is the name of the fictional storyteller in 'The 1001 Nights'. She tells a story to her husband the king every night for 1001 nights in order to delay her execution.
SHAHRIZADشهرزادfArabic
Variant transcription of SHAHRAZAD.
SHAHZADشهزادmPersian, Arabic, Urdu
Means "prince, son of the king" in Persian.
SHAIMAشيماءfArabic
Possibly means "beauty marks" in Arabic. This was the name of the daughter of Halima, the foster mother of the Prophet Muhammad.
SHAIMAAشيماءfArabic
Variant transcription of SHAIMA.
SHAKEELشكيلmArabic
Variant transcription of SHAKIL.
SHAKILشكيلmArabic
Means "handsome" in Arabic.
SHAKILAشكيلةfArabic
Feminine form of SHAKIL.
SHAKIRشاكرmArabic
Means "thankful" in Arabic.
SHAKIRAشاكرةfArabic
Feminine form of SHAKIR.
SHAKURشكورmArabic
Means "thankful" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الشكور (al-Shakur) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
SHAKURAشكورةfArabic
Feminine form of SHAKUR.
SHAM'AشمعةfArabic
Means "lamp" or "candle" in Arabic.
SHAMILشاميلmArabic, Kazakh, Avar, Chechen, Azerbaijani
From Arabic شاميل (shamil) meaning "comprehensive, universal".
SHAMS AL-DINشَمس الدينmArabic
From Arabic شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" and دين (din) meaning "religion, faith".
SHAMSUDDINشَمس الدينmArabic
Variant transcription of SHAMS AL-DIN.
SHAREEFشريفmArabic
Variant transcription of SHARIF.
SHARIAHشريعةmArabic
Means "divine law, noble law" in Arabic, ultimately from an old Arabic word meaning "pathway".
SHARIFشريفmArabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian, Malay
Means "eminent, virtuous" in Arabic. This was a title used by the descendants of Muhammad.
SHARIFAشريفةfArabic
Variant transcription of SHARIFAH.
SHARIFAHشريفةfArabic, Malay
Feminine form of SHARIF.
SHAYMAشيماءfArabic
Variant transcription of SHAIMA.
SHAZIشذيّfArabic
Means "fragrant" in Arabic.
SHERIFشريفmArabic
Variant transcription of SHARIF.
SHIHABشهابmArabic
Means "shooting star, meteor" in Arabic.
SHUKRIشكريّmArabic
Means "thanking" in Arabic.
SHUKRIYAشكريّةfArabic
Variant transcription of SHUKRIYYA.
SHUKRIYYAشكريّةfArabic
Feminine form of SHUKRI.
SHULAشعلةfArabic
Means "flame" in Arabic.
SUHAسهاfArabic
Means "forgotten, overlooked" in Arabic. Al-Suha (also called Alcor) is the name of a star in the constellation Ursa Major.
SUHAILسهيلmArabic, Urdu
Derived from Arabic سَهُلَ (sahula) meaning "level, even". This is the Arabic name of the second brightest star in the sky, known in the western world as Canopus.
SUHAILAسهيلةfArabic
Feminine form of SUHAIL.
SUHAYLسهيلmArabic
Variant transcription of SUHAIL.
SULAIMANسليمانmArabic, Indonesian, Malay
Variant Arabic transcription of SULAYMAN, as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
SULAYMANسليمانmArabic
Arabic cognate of SÜLEYMAN.
SULTANسلطانm & fArabic, Turkish, Urdu, Bengali, Avar
Means "ruler, king, sultan" in Arabic. In the Arab world this name is typically masculine, but Turkey it is given to both boys and girls.
SULTANAسلطانةfArabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of SULTAN.
SUMAYYAسميّةfArabic
Means "high above" in Arabic. This was the name of the first martyr for Islam.
SURAYAثريّة, ثريّاfArabic
Variant transcription of THURAYYA.
SURAYYAثريّة, ثريّاfArabic
Variant transcription of THURAYYA.
TABASSUMتبسّمm & fArabic
Means "smiling" in Arabic.
TAHAطهmArabic
From the Arabic letters ط (called ta) and ه (called ha). These letters begin the 20th chapter of the Qur'an (surah Ta Ha).
TAHIRطاهرmArabic
Means "virtuous, pure, chaste" in Arabic.
TAHIRAطاهرةfArabic
Feminine form of TAHIR.
TAHMIDتحميدmArabic
Means "praising" in Arabic.
TAJتاجmArabic
Means "crown" in Arabic.
TALAATطَلعَتmArabic
Variant transcription of TAL'AT.
TAL'ATطَلعَتmArabic
Possiby means "face, sight" in Arabic.
TALIBطالبmArabic
Means "seeker of knowledge, student" in Arabic. Abu Talib was an uncle of Muhammad who raised him after his parents and grandparents died. His name was in fact a kunya (a nickname) formed using Abu; his real name may have been Imran.
TALIBAطالبةfArabic
Feminine form of TALIB.
TAMIDتمدmArabic
Short form of MU'TAMID.
TAREKطارقmArabic
Variant transcription of TARIQ.
TARIKطارقmBosnian, Arabic
Bosnian form of TARIQ. It is also a variant transcription of the Arabic name.
TARIQطارقmArabic
Means "he who knocks at the door" in Arabic. This is the Arabic name of the morning star. Tariq ibn Ziyad was the Islamic general who conquered Spain for the Umayyad Caliphate in the 8th century.
TASNIMتسنيمfArabic
Means "a spring in paradise" in Arabic.
TAWFIQتوفيقmArabic
Means "good fortune", derived from Arabic وفق (wafiqa) meaning "to be successful".
TAYEBطيّبmArabic
Variant transcription of TAYYIB.
TAYYIBطيّبmArabic
Means "pleasant, good-natured" in Arabic.
THAMINAثمينةfArabic
Means "valuable, precious, priceless" in Arabic.
THAMIRثامرmArabic
Means "fruitful" in Arabic.
THANAثناءfArabic
Means "praise" in Arabic.
THURAYYAثريّة, ثريّاfArabic
Means "the Pleiades" in Arabic. The Pleiades are a group of seven stars in the constellation Taurus.
TOUFIKتوفيقmArabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of TAWFIQ (chiefly Maghrebi).
TUBAطوبىfArabic, Turkish
From the name of a type of tree that is believed to grow in heaven in Islamic tradition. It means "blessedness" in Arabic.
TUFAYLطفيلmArabic
Means "small child" in Arabic.
UMARعمرmArabic, Urdu
Means "populous, flourishing", derived from Arabic عمر ('umr) meaning "life". Umar was a companion and strong supporter of Muhammad who became the second caliph of the Muslims. He is considered to be one of the great founders of the Muslim state. The name was also borne by a 12th-century poet from Persia, Umar Khayyam.
UMRANعمرانmArabic
Variant of IMRAN.
USAMAأسامةmArabic
Means "lion" in Arabic.
USMANعثمانmArabic
Variant transcription of UTHMAN.
UTHMANعثمانmArabic
Means "baby bustard" in Arabic (a bustard is a type of large bird). Uthman was a companion of Muhammad who married two of his daughters. He was the third caliph of the Muslims.
UZMAعظمىfArabic
Means "supreme, greatest" in Arabic.
WADUDودودmArabic
Means "lover, affectionate" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الودود (al-Wadud) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
WAFAIوفائيmArabic
Means "loyalty" in Arabic.
WAFIوفيmArabic
Means "trustworthy, reliable, loyal, perfect" in Arabic.
WAFIYAوفيّةfArabic
Feminine form of WAFI.
WAHEEDوحيدmArabic
Variant transcription of WAHID.
WAHEEDAوحيدةfArabic
Variant transcription of WAHIDA.
WAHIDوحيدmArabic
Means "peerless, unique" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الوحيد (al-Wahid) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
WAHIDAوحيدةfArabic
Feminine form of WAHID.
WALIDوليدmArabic
Means "newborn", derived from Arabic ولد (walada) meaning "to give birth". This was the name of the Umayyad caliph who conquered Spain in the 8th century.
WAQARوقارmArabic
Means "majesty, dignity" in Arabic.
WASIواسعmArabic
Means "broad-minded, liberal, learned" in Arabic.
WASIMوسيمmArabic
Means "handsome" in Arabic.
WASSIMوسيمmArabic
Variant transcription of WASIM.
WIDADودادfArabic
Means "love" in Arabic.
YAHYAيحيىmArabic, Turkish, Persian
Arabic, Turkish and Persian form of Yochanan (see JOHN). This name honours John the Baptist, a prophet in Islam.
YAKUBيعقوبmArabic
Variant transcription of YAQUB.
YAQOOBيعقوبmArabic
Variant transcription of YAQUB.
YAQUBيعقوبmArabic
Arabic form of Ya'aqov (see JACOB).
YASERياسرmPersian, Turkish, Arabic
Persian and Turkish form of YASIR, as well as a variant transcription of the Arabic name.
YASINياسينmArabic, Persian, Urdu
From the Arabic letters ي (called ya) and س (called sin). These letters begin the 36th chapter of the Qur'an (surah Ya Sin).
YASIRياسرmArabic, Urdu
Means "to be rich", derived from Arabic يسر (yasira) meaning "to become easy". This was the name of an early Islamic martyr. It was also borne by Yasir Arafat (1929-2004), a leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
YASMEENياسمينfPersian, Arabic
Variant transcription of YASMIN.
YASMINياسمينfPersian, Arabic, English (Modern)
From Persian یاسمن (yasamen) meaning "jasmine". In modern times it has been used in the English-speaking world, as a variant of JASMINE.
YASMINEياسمينfPersian, Arabic, English (Modern)
Variant transcription of YASMIN.
YASSERياسرmArabic, Persian
Variant transcription of YASIR.
YOUCEFيوسفmArabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of YUSUF, commonly used for Algerian Arabic.
YOUSEFيوسفmPersian, Arabic
Variant Arabic transcription of YUSUF, as well as a Persian transcription.
YOUSSEFيوسفmArabic
Variant transcription of YUSUF.
YUHANNAيوحنّاmArabic
Arabic form of Ioannes (see JOHN).
YUNUSيونسmArabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of JONAH.
YUSEFيوسفmPersian, Arabic
Variant Arabic transcription of YUSUF, as well as a Persian transcription.
YUSHUAيوشعmArabic
Arabic form of Yehoshu'a (see JOSHUA).
YUSRAيسرىfArabic
Means "wealth, ease" in Arabic.
YUSUFيوسفmArabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of Yosef (see JOSEPH).
ZAAHIR (1)زاهرmArabic
Derived from Arabic زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine, to radiate".
ZAAHIR (2)ظاهرmArabic
Derived from Arabic ظهر (zahara) meaning "clear, evident, manifest, outward". In Islamic tradition الظاهر (al-Zahir) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
ZAAHIRAزاهرةfArabic
Feminine form of ZAAHIR (1).
ZAFARظفرmArabic, Urdu
Means "victory" in Arabic.
ZAHEERظهيرmArabic
Variant transcription of ظهير (ZAHIR).
ZAHERظاهرmArabic
Variant transcription of ZAAHIR (2).
ZAHIزاهيmArabic
Means "beautiful, brilliant" in Arabic.
ZAHIAزاهيةfArabic
Feminine form of ZAHI.
ZAHIDزاهدmArabic, Urdu
Means "pious, devout" in Arabic.
ZAHIDAزاهدةfArabic, Urdu
Feminine form of ZAHID.
ZAHIRظهير, زاهر, ظاهرmArabic, Persian, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from Arabic ظهير (zahir) meaning "helper, supporter". This can also be a variant transcription of ZAAHIR (1) or ZAAHIR (2).
ZAHIRAظهيرة, زاهرةfArabic
Feminine form of ZAHIR. This can also be a variant transcription of ZAAHIRA.
ZAHRAزهراءfArabic, Persian
Means "brilliant, bright" in Arabic. This is an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatimah.
ZAHRAHزهرةfArabic
Derived from Arabic زهرة (zahrah) meaning "blooming flower".
ZAIDزيدmArabic
Variant transcription of ZAYD.
ZAIDAزايدةfArabic
Feminine form of ZAYD.
ZAINزينmArabic
Variant transcription of ZAYN.
ZAINAزينةfArabic
Feminine form of ZAYN.
ZAINABزينبfArabic, Urdu
Variant Arabic transcription of ZAYNAB, as well as the Urdu form.
ZAKARIAزَكَرِيّاmGeorgian, Arabic
Georgian form of ZECHARIAH. This is also a variant transcription of Arabic ZAKARIYYA.
ZAKARIYAزَكَرِيّاmArabic
Variant transcription of ZAKARIYYA.
ZAKARIYYAزَكَرِيّاmArabic
Arabic form of ZECHARIAH.
ZAKIزكيّmArabic
Means "pure" in Arabic.
ZAKIAHذكيّةfArabic
Variant transcription of ZAKIYYA.
ZAKIYAذكيّةfArabic
Variant transcription of ZAKIYYA.
ZAKIYYAذكيّةfArabic
Feminine form of ZAKI.
ZAMANزمانmArabic, Urdu
Means "time, age, era" in Arabic.
ZARAYfArabic
Possibly a variant of ZAHRAH.
ZAWARزوارmArabic, Urdu
Means "pilgrim, visitor" in Arabic.
ZAYDزيدmArabic
Derived from Arabic زاد (zada) meaning "to increase". This was the name of a slave who became the adopted son of the Prophet Muhammad.
ZAYNزينmArabic
Means "beauty, grace" in Arabic.
ZAYNAزينةfArabic
Feminine form of ZAYN.
ZAYNABزينبfArabic
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly related to Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty"; it could be from the name of a fragrant flowering tree; or it could be an Arabic form of ZENOBIA, a name borne by a pre-Islamic queen of Palmyra. Zaynab was the name of a daughter, a granddaughter, and two wives of the Prophet Muhammad.
ZIAضياءmArabic
Variant transcription of ZIYA.
ZIADزيادmArabic
Variant transcription of ZIYAD.
ZIAUDDINضياء الدينmArabic, Urdu
Variant Arabic transcription of ZIYA AL-DIN, as well as the usual Urdu transcription.
ZINATزينةfArabic, Persian
Means "ornament" in Arabic.
ZIYAضياءmArabic
Derived from Arabic ضياء (diya) meaning "splendour, light, glow". This was the name of a 14th-century Islamic Indian historian.
ZIYA AL-DINضياء الدينmArabic
Means "splendour of religion" from Arabic ضياء (diya) meaning "splendour, light, glow" combined with دين (din) meaning "religion, faith".
ZIYADزيادmArabic
Means "growth" in Arabic.
ZIYA UR-RAHMANضياء الرحمانmArabic
Means "splendour of the merciful" from Arabic ضياء (diya) meaning "splendour, light, glow" combined with رحمن (rahman) meaning "merciful".
ZUBAIDAزبيدةfArabic
Means "elite, prime, cream" in Arabic.
ZULAYKHAزليخاfArabic
Arabic form of ZULEIKA.
ZULEKHAزليخاfArabic
Variant transcription of ZULAYKHA.
ZULFAQARذو الفقارmArabic
Variant of ZULFIQAR.
ZULFIKARذو الفقارmArabic
Variant transcription of ZULFIQAR.
ZULFIQARذو الفقارmArabic
From Arabic ذو الفقار (Dhu al-Fiqar) meaning "cleaver of the spine". This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's sword, also used by his son-in-law Ali.