AALIYAH f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of ALIYAH 'ABBAS m

Usage: Arabic

Means "austere" in Arabic. This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle. ABD-AL-AZIZ m
Usage: Arabic

Means "servant of the powerful" from Arabic abd-al "servant of the" combined with aziz "powerful". This was the name of the first king of modern Saudi Arabia. ABD-AL-KARIM m
Usage: Arabic

Means "servant of the generous" from Arabic abd-al "servant of the" combined with karim "generous". ABD-ALLAH m
Usage: Arabic

Means "servant of God" from Arabic abd "servant of" combined with Allah "God". This was the name of the father of the Prophet Muhammad. ABD-AL-LATIF m
Usage: Arabic

Means "servant of the gentle" from Arabic abd-al "servant of the" combined with latif "gentle". ABD-AL-MALIK m
Usage: Arabic

Means "servant of the king" from Arabic abd-al "servant of the" combined with malik "king". This was the name of the fifth Umayyad caliph, who made Arabic the official language of the empire. ABD-AL-QADIR m
Usage: Arabic

Means "servant of the capable" from Arabic abd-al "servant of the" combined with qadir "capable". This was the name of a 19th-century Algerian resistance leader. ABD-AL-RAHMAN m
Usage: Arabic

Means "servant of the merciful" from Arabic abd-al "servant of the" combined with rahman "merciful". This was the name of two early caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain. ABDUL m
Usage: Arabic

First part of compound Arabic names beginning with Abd-al meaning "servant of the" (such as Abdul-Aziz "servant of the powerful"). ABDUL-AZIZ m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of ABD-AL-AZIZ ABDULLAH m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of ABD-ALLAH

ABDUL-RAHMAN m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of ABD-AL-RAHMAN 'ABLA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "full-figured" in Arabic. The 7th-century Arabic poet Antara dedicated much of his poetry to a woman named Abla. ADEL m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of ADIL ADIL m

Usage: Arabic

Means "justice" from Arabic adala "to act justly". AFAF f

Usage: Arabic

Means "chastity" in Arabic. AFIF m

Usage: Arabic

Means "chaste" in Arabic. AFZAL m

Usage: Arabic

Means "better, superior" in Arabic. AHMAD m

Usage: Arabic

Means "more commendable" in Arabic. AHMED m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of AHMAD 'AISHA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "alive" in Arabic. This was the name of Muhammad's third and favourite wife, the daughter of Abu Bakr. AKEEM m
Usage: Arabic

Perhaps a variant of HAKIM AKILAH f

Usage: Arabic

Means "intelligent" in Arabic. ALA m

Usage: Arabic

Means "excellence, elevation" in Arabic.

ALA AL-DIN m
Usage: Arabic

Means "excellence of religion" from Arabic ala "excellence, elevation" combined with din "religion, faith". This was the name of several sultans of Delhi. ALI m
Usage: Arabic Pronounced: ah-LEE, AH-lee

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 Shiite Muslims. This name is also borne by the hero in 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'. Also, Muhammad Ali was the name adopted by boxer Cassius Clay when he converted to Islam. ALIA f
Usage: Arabic

Variant of ALYA ALIM m

Usage: Arabic

Means "learned, expert, scholar" in Arabic. ALINA (1) f

Usage: Arabic

Means "noble" in Arabic. ALIYA f

Usage: Jewish, Arabic

Variant of ALIYAH ALIYAH f

Usage: Jewish, Arabic

Means "to ascend" in Hebrew or Arabic. ALIYYAH f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of ALIYAH ALMAS f

Usage: Arabic, Iranian

Means "diamond" in Arabic. ALYA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "sublime" or "lofty" in Arabic. AMAL (1) f,m

Usage: Arabic

Means "aspirations" in Arabic. AMANI f

Usage: Arabic

Means "wishes" in Arabic.

AMIN m
Usage: Arabic

Derived from Arabic amin meaning "truthful". This was the name of the sixth Abbasid caliph. AMINA f
Usage: Arabic

Derived from either Arabic anim meaning "truthful" or Arabic amina meaning "safe". This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's mother, who died when he was young. AMIR (1) m
Usage: Arabic

Means "prince" or "commander" in Arabic. This was originally a title, related to the Arabic loanword emir. AMIRA f
Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of AMIR (1) AMNA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "safety" in Arabic. ANAS m

Usage: Arabic

Means either "friendly" or "a group of people" in Arabic. This was the name of one of the Prophet Muhammad's companions. ANASS m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of ANAS ANISA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "friendly" in Arabic. ANWAR m

Usage: Arabic

Means "brighter" in Arabic. This name was borne by Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat, awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1978 but assassinated three years after that. ANWER m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of ANWAR AS'AD m

Usage: Arabic

Means "luckier" in Arabic. ASAD m

Usage: Arabic

Means "lion" in Arabic. ASIM m

Usage: Arabic

Means "protector" in Arabic.

ASMA f
Usage: Arabic

Means "appellations" or "prestige" in Arabic. She was the daughter of Abu Bakr, the first caliph of the Muslims. ATALLAH m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of ATAULLAH ATAULLAH m

Usage: Arabic

Means "gift of God" from Arabic ata "gift" combined with Allah "God". ATIYA f
Usage: Arabic

Means "gift" in Arabic. AYESHA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of 'AISHA AYISHAH f

Usage: Arabic

Means "prosperous" in Arabic. AZHAR m

Usage: Arabic

Means "shining, bright" in Arabic. 'AZIZ m

Usage: Arabic

Means "powerful" or "beloved", derived from Arabic 'azza meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished". Al-'Aziz was a 10th-century Fatimid caliph. BADR m,f
Usage: Arabic

Means "full moon" in Arabic. BAHA m

Usage: Arabic

Means "splendor" in Arabic. BAHIGA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of BAHIJA BAHIJ m

Usage: Arabic

Masculine form of BAHIJA BAHIJA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "happy" in Arabic.

BAHIYYA f
Usage: Arabic

Means "beautiful" in Arabic. BAKR m

Usage: Arabic

Means "young camel" in Arabic. Abu Bakr was the father-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and the first caliph of the Muslim world. BAQIR m
Usage: Arabic

Means "to rip open" in Arabic. Muhammad Al-Baqir was the fifth Holy Imam of the Shiite Muslims. BARAKAT m
Usage: Arabic

Means "blessings, gifts" in Arabic. BASIM m

Usage: Arabic

Means "smiling" in Arabic. BASMA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of BASIM BASSAM m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of BASIM BASSEM m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of BASIM BOTROS m

Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of PETER BOULOS m

Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of PAUL BOUTROS m

Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of PETER BUDUR f

Usage: Arabic

Strictly feminine form of BADR BULUS m

Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of PAUL

DALAL f
Usage: Arabic

Means "coquettishness" in Arabic. DAWUD m

Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of DAVID DEMA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of DIMA (1) DIMA (1) f

Usage: Arabic

Means "downpour" in Arabic. DIYA m

Usage: Arabic

Means "brightness, glow" in Arabic. DJAMILA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of JAMILA DUA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "prayer" in Arabic. DUHA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "morning" in Arabic. FADI m

Usage: Arabic

Means "saviour" in Arabic. This is an Arabic name of Jesus. FADIA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of FADI FADIL m

Usage: Arabic

Means "virtuous, generous" in Arabic. FADILA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of FADIL FADL m

Usage: Arabic

Means "grace, generosity" in Arabic. FAHD m

Usage: Arabic

Means "panther" in Arabic.

FAHIM m
Usage: Arabic

Means "intelligent, scholar" in Arabic. FAHIMA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of FAHIM FAIRUZA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of FAYRUZ FAIZEL m

Usage: Arabic

Means "a judge" in Arabic. FAKHRI m

Usage: Arabic

Means "honourary" in Arabic. FAKHRIYYA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of FAKHRI FARAG m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of FARAJ FARAH f

Usage: Arabic

Means "joy" in Arabic. FARAJ m

Usage: Arabic

Means "remedy" or "improvement" in Arabic. FARDOOS f

Usage: Arabic

Derived from Arabic firdaws meaning "paradise". FARID m

Usage: Arabic

Means "unique, precious", derived from Arabic farada "to be unique". This was the name of a 13th-century poet from Persia. FARIDA f
Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of FARID FARIHA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "happy" in Arabic.

FARIS m
Usage: Arabic

Means "knight" in Arabic. FAROOQ m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of FARUQ FAROUK m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of FARUQ. This was the name of the last king of Egypt. FARRAH f
Usage: Arabic

Means "burden bearer" in Arabic. FARUQ m

Usage: Arabic

Means "person who can tell right from wrong" in Arabic. FATHI m
Usage: Arabic

Means "conqueror" in Arabic. FATHIYYA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of FATHI FATIMA f

Usage: Arabic, Portuguese

Means "to abstain" in Arabic. Fatima was a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and the only one of his children to carry on his line. Also bearing this name is a town in Portugal, an important Christian pilgrimage center. FATIN f
Usage: Arabic

Means "charming, seductive, fascinating" in Arabic. FATMA f

Usage: Arabic

Contracted form of FATIMA FAWZI m

Usage: Arabic

Means "triumph" in Arabic. FAWZIYYA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of FAWZI FAYIZ m

Usage: Arabic

Means "victor" in Arabic.

FAYRUZ f
Usage: Arabic

Derived from a Persian word meaning "turquoise (the gemstone)". FAYSAL m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of FAIZEL FAYZA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of FAYIZ FEROZE m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of FIROZ FIDDA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "silver" in Arabic. FIHR m

Usage: Arabic

Means "stone pestle" in Arabic. This was the name of a great-grandfather of Muhammad. FIKRI m
Usage: Arabic

Means "intellectual" in Arabic. FIKRIYYA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of FIKRI FIROZ m

Usage: Arabic

Means "successful" in Arabic. A famous bearer was Firoz Shah Tughluq who constructed many buildings in Dehli in the 14th century. FIZZA f
Usage: Arabic

Variant of FIDDA FOUAD m

Usage: Arabic

Derived from Arabic fu'ad meaning "heart". FUAD m

Usage: Arabic

Means "heart" in Arabic. GABIR m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of JABIR

GABR m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of JABR GAFAR m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of JAFAR GALAL m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of JALAL GALILA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of JALILA GAMAL m,f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of JAMAL GAMIL m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of JAMIL GAMILA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of JAMILA GATHBIYYA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of JATHIBIYYA GAUHAR f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of JAWAHIR GAWAHIR f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of JAWAHIR GAWDAT m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of JAWDAT GAZBIYYA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of JATHIBIYYA GHADA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "graceful woman" in Arabic. GHADIR f

Usage: Arabic

Means "stream" in Arabic.

GHALIB m
Usage: Arabic

Means "conqueror" in Arabic. GHALIYA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "fragrant" in Arabic. GHASSAN m

Usage: Arabic

Means "youth" in Arabic. This was the name of an Arabian tribe which existed until the 6th century. GHAYTH m
Usage: Arabic

Means "rain" in Arabic. GHUFRAN f

Usage: Arabic

Means "forgiveness" in Arabic. GUDA m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of JUDA GULZAR m,f

Usage: Arabic, Iranian

Means "rose garden" in Persian. HABIB m

Usage: Arabic

Means "beloved, darling" in Arabic. HABIBA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of HABIB HADI m

Usage: Arabic

Means "religious guide" in Arabic. HADIL f

Usage: Arabic

Means "cooing (of a pigeon)" in Arabic. HADJARA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of HAJAR HADYA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of HADI

HAFIZ m
Usage: Arabic

Means "custodian, guardian" in Arabic. HAFSA f

Usage: Arabic

Possibly means either "brooding hen" or "young lioness" in Arabic. This was the name of the daughter of Umar, the second caliph, and a wife of Muhammad. HAFSAH f
Usage: Arabic

Variant of HAFSA HAFZA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of HAFSA HAGIR f

Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of HAGAR HAIDAR m

Usage: Arabic

Means "lion" in Arabic. This was another name of Ali, the husband of Fatima daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. HAIDER m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of HAIDAR HAIFA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of HAYFA HAJAR f

Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of HAGAR HAKEEM m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of HAKIM HAKIM m

Usage: Arabic

Means "wise" in Arabic. HALA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "halo around the moon" in Arabic. This was the name of a sister-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad. HAMID m
Usage: Arabic

Means "thankful, praising" in Arabic.

HAMZA m
Usage: Arabic

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 f
Usage: Arabic

Means "bliss, happiness" in Arabic. HANAA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of HANA HANAN f

Usage: Arabic

Means "mercy, compassion" in Arabic. HANI m

Usage: Arabic

Means "happy" in Arabic. HANIYYA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of HANI HARITH m

Usage: Arabic

Means "good provider" in Arabic. HAROUN m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of HARUN HARUN m

Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of AARON. Harun al-Rashid was a 9th-century Abbasid caliph featured in the stories of 'The 1001 Nights'. HASAN m
Usage: Arabic

Means "good" or "beautiful", derived from Arabic hasuna "to be good". Al-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 Shiite Muslims. HASHIM m
Usage: Arabic

Means "crushing" in Arabic. This was the name of a great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad. HASIB m
Usage: Arabic

Means "noble, respected" in Arabic.

HASIM m
Usage: Arabic

Means "decisive" in Arabic. HASSAN m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of HASAN. This was the name of two kings of Morocco. HATIM m
Usage: Arabic

Means "determined" in Arabic. HAYDER m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of HAIDAR HAYFA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "slender" in Arabic. HAYTHAM m

Usage: Arabic

Means "young eagle" in Arabic. HIBA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "gift" in Arabic. HIKMAT m,f

Usage: Arabic

Derived from Arabic hikma meaning "wisdom". HIND f

Usage: Arabic

Possibly means "group of camels" in Arabic. This was the name of one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad. HISEIN m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of HUSSEIN HISHAM m

Usage: Arabic

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 a 8thcentury caliph of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain. HOODA f
Usage: Arabic

Variant of HUDA HOSNI m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of HUSNI

HOUDA f
Usage: Arabic

Variant of HUDA HOUSSAM m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of HUSAM HUDA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "right guidance" in Arabic. HUSAIN m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of HUSSEIN HUSAM m

Usage: Arabic

Means "sword" in Arabic. HUSAYN m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of HUSSEIN HUSNI m

Usage: Arabic

Derived from Arabic husn meaning "beauty, excellence". HUSSAIN m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of HUSSEIN HUSSEIN m

Usage: Arabic

Pet form of HASAN. Al-Hussein was the son of Ali and the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. Al-Hasan was his older brother. The massacre of Hussein and his family caused the split between Shiite and Sunni Muslims, which continues to this day. In more recent times this was the name of a king of Jordan. HYDER m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of HAIDAR IBRAHIM m

Usage: Arabic, Turkish

Arabic and Turkish form of ABRAHAM IBTIHAJ f

Usage: Arabic

Means "joy" in Arabic. IBTISAM f

Usage: Arabic

Means "smiling" in Arabic.

IHAB m,f
Usage: Arabic

Means "gift" in Arabic. IHSAN m,f

Usage: Arabic

Means "charity" in Arabic. IKRAAM f

Usage: Arabic

Means "honour" in Arabic. IMAD m

Usage: Arabic

Means "support" or "pillar" in Arabic. IMAM m

Usage: Arabic

Means "leader" in Arabic. IMAN f

Usage: Arabic

Means "faith", derived from Arabic amana "to believe". IMEN f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of IMAN IN'AM f

Usage: Arabic

Means "giving, bestowal" in Arabic. INAS f

Usage: Arabic

Means "friendliness" in Arabic. IQBAL m

Usage: Arabic

Means "fortunate" in Arabic. Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) was a poet, philosopher, and scholar from Pakistan. IRFAN m
Usage: Arabic

Means "knowledge, learning" in Arabic. 'ISAM m

Usage: Arabic

Means "security, pledge" in Arabic. ISMA'IL m

Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of ISHMAEL

'ISMAT m,f
Usage: Arabic

Derived from Arabic 'isma meaning "safeguarding". ISRA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "nocturnal journey", derived from Arabic sara "to travel at night". ISSA m
Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of Yeshua (see JESUS). I'TIDAL f

Usage: Arabic

Means "temperance, moderation" in Arabic. IZDIHAR f

Usage: Arabic

Means "blossoming" in Arabic. IZZ-AL-DIN m

Usage: Arabic

Means "glory of religion", derived from Arabic izz "glory, power" and al-din "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-ED-DIN m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of IZZ-AL-DIN JABIR m

Usage: Arabic

Means "comforter" in Arabic. JABR m

Usage: Arabic

Means "consolation, assistance" in Arabic. JABRIL m

Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of GABRIEL JAFAR m

Usage: Arabic

Means "stream" in Arabic. This was the name of the brother of Ali, the fourth caliph, who was killed fighting against Byzantium in the 7th century. According to tradition, he later appeared to the Prophet Muhammad in the form of an angel. JALAL m
Usage: Arabic

Means "greatness" in Arabic. JALILA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "important, exalted" in Arabic.

JAMAAL m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of JAMAL JAMAL m,f

Usage: Arabic

Means "beauty" in Arabic. Jamal al-Din al-Afghani was a political activist who promoted panIslamism in the 19th century. JAMIL m
Usage: Arabic

Means "beautiful" in Arabic. JAMILA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of JAMIL JANAN f

Usage: Arabic

Means "heart" or "soul" in Arabic. JATHBIYYA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of JATHIBIYYA JATHIBIYYA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "charm, attractiveness" in Arabic. JAVED m

Usage: Iranian, Arabic

Derived from Persian jawid meaning "eternal". JAWAHIR f

Usage: Arabic

Means "jewels" in Arabic. JAWDAT m

Usage: Arabic

Derived from Arabic jawda meaning "goodness, excellence". JESSENIA f

Usage: Arabic

Meaning unknown. Possibly from the name of the species of palm tree; possibly means "flower" in Arabic. JINAN m,f
Usage: Arabic

Means "garden" or "paradise" in Arabic. JUDA m

Usage: Arabic

Derived from Arabic jawda meaning "goodness, excellence".

JUMANA f
Usage: Arabic

Means "pearl" in Arabic. JUMANAH f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of JUMANA KADER m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of QADIR KAMAL (1) m

Usage: Arabic

Means "perfection" in Arabic. KAMIL (1) m

Usage: Arabic

Means "perfect" in Arabic. KARAM m,f

Usage: Arabic

Means "generosity" in Arabic. KAREEM m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of KARIM. A famous bearer of this name is basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. KARIM m
Usage: Arabic

Means "noble, generous" in Arabic. KARIMA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of KARIM KHADIGA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of KHADIJA KHADIJA f

Usage: Arabic

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 the first convert to Islam. KHALID m
Usage: Arabic

Means "eternal", derived from Arabic khalada "to last forever". This name was borne by a 7thcentury Islamic military leader, Khalid ibn-al-Walid. KHALIDA f
Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of KHALID

KHALIFA m
Usage: Arabic

Means "successor, caliph" in Arabic. The title caliph was given to the successors of the Prophet Muhammad, originally elected by the Islamic populace. KHALIL m
Usage: Arabic

Means "friend" in Arabic. KHALILAH f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of KHALIL KHALIQ m

Usage: Arabic

Means "creator" in Arabic. KHATIJAH f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of KHADIJA KHAYRAT m

Usage: Arabic

Derived from Arabic khayra meaning "good deed". KHAYRI m

Usage: Arabic

Means "charitable" in Arabic. KHAYRIYYA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of KHAYRI KHAYYAM m

Usage: Arabic

Means "tent maker" in Arabic. This was the surname of the 12th-century Persian poet Omar Khayyam. KHORSHED m,f
Usage: Arabic

Variant of KHURSHID KHURSHID m,f

Usage: Arabic

Means "sun" in Persian. KHWAJA m

Usage: Arabic

Means "master, owner" in Persian. This was the name of a legendary prophet who was said to have drunk from the fountain of life. LAILA f
Usage: Arabic, English Pronounced: LAY-la, lah-EE-la, LIE-la

Variant of LAYLA

LAMIS f
Usage: Arabic

Means "soft" in Arabic. LAMYA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "having beautiful dark lips" in Arabic. LATEEFAH f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of LATIF LATIF m

Usage: Arabic

Means "gentle, kind" in Arabic. LATIFA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of LATIF LATIFAH f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of LATIF LAWAHIZ f

Usage: Arabic

Means "glances" in Arabic. LAYLA f

Usage: Arabic Pronounced: LAY-la

Means "night" in Arabic. This is the name of the central character in poems by the 7th-century Arab poet known as Qays. LEILA f
Usage: Arabic, English Pronounced: LAY-la, lee-IE-la, LIE-la, LEE-la

Variant of LAYLA. This name was used by Lord Byron for characters in 'The Giaour' and 'Don Juan'. LEILAH f
Usage: Arabic, English

Variant of LEILA LELA f

Usage: Arabic, English

Variant of LEILA LINA (1) f

Usage: Arabic

Means either "palm tree" or "tender" in Arabic. LUBNA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "storax tree" in Arabic. According to a 7th-century legend Lubna and Qays were a couple forced to divorce by Qays's father. LUJAYN f
Usage: Arabic

Means "silver" in Arabic. LUTFI m

Usage: Arabic

Means "kind, gentle" in Arabic. MAHA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "wild cow" in Arabic. The wild cow represents beauty. MAHMUD m
Usage: Arabic

Ancient form of MUHAMMAD. This was the name of the first Muslim ruler of India (11th-century). MAHOMET m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of MUHAMMAD MAKRAM m

Usage: Arabic

Means "generous" or "noble" in Arabic. MALAK f,m

Usage: Arabic

Means "angel" in Arabic. MALIK m

Usage: Arabic

Means "king" in Arabic. MALIKA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "queen" in Arabic. MANSUR m

Usage: Arabic

Means "victorious" in Arabic. Abu Jafar al-Mansur was a Muslim caliph and the founder of the city of Baghdad. Also, Mansur was a Mogul painter from India in the 17th century. MARIAM f
Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of MARY MARWA f

Usage: Arabic

From the Arabic name of a fragrant plant. Al-Marwa is one of the hills in Mecca. MARYAM f
Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of MARY

MAS'UD m
Usage: Arabic

Means "lucky" in Arabic. MAZIN m

Usage: Arabic

Means "rain clouds" in Arabic. MIDHA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "praise, eulogy" in Arabic. MIDHAT m

Usage: Arabic

Means "praise, eulogy" in Arabic. MIHAMMAD m

Usage: Arabic

Form of MUHAMMAD MIRAJ m

Usage: Arabic

Means "place of ascent" in Arabic. MIRZA m

Usage: Arabic

Means "prince" in Persian. MIS'ID m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of MUS'AD MOHAMED m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of MUHAMMAD MOHAMMAD m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of MUHAMMAD MOHAMMED m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of MUHAMMAD MONA (3) f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of MUNA MUHAMMAD m

Usage: Arabic Pronounced: moo-HAH-med

Means "praiseworthy", derived from Arabic hamida "to praise". This was the name of the prophet who founded the Islamic religion in the 7th century. This name, with all of its variants, is perhaps the most popular in the world.

MUHAMMED m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of MUHAMMAD MUHSIN m

Usage: Arabic

Means "beneficent" in Arabic. MUHSINA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of MUHSIN MUKHTAR m

Usage: Arabic

Means "chosen" in Arabic. MUNA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "wish" or "desire", derived from Arabic maniya "to desire". MUNIR m
Usage: Arabic

Means "bright, shining" in Arabic. MUNIRA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of MUNIR MUSA m

Usage: Arabic, Turkish

Arabic and Turkish form of MOSES MUS'AD m

Usage: Arabic

Means "lucky" in Arabic. MUSTAFA m

Usage: Arabic

Means "the chosen one" in Arabic, an epithet of Muhammad. A famous bearer was Mustafa Kamal, also known as Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. MU'TASIM m
Usage: Arabic

Means "faithful to God" in Arabic. NABIL m

Usage: Arabic

Means "noble" in Arabic. NADA f

Usage: Arabic

Means either "generous" or "dew" in Arabic.

NADER m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of NADIR NADIA (2) f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of NADYA (2) NADIM m

Usage: Arabic

Means "drinking companion", derived from Arabic nadama "to drink". NADIR m
Usage: Arabic

Means "rare" in Arabic. NADIRA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of NADIR NADRA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of NADIR NADYA (2) f

Usage: Arabic

Possibly means "the first" in Arabic, or it could be a variant of NADA. NAGI m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of NAJI NAGIB m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of NAJIB NAIL m

Usage: Arabic

Means "attainer" in Arabic. NAILA f

Usage: Arabic

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 her husband's murder. NA'IM m
Usage: Arabic

Means "tranquil, at ease" in Arabic. NA'IMA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of NA'IM

NAJI m
Usage: Arabic

Means "safe" in Arabic. NAJIB m

Usage: Arabic

Means "noble" or "intelligent" in Arabic. NASEER m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of NASIR NASIM f

Usage: Arabic, Iranian

Means "breeze" in Arabic. NASIR m

Usage: Arabic

Means "helper" in Arabic. NASIRA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of NASIR NAVEED m

Usage: Iranian, Arabic

Means "good news" in Persian. NAWAL f

Usage: Arabic

Means "gift" in Arabic. NAWRA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "flower, blossom" in Arabic. NAZLI f

Usage: Arabic

Means "delicate, beautiful" in Arabic. NIMA m

Usage: Arabic

Means "blessing" in Arabic. NIZAR m

Usage: Arabic

Perhaps from Arabic nazir "to be little". NOOR f,m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of NUR NUHA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "mind, wisdom" in Arabic.

NUR f,m
Usage: Arabic

Means "light", derived from Arabic nawara "to illuminate". NURA f

Usage: Arabic

Strictly feminine form of NUR OMAR (1) m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of UMAR. This was the name of a 12th-century poet from Persia, Omar Khayyam. OSAMA m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of USAMA PARVAIZ m

Usage: Arabic

Means "fortunate, happy" in Persian. This name was borne by a son of the Mogul emperor Jahangir. PARVEEN f
Usage: Arabic

Variant of PARVIN PARVIN f

Usage: Arabic

Means "the Pleiades" in Persian. The Pleiades are a group of seven stars in the constellation Taurus. PARWIZ m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of PARVAIZ QADIR m

Usage: Arabic

Means "capable, powerful" in Arabic. QASIM m

Usage: Arabic

Means "one who divides goods among his people", derived from Arabic qasama "to share" or "to divide". This was the name of a son of Muhammad who died while young. QUSAY m
Usage: Arabic

Derived from Arabic qasiy meaning "distant". This was the name of an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad who was in charge of a temple in Mecca. RABAB f
Usage: Arabic

From the Arabic word rababah, a musical instrument. This was the name of the wife of Muhammad's grandson.

RA'D m
Usage: Arabic

Means "thunder" in Arabic. RAFIQ m

Usage: Arabic

Means either "friend" or "gentle" in Arabic. RAFIQA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of RAFIQ RAHAT m,f

Usage: Arabic

Means "rest, comfort" in Arabic. RAHEEM m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of RAHIM RAHIM m

Usage: Arabic

Means "kind, compassionate" in Arabic. RAJA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "hope" in Arabic. RAJYA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "hopeful" in Arabic. RANA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "an eye-catching object" from Arabic rana "to look at". RANYA f
Usage: Arabic

Means "looking at", derived from Arabic rana "to gaze". RASHA f
Usage: Arabic

Means "young gazelle" in Arabic. RASHAD m

Usage: Arabic

Means "good sense, good guidance" in Arabic. RASHID m

Usage: Arabic

Means "rightly guided" in Arabic. RASHIDA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of RASHID

RAWIYA f
Usage: Arabic

Means "storyteller", derived from Arabic rawa "to relate". RAWYA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of RAWIYA RAZA m

Usage: Arabic

Derived from Arabic riza meaning "contentment". This name was borne by Ali Musi Raza, a 9thcentury Shiite imam. RIAZ m
Usage: Arabic

Derived from Arabic riyad meaning "meadows, gardens". RIM f

Usage: Arabic

Means "white antelope" in Arabic. RIZWAN m

Usage: Arabic

Means "satisfaction" in Arabic ROSHAN m,f

Usage: Arabic

Means "light" in Persian. ROSHANARA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "light of the assembly" in Persian. RUBA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "hill" in Arabic. RUQAYYA f

Usage: Arabic

Derived either from Arabic ruqiy meaning "ascent" or from ruqyah meaning "incantation". This was the name of one of the daughters of the Prophet Muhammad. She became the wife of Uthman, the third caliph of the Muslims. RUWA f
Usage: Arabic

Means "beauty" in Arabic. RUYA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "vision, sight" in Arabic. SABAH f

Usage: Arabic

Means "morning" in Arabic.

SABEEN f
Usage: Arabic

Possibly means "follower of another religion" in Arabic. SA'D m

Usage: Arabic

Means "fortune, good luck" in Arabic. This was the name of a successful military commander for the Muslims during the early years of Islam. SADAF f
Usage: Arabic

Means "seashell" in Arabic. SADDAM m

Usage: Arabic Pronounced: sah-DAHM

Possibly means "crushing" in Persian or "one who confronts" in Arabic. SA'DIA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of SA'D SAHAR f

Usage: Arabic

Means "dawn" in Arabic. SA'ID m

Usage: Arabic

Means "happy, lucky" in Arabic. SA'IDA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of SA'ID SAIFUL m

Usage: Arabic

First part of compound Arabic names beginning with Saif-al meaning "sword of the" (such as Saiful Haq "sword of the truth"). SAIFULLAH m
Usage: Arabic

Means "sword of God" from Arabic saif "sword" combined with Allah "God". SAKHR m
Usage: Arabic

Means "solid rock" in Arabic. This name appears in the poems of the 7th-century poetess AlKhansa. SAKINA f
Usage: Arabic

Means "calmness, peace" in Arabic. SALAH m

Usage: Arabic

Means "righteousness" in Arabic.

SALAH AL-DIN m
Usage: Arabic

Means "righteousness of religion" from Arabic salah "righteousness" combined with din "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 honorific; his birth name was Yusuf. SALEH m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of SALAH SALHA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of SALIH SALIH m

Usage: Arabic

Means "virtuous" in Arabic. This was the name of a prophet in Islamic traditions. SALIL m
Usage: Arabic

Means "sword" or "son" in Arabic. SALIM m

Usage: Arabic

Means "safe", derived from Arabic salima "to be safe". SALIMA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of SALIM SALMA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "safe", derived from Arabic salima "to be safe". SAMAD m

Usage: Arabic

Means "eternal" in Arabic. SAMEER m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of SAMIR SAMEERA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of SAMIR SAMINA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "healthy" in Arabic. SAMIR m

Usage: Arabic

Means "companion in evening talk" in Arabic.

SAMIRA f
Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of SAMIR SANA' f

Usage: Arabic

Means "radiance" in Arabic. SANA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "brilliance, splendour" in Arabic. SANI m

Usage: Arabic

Means "brilliant, splendid" in Arabic. SANIYYA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of SANI SANYA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "radiant" in Arabic. SARA f

Usage: Arabic, Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian Pronounced: SER-a, SAH-rah (Spanish)

Form of SARAH SAYYID m

Usage: Arabic

Means "master" in Arabic. A famous bearer was the Egyptian musician Sayyid Darwish. SHADI (1) m
Usage: Arabic

Means "singer" in Arabic. SHADYA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of SHADI (1) SHAFAQAT m,f

Usage: Arabic

Means "compassion, pity" in Arabic. SHAFIQ m

Usage: Arabic

Means "compassionate" in Arabic. SHAFIQA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of SHAFIQ

SHAHIRA f
Usage: Arabic

Means "renowned" in Arabic. SHAHJAHAN m

Usage: Arabic

Means "king of the world" from the Persian elements shah "king" and jahan "world". This was the name of the 17th-century Mogul emperor who built the Taj Mahal. SHAHNAZ f
Usage: Iranian, Arabic

Means "pride of the king" from the Persian elements shah "king" and naz "pride". SHAHRAZAD f
Usage: Arabic

Means "person of the city" from the Persian elements shahr "city" and zad "person". 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. SHAHRIZAD f
Usage: Arabic

Variant of SHAHRAZAD SHAHZAD m

Usage: Arabic

Means "prince" in Persian. SHAKIL m

Usage: Arabic

Means "handsome" in Arabic. SHAKIR m

Usage: Arabic

Means "thankful" in Arabic. SHAKIRA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of SHAKIR SHAMA f

Usage: Arabic

Possibly means either "lamp" or "mark" in Arabic. SHARIF m

Usage: Arabic

Means "eminent, virtuous" in Arabic. This was a title used by the descendents of Muhammad. SHARIFA f
Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of SHARIF SHEHERAZADE f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of SHAHRAZAD

SHER m
Usage: Arabic

Means "lion" in Persian. A famous bearer of this name was Sher Shah, a 16th-century Mogul ruler. SHUKRI m
Usage: Arabic

Means "thanking" in Arabic. SHUKRIYYA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of SHUKRI SORAYA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of THURAYYA SUHA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "star" in Arabic. SUHAIL m

Usage: Arabic

From the Arabic name of the second brightest star in the sky, known in the western world as Canopus. SUHAYL m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of SUHAIL SLAYMAN m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of SLEYMAN SLEIMAN m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of SLEYMAN SLEYMAN m

Usage: Arabic, Turkish

Arabic and Turkish form of SOLOMON. Sleyman the Magnificent was a sultan of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. He expanded Ottoman territory into Europe and Persia, reformed the government, and completed several great building projects. SUMAYYA f
Usage: Arabic

Means "high above" in Arabic. This was the name of the first martyr for Islam. SURAYA f
Usage: Arabic

Variant of THURAYYA SURAYYA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of THURAYYA

TABASSUM f
Usage: Arabic

Means "smiling" in Arabic. TALIBA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "seeker of knowledge" in Arabic. TAMID m

Usage: Arabic

Short form of the Arabic name Mu'tamid, which is perhaps a variant of MUHAMMAD. Mu'tamid was the name of a 9th-century Abbasid caliph. It was also the name of an 11th-century Abbadid ruler of Seville, who was a patron of the arts and a poet. TAREK m
Usage: Arabic

Anglicized form of TARIQ TARIQ m

Usage: Arabic

Means "he who pounds at the door" in Arabic. This is the Arabic name of the morning star. Tariq was the name of the Islamic military leader who conquered Spain. TASNEEN f
Usage: Arabic

Means "a spring in paradise" in Arabic. TAWFIQ m

Usage: Arabic

Means "good fortune", derived from Arabic wafiqa "to be successful". THURAYYA f
Usage: Arabic

Means "the Pleiades" in Arabic. The Pleiades are a group of seven stars in the constellation Taurus. In Greek myth they are daughters of Atlas. TUFAYL m
Usage: Arabic

Means "small child" in Arabic. UMAR m

Usage: Arabic

Means "populous" or "flourishing", derived from Arabic amara "to thrive". Umar was a 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. USAMA m
Usage: Arabic

Means "lion" in Arabic. UTHMAN m

Usage: Arabic

Means "baby bustard" in Arabic. A bustard is a bird similar to a crane. Uthman was the name of the third caliph of the Muslims, Muhammad's son-in-law.

UZMA f
Usage: Arabic

Means "supreme, greatest" in Arabic. WAFI m

Usage: Arabic

Means "trustworthy, reliable" in Arabic. WAFIYA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of WAFI WAHEED m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of WAHID WAHEEDA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of WAHIDA WAHID m

Usage: Arabic

Means "peerless, unique" in Arabic. WAHIDA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of WAHID WALID m

Usage: Arabic

Means "newborn", derived from Arabic walada "to give birth". This was the name of the Umayyad caliph who conquered Spain in the 8th century. WASI m
Usage: Arabic

Means "broad-minded, liberal, learned" in Arabic. WASIM m

Usage: Arabic

Means "handsome" in Arabic. WASSIM m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of WASIM WIDAD f

Usage: Arabic

Means "love" in Arabic. YAHYA m

Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of Yochanan (see JOHN). YASIR m

Usage: Arabic

Pronounced: yah-SEER

Means "to be rich", derived from Arabic yasira "to make easy". A famous bearer of this name is Yasir Arafat, the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization. YASSER m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of YASIR YOUSEF m

Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of JOSEPH YOUSSEF m

Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of JOSEPH YUSEF m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of YUSUF YUSHUA m

Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of Yehoshua (see JOSHUA). YUSRA f

Usage: Arabic

Means "wealth, ease" in Arabic. YUSUF m

Usage: Arabic, Turkish

Arabic and Turkish form of Yosef (see JOSEPH). ZAHIR m

Usage: Arabic

Derived from Arabic zahir meaning "shining, radiant, blossoming". ZAHIRA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of ZAHIR ZAHRA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of ZAHRAH ZAHRAH f

Usage: Arabic

Derived from Arabic zahra meaning "blooming flower". ZAID m

Usage: Arabic

Variant of ZAYD ZAIDA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of ZAYD

ZAIN m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of ZAYN ZAINA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of ZAYN ZAINAB f

Usage: Arabic

From the Arabic name of a fragrant flowering plant. Zainab was the name of a daughter, a granddaughter, and two wives of Muhammad. ZAIRA f
Usage: Arabic

Variant of ZAHRAH ZAKI m

Usage: Arabic

Means "pure" in Arabic. ZAKIYYA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of ZAKI ZARAY f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of ZAHRAH ZARIA f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of ZAHRAH ZAYD m

Usage: Arabic

Means "growth", derived from Arabic ziyada "to increase". Zayd was a slave who became the adopted son of the Prophet Muhammad. ZAYN m
Usage: Arabic

Means "beauty, grace" in Arabic. ZAYNA f

Usage: Arabic

Feminine form of ZAYN ZAYNAB f

Usage: Arabic

Variant of ZAINAB ZIA m

Usage: Arabic

Derived from Arabic ziya meaning "splendor, light". This was the name of a 14th-century Islamic Indian historian.

ZIYA m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of ZIA ZIYAD m

Usage: Arabic

Means "growth" in Arabic. ZULAYKHA f

Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of ZULEIKA ZULEKHA f

Usage: Arabic

Arabic form of ZULEIKA ZULFIKAR m

Usage: Arabic

Means "clever of the spine" in Arabic. This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's sword. ZULFIQAR m
Usage: Arabic

Variant of ZULFIKAR