Arabic Names

Arabic names are used in the Arab world, as well as some other regions within the larger Muslim world. They are not necessarily of Arabic origin, though most in fact are. Compare also Persian names and Turkish names. See also about Arabic names.
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Sadia سعدية f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Sadi.
Sadiq صادق m Arabic, Urdu
Means "true, sincere, loyal" in Arabic, derived from the root صدق (ṣadaqa) meaning "to tell the truth".
Saeed سعيد m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعيد (see Said), as well as the usual Persian, Urdu and Dhivehi transcription.
Safa صفا, صفاء m & f Persian, Turkish, Arabic
Persian and Turkish form of Safaa or Safaa', as well as an alternate Arabic transcription of either of those names.
Safaa صفا f & m Arabic
Means "pure" in Arabic. As-Safaa is the name of one of the two sacred hills near Mecca. This can also be an alternate transcription of Arabic صفاء (see Safaa').
Safaa' صفاء f & m Arabic
Means "serenity, clarity" in Arabic, a derivative of صفا (ṣafā) meaning "to be clear, to be pure".
Safi صفيّ m Arabic
Means "pure" in Arabic, derived from صفا (ṣafā) meaning "to be clear, to be pure".
Safia صفيّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic صفيّة (see Safiyya).
Safiya صفيّة f Hausa, Kazakh, Arabic
Hausa and Kazakh form of Safiyya. It is also an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.
Safiyya صفيّة f Arabic
Feminine form of Safi. This was the name of one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad.
Safiyyah صفيّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic صفيّة (see Safiyya).
Sahar سحر f Arabic, Persian
Means "dawn" in Arabic.
Sa'id سعيد m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعيد (see Said).
Said سعيد m Arabic, Uzbek, Tajik, Chechen, Avar, Indonesian, Malay
Means "happy, lucky" in Arabic, from سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky". This was the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
Sa'ida سعيدة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعيدة (see Saida).
Saida سعيدة f Arabic
Feminine form of Said.
Saif سيف m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "sword" in Arabic.
Saif al-Din سيف الدين m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيف الدين (see Sayf ad-Din).
Saiful سيف ال m Arabic, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with سيف ال (Sayf al) meaning "sword of the" (such as Sayf ad-Din).
Saifullah سيف الله m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيف الله or Urdu سیف اللہ (see Sayfullah).
Sajid ساجد m Arabic
Means "worshipping" in Arabic, a derivative of سجد (sajada) meaning "to bow down, to prostrate".
Sajjad سجّاد m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Means "one who prays" in Arabic, derived from سجد (sajada) meaning "to bow down, to prostrate".
Sakhr صخر m Arabic
Means "solid rock" in Arabic. This name appears in the poems of the 7th-century poetess Al-Khansa.
Sakina سكينة f Arabic, Urdu
Means "calmness, peace" in Arabic.
Salah 1 صلاح m Arabic
Means "righteousness" in Arabic.
Salah ad-Din صلاح الدين m Arabic
Means "righteousness of religion" from Arabic صلاح (ṣalāḥ) meaning "righteousness" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith". A famous bearer of this name was the sultan Salah ad-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 ad-Din was an honorific; his birth name was Yusuf.
Salah al-Din صلاح الدين m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic صلاح الدين (see Salah ad-Din).
Salaheddine صلاح الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic صلاح الدين (see Salah ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.
Salama سلامة m & f Arabic
Means "safety" in Arabic, from the root سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".
Saleem سليم m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليم or Urdu سلیم (see Salim).
Saleh صالح m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic صالح (see Salih), as well as the usual Indonesian form.
Salem 1 سالم m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سالم (see Salim).
Salha صالحة f Arabic
Feminine form of Salih.
Salih صالح m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Bengali
Means "virtuous" in Arabic, a derivative of صلح (ṣalaḥa) meaning "to be good, to be proper". According to the Quran this was the name of an early Arabian prophet.
Saliha صالحة f Arabic
Feminine form of Salih.
Salil سليل m Arabic
Means "drawn, unsheathed" or "son, descendant" in Arabic.
Salim سليم, سالم m Arabic, Urdu
Means "safe, sound, intact" in Arabic, derived from the root سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: سليم, in which the second vowel is long, and سالم, in which the first vowel is long.
Salima سليمة, سالمة f Arabic
Feminine form of Salim.
Salma سلمى f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian
Means "safe" in Arabic, derived from سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".
Salman سلمان m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Means "safe" in Arabic, a derivative of سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".
Salwa سلوى f Arabic
Means "comfort, solace" in Arabic.
Sama سماء f Arabic
Means "sky" in Arabic.
Samaa سماء f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سماء (see Sama).
Samad صمد m Arabic
Means "eternal" in Arabic.
Samar 1 سمر f Arabic
Means "evening conversation" in Arabic, from the root سمر (samara) meaning "to talk in the evening".
Sameer 1 سمير m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سمير (see Samir 1).
Sameera 1 سميرة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سميرة (see Samira 1).
Sameh سامح m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سامح (see Samih).
Sami 2 سامي m Arabic, Turkish, Albanian
Means "elevated, sublime, supreme" in Arabic, from the root سما (samā) meaning "to be high".
Sami 3 سميع, سامع m Arabic, Urdu
Means "hearing, listening" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition السميع (al-Samīʿ) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Samia 1 سامية f Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic سامية (see Samiya), as well as the usual Bengali transcription.
Samih سامح, سميح m Arabic
Means "forgiving, kind" in Arabic, derived from سمح (samuḥa) meaning "to be kind, to be magnanimous". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: سامح, in which the first vowel is long, and سميح, in which the second vowel is long.
Samina ثمينة f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثمينة (see Thamina), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.
Samir 1 سمير m Arabic, Azerbaijani
Means "companion in evening talk" in Arabic, from the root سمر (samara) meaning "to talk in the evening".
Samira 1 سميرة f Arabic, Persian
Feminine form of Samir 1.
Samiya سامية f Arabic
Feminine form of Sami 2.
Samra سمراء f Arabic
Means "brunette" in Arabic.
Sana سناء f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سناء (see Sanaa).
Sanaa سناء f Arabic
Means "brilliance, radiance, splendour" in Arabic, derived from the root سنا (sanā) meaning "to gleam, to shine".
Sani 1 سنيّ m Arabic
Means "brilliant, splendid" in Arabic, a derivative of سنا (sanā) meaning "to gleam, to shine".
Saniyya سنيّة f Arabic
Feminine form of Sani 1.
Sanya 1 سنيّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سنيّة (see Saniyya).
Sarah سارة f English, French, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical
From the Hebrew name שָׂרָה (Sara) meaning "lady, princess, noblewoman". 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 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]
Saud سعود m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعود (see Su'ud).
Sawda سودة f Arabic
Means "black" in Arabic. This was the name of a wife of the Prophet Muhammad. She was said to have lived for a time in Abyssinia (modern Ethiopia and Eritrea).
Sawsan سوسن f Arabic
Arabic form of Susanna.
Sayed سيّد m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيّد (see Sayyid).
Sayf ad-Din سيف الدين m Arabic
Means "sword of the faith" from Arabic سيف (sayf) meaning "sword" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Sayfullah سيف الله m Arabic, Urdu
Means "sword of Allah" from Arabic سيف (sayf) meaning "sword" combined with الله (Allah).
Sayyid سيّد m Arabic
Means "lord, master" in Arabic. A famous bearer was the Egyptian musician Sayyid Darwish (1892-1923).
Sayyida سيّدة f Arabic
Means "lady, mistress" in Arabic.
Selima سليمة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليمة (see Salima).
Shaban شعبان m Arabic, Albanian
From the name of the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. It is derived from Arabic شعب (shaʿaba) meaning "scatter".
Shadi 1 شادي m Arabic
Means "singer" in Arabic.
Shadiya شادية f Arabic
Feminine form of Shadi 1.
Shadya شادية f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شادية (see Shadiya).
Shafaqat شفقة m & f Arabic
Means "compassion, pity" in Arabic, a derivative of شفق (shafaqa) meaning "to pity, to sympathize".
Shafiq شفيق m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay
Means "compassionate" in Arabic, from the root شفق (shafaqa) meaning "to pity, to sympathize".
Shafiqa شفيقة f Arabic
Feminine form of Shafiq.
Shahd شهد f Arabic
Means "honey" in Arabic.
Shahid شاهد m Arabic, Urdu
Means "witness" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الشاهد (al-Shāhid) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Shahin شاهين m Persian, Arabic, Bengali
Means "falcon" in Persian, referring more specifically to the Barbary falcon (species Falco pelegrinoides). The bird's name is a derivative of Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king".
Shahira شهيرة f Arabic
Means "renowned" in Arabic.
Shahnaz شهناز f & m Persian, Arabic, Urdu
Means "delight of the king" from Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king" and ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry".
Shahrazad شهرزاد f Persian (Rare), Arabic
Possibly means "noble lineage" from Persian چهر (chehr) meaning "lineage, origin" and آزاد (āzād) meaning "free, noble". Alternatively, it might mean "child of the city" from شهر (shahr) meaning "city, land" combined with the suffix زاد (zād) meaning "child of". 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 شهرزاد f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهرزاد (see Shahrazad).
Shahzad شهزاد m Persian, Arabic, Urdu
Means "prince, son of the king" in Persian.
Shaima شيماء f Arabic
Possibly means "beauty marks" in Arabic. This was the name of the daughter of Halima, the foster mother of the Prophet Muhammad.
Shaimaa شيماء f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima).
Shakeel شكيل m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شكيل (see Shakil).
Shakil شكيل m Arabic
Means "handsome" in Arabic.
Shakila شكيلة f Arabic
Feminine form of Shakil.
Shakir شاكر m Arabic, Urdu
Means "thankful" in Arabic, from the root شكر (shakara) meaning "to thank".
Shakira شاكرة f Arabic
Feminine form of Shakir. A famous bearer is the Colombian singer Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (1977-), known simply as Shakira.
Shakur شكور m Arabic
Means "thankful" in Arabic, from the root شكر (shakara) meaning "to thank". In Islamic tradition الشكور (al-Shakūr) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Shakura شكورة f Arabic
Feminine form of Shakur.
Shamil شاميل m Arabic, Kazakh, Avar, Chechen, Tatar, Azerbaijani
Means "comprehensive, universal" in Arabic, a derivative of شمل (shamila) meaning "to contain".
Shams شمس f & m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Semitic Mythology
Means "sun" in Arabic. This was the name of a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess of the sun, identified with the Akkadian sun god Shamash (whose name is related) and the northern Arabian goddess Nuha.
Shams ad-Din شمس الدين m Arabic
Means "sun of the religion", from Arabic شمس (shams) meaning "sun" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith". This was the given name of the 14th-century Berber explorer Ibn Battuta.
Shams al-Din شمس الدين m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شمس الدين (see Shams ad-Din).
Shamsuddin شمس الدين m Arabic, Bengali, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic شمس الدين (see Shams ad-Din), as well as the usual Bengali and Malay form.
Shareef شريف m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريف (see Sharif).
Sharia شريعة m Arabic (Rare)
Means "divine law, noble law" in Arabic, from the root شرع (sharaʿa) meaning "to go, to enact".
Shariah شريعة m Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريعة (see Sharia).
Sharif شريف m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian, Tajik, Uzbek, Malay
Means "noble, eminent" in Arabic, a derivative of شرف (sharufa) meaning "to be noble, to be illustrious". This was a title used by the descendants of Muhammad.
Sharifa شريفة f Arabic
Feminine form of Sharif.
Sharifah شريفة f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريفة (see Sharifa).
Shawkat شوكت m Arabic, Bengali
Derived from Arabic شوكة (shawka) meaning "bravery, valour, power".
Shayma شيماء f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima).
Shazi شذيّ f Arabic
Means "fragrant" in Arabic.
Sherif شريف m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريف (see Sharif).
Shihab شهاب m Arabic
Means "shooting star, meteor" in Arabic.
Shimaa شيماء f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima).
Shukri شكريّ m Arabic
Means "thanking" in Arabic, derived from شكر (shakara) meaning "to thank".
Shukriya شكريّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شكريّة (see Shukriyya).
Shukriyya شكريّة f Arabic
Feminine form of Shukri.
Shula شعلة f Arabic
Means "flame" in Arabic.
Siddiq صدّيق m Arabic, Urdu
Means "honest, truthful" in Arabic, derived from the root صدق (ṣadaqa) meaning "to tell the truth".
Siddiqa صدّيقة f Arabic (Rare), Urdu
Feminine form of Siddiq.
Sinan سنان m Arabic, Turkish
Means "spearhead" in Arabic.
Somaya سميّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سميّة (see Sumayya).
Souad سعاد f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعاد (see Suad).
Su'ad سعاد f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعاد (see Suad).
Suad سعاد f & m Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian
Means "happiness, luck" in Arabic, from the root سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky". In Arabic it is typically feminine, while in Bosnia and Albania it is typically masculine.
Subhan سبحان m Arabic, Urdu
Means "glory, praise" in Arabic.
Suha سها f Arabic
Means "forgotten, overlooked" in Arabic. Al-Suha (also called Alcor) is the name of a star in the constellation Ursa Major.
Suhail سهيل m Arabic, Urdu
Derived from Arabic سهل (sahl) meaning "level, even, smooth". This is the Arabic name of the second brightest star in the sky, known in the western world as Canopus. It is also the official (IAU) name of the third brightest star in the constellation Vela.
Suhaila سهيلة f & m Arabic, Malay
Feminine form of Suhail.
Suhayl سهيل m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail).
Sulaiman سليمان m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليمان (see Sulayman), as well as the usual Indonesian and Malay form.
Sulayman سليمان m Arabic, Kyrgyz
Arabic form of Solomon. It appears in the Quran.
Sultan سلطان m & f Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Indonesian
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.
Sultana سلطانة f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Sultan.
Sumaya سميّة f Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic سميّة (see Sumayya) or Bengali সুমাইয়া (see Sumaiya).
Sumayya سميّة f Arabic
Means "high, elevated, lofty" in Arabic, derived from سما (samā) meaning "to be high". This was the name of the first martyr for Islam.
Suraya ثريّا, ثريّة f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثريّا or ثريّة (see Thurayya), as well as the usual Malay form.
Surayya ثريّا, ثريّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثريّا or ثريّة (see Thurayya).
Su'ud سعود m Arabic
Means "fortune, good luck" in Arabic, a plural form of Sa'd. This name is traditionally transcribed as Saud. It was the name of the ancestor of the Saud dynasty, the ruling family of Saudi Arabia.
Tabassum تبسّم m & f Arabic
Means "smiling" in Arabic.
Taha طٰهٰ m Arabic
From the Arabic letters ط (called ta) and ه (called ha). These letters begin the 20th chapter of the Quran (surah Ta Ha).
Taher طاهر m Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Tahir, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.
Tahir طاهر m Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
Means "virtuous, pure, chaste" in Arabic.
Tahira طاهرة f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Tahir.
Tahmid تحميد m Arabic
Means "praising" in Arabic, related to the root حمد (ḥamida) meaning "to praise".
Taj تاج m Arabic
Means "crown" in Arabic.
Talaat طلعت m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic طلعت (see Talat).
Tal'at طلعت m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic طلعت (see Talat).
Talat طلعت m Arabic, Urdu, Turkish
Means "face, visage, appearance" in Arabic.
Talha طلحة m Arabic, Turkish, Urdu
Derived from Arabic طلح (ṭalḥ) meaning "fruit-bearing tree". This was the name of an early companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
Talib طالب m Arabic, Urdu
Means "seeker of knowledge, student" in Arabic. Abu Talib was an uncle of the Prophet 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.
Taliba طالبة f Arabic
Feminine form of Talib.
Tamer تامر m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic تامر (see Tamir 2).
Tamid تمد m Arabic
Short form of Mu'tamid.
Tamir 2 تامر m Arabic
Derived from Arabic تمر (tamr) meaning "date (fruit)".
Tarek طارق m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic طارق (see Tariq).
Tareq طارق m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic طارق (see Tariq).
Tarik طارق m Bosnian, Arabic
Bosnian form of Tariq. It is also an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.
Tariq طارق m Arabic, Urdu
Means "visitor, knocker at the door" in Arabic, from طرق (ṭaraqa) meaning "to knock". 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.
Tasnim تسنيم f Arabic
From the name of a water spring in paradise, according to Islamic tradition.
Tawfiq توفيق m Arabic
Means "success, good fortune" in Arabic, derived from وفق (wafiqa) meaning "to be successful".
Tayeb طيّب m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic طيّب (see Tayyib).
Tayyib طيّب m Arabic
Means "pleasant, good-natured" in Arabic.
Tayyiba طيّبة f Arabic
Feminine form of Tayyib.
Thamina ثمينة f Arabic
Means "valuable, precious, priceless" in Arabic.
Thamir ثامر m Arabic
Means "fruitful" in Arabic.
Thana ثناء f Arabic
Means "praise" in Arabic.
Thuraya ثريّا, ثريّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثريّا or ثريّة (see Thurayya).
Thurayya ثريّا, ثريّة f Arabic
Means "the Pleiades" in Arabic. The Pleiades are a group of stars in the constellation Taurus.
Toufik توفيق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq) chiefly used in North Africa.
Tuba طوبى f Arabic, Turkish
From the name of a type of tree that is believed to grow in heaven in Islamic tradition. It means "blessedness" in Arabic.
Tufayl طفيل m Arabic
Means "small child" in Arabic.
Umar عمر m Arabic, Urdu, Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Indonesian, Hausa
Means "flourishing, living long" in Arabic, related to Arabic عمر (ʿumr) meaning "life". Umar was a companion and strong supporter of the Prophet 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.
Umm أمّ f Arabic
Means "mother" in Arabic. This is often used in a kunya, a type of Arabic nickname (see the masculine counterpart Abu).
Umm Kulthum أمّ كلثوم f Arabic
Combination of Umm and Kulthum. This was the name of a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
Umran عمران m Arabic
Means "flourishing, thriving" in Arabic, derived from the root عمر (ʿamara) meaning "to live long, to thrive".
Usama أسامة m Arabic
Means "lion" in Arabic.
Uthman عثمان m Arabic
Means "baby bustard" in Arabic (a bustard is a type of large bird). Uthman was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad who married two of his daughters. He was the third caliph of the Muslims.
Uzma عظمى f Arabic
Means "supreme, greatest" in Arabic, a derivative of عظم (ʿaẓuma) meaning "to be great".
Wadud ودود m Arabic
Means "lover, affectionate" in Arabic, from the root ودّ (wadda) meaning "to love". In Islamic tradition الودود (al-Wadūd) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Wael وائل m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وائل (see Wail).
Wafa وفاء f Arabic
Means "loyalty, faithfulness" in Arabic, a derivative of وفى (wafā) meaning "to fulfill, to live up to a promise".
Wafaa وفاء f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وفاء (see Wafa).
Wafai وفائي m Arabic
Means "loyalty, faithfulness" in Arabic, derived from وفى (wafā) meaning "to fulfill, to live up to a promise".
Wafi وفي m Arabic
Means "trustworthy, reliable, loyal, perfect" in Arabic, derived from the root وفى (wafā) meaning "to fulfill, to live up to a promise".
Wafiya وفيّة f Arabic
Feminine form of Wafi.
Waheed وحيد m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic وحيد or Urdu وحید (see Wahid).
Waheeda وحيدة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وحيدة (see Wahida).
Wahid وحيد m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian
Means "peerless, unique" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الوحيد (al-Waḥīd) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Wahida وحيدة f Arabic
Feminine form of Wahid.
Wail وائل m Arabic
Possibly means "refuge, shelter" in Arabic.
Waleed وليد m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وليد (see Walid).
Walid وليد m Arabic
Means "newborn" in Arabic, derived from ولد (walada) meaning "to give birth". This was the name of the Umayyad caliph who conquered Spain in the 8th century.
Waqar وقار m Arabic, Urdu
Means "majesty, dignity" in Arabic.
Warda وردة f Arabic
Means "rose" in Arabic, ultimately a borrowing from an Iranian language.
Wardah وردة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وردة (see Warda).
Wasi واسع m Arabic
Means "broad-minded, liberal, learned" in Arabic.
Wasim وسيم m Arabic
Means "handsome" in Arabic, related to the root وسم (wasama) meaning "to mark, to distinguish".
Wassim وسيم m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وسيم (see Wasim).
Wedad وداد f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وداد (see Widad).
Wesam وسام m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وسام (see Wisam).
Widad وداد f Arabic
Means "love" in Arabic, derived from the root ودّ (wadda) meaning "to love".
Wisam وسام m Arabic
Means "badge, medal" in Arabic, derived from the root وسم (wasama) meaning "to mark, to distinguish".
Yacoub يعقوب m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub).
Yahya يحيى m Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Yoḥanan (see John) appearing in the Quran, as well as the Turkish and Persian form. This name honours John the Baptist, a prophet in Islam.
Yakub يعقوب m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub).
Yamina يمينة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic يمين (yamīn) meaning "right hand, oath".
Yaqoob يعقوب m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub).
Yaqub يعقوب m Arabic
Arabic form of Yaʿaqov (see Jacob) appearing in the Quran.
Yara 1 يارا f Arabic
From Persian یار (yār) meaning "friend, helper".
Yaser ياسر m Persian, Turkish, Arabic
Persian and Turkish form of Yasir, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.
Yasin ياسين m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish
From the Arabic letters ي (called ya) and س (called sin). These letters begin the 36th chapter of the Quran (surah Ya Sin).
Yasir ياسر m Arabic, Urdu
Means "easy, wealthy" in Arabic, derived from the root يسر (yasira) meaning "to be easy, to be rich". 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.
Yasmeen ياسمين f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسمين or Urdu یاسمین (see Yasmin).
Yasmin ياسمين f Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, English (Modern), Spanish (Modern), Portuguese (Modern)
Means "jasmine" in Arabic and Hebrew, derived from Persian یاسمین (yāsamīn). In modern times it has been used in the western world, as an Arabic-influenced variant of Jasmine.
Yasmina ياسمينة f Arabic, Spanish (Modern), French (Modern)
Variant of Yasmin.
Yasmine ياسمين f Arabic, French (Modern), English (Modern)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسمين (see Yasmin).
Yasser ياسر m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسر (see Yasir) or Persian یاسر (see Yaser).
Yassine ياسين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسين (see Yasin) chiefly used in North Africa.
Youcef يوسف m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf) chiefly used in Algeria.
Younes يونس m Arabic (Maghrebi), Persian
North African and Persian form of Yunus.
Younis يونس m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يونس (see Yunus).
Yousef يوسف m Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Yusuf, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.
Yousra يسرى, يسرا f Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يسرى or يسرا (see Yusra) chiefly used in North Africa.
Youssef يوسف m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf).
Yuhanna يوحنّا m Arabic
Arabic form of Greek Ioannes (see John).
Yunus يونس m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Yona (see Jonah). It appears in the Quran.
Yusef يوسف m Persian, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Persian یوسف (see Yousef) or Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf).
Yusha يوشع m Arabic
Arabic form of Yehoshuaʿ (see Joshua).
Yusra يسرى, يسرا f Arabic
Means "wealth, ease" in Arabic, a derivative of يسر (yasira) meaning "to be easy, to be rich".
Yusuf يوسف m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Pashto, Tajik, Uzbek, Bengali
Arabic form of Yosef (see Joseph) appearing in the Quran. This is also the form used in several other languages.
Zaahir 1 زاهر m Arabic
Means "shining, brilliant, radiant" in Arabic, derived from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".
Zaahir 2 ظاهر m Arabic
Means "clear, evident, manifest, outward" in Arabic, a derivative of ظهر (ẓahara) meaning "to be visible, to be clear". In Islamic tradition الظاهر (al-Ẓāhir) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Zaahira زاهرة f Arabic
Feminine form of Zaahir 1.
Zafar ظفر m Arabic, Urdu
Means "victory" in Arabic.
Zaheer ظهير m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظهير or Urdu ظہیر (see Zahir).
Zaher ظاهر m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظاهر (see Zaahir 2).
Zahi زاهي m Arabic
Means "beautiful, brilliant" in Arabic.
Zahia زاهية f Arabic
Feminine form of Zahi.
Zahid زاهد m Arabic, Urdu
Means "pious, devout" in Arabic.
Zahida زاهدة f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Zahid.
Zahir ظهير m Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali
Means "helper, supporter" in Arabic, related to ظهر (ẓahara) meaning "to be visible, to be clear". This can also be an alternate transcription of Arabic زاهر (see Zaahir 1) or ظاهر (see Zaahir 2).
Zahira ظهيرة, زاهرة f Arabic
Feminine form of Zahir.
Zahra 1 زهراء f Arabic, Persian
From Arabic زهراء (zahrāʾ), the feminine form of أزهر (ʾazhar) meaning "shining, brilliant, bright". This is an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatima.... [more]
Zahra 2 زهرة f Arabic, Urdu
Means "blooming flower, splendour" in Arabic, from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine, to bloom".... [more]
Zahrah زهرة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زهرة (see Zahra 2).
Zaid زيد m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيد (see Zayd).
Zaida زيدة f Arabic (Rare), Spanish
Feminine form of Zayd. This was the name of a Muslim princess who took refuge at the court of (and perhaps married) Alfonso VI of León and Castile in the 11th century.
Zain زين m Arabic, Urdu, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic زين (see Zayn), as well as the usual Urdu and Malay form.
Zaina زينة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينة (see Zayna).
Zainab زينب f Arabic, Urdu, Hausa, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab), as well as the usual form in several languages.
Zainuddin زين الدين m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زين الدين (see Zayn ad-Din).
Zakaria زكريّا m Georgian, Malay, Indonesian, Arabic
Georgian, Malay and Indonesian form of Zechariah and Zacharias, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic زكريّا (see Zakariyya).
Zakariya زكريّا m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكريّا (see Zakariyya).
Zakariyya زكريّا m Arabic
Arabic form of Zechariah and Zacharias.
Zaki زكيّ m Arabic
Means "pure" in Arabic.
Zakiah زكيّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكيّة (see Zakiyya).
Zakiya زكيّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكيّة (see Zakiyya).
Zakiyya زكيّة f Arabic
Feminine form of Zaki.
Zaman زمان m Arabic, Urdu
Means "time, age, era" in Arabic.
Zamir ضمير m Arabic, Urdu, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik
Means "mind, heart, conscience" in Arabic.
Zarifa ظريفة f Arabic
From Arabic ظريف (ẓarīf) meaning "elegant, graceful, charming".
Zawar زوار m Arabic, Urdu
Means "pilgrim, visitor" in Arabic.
Zayd زيد m Arabic
Means "growth" in Arabic, derived from زاد (zāda) meaning "to grow, to increase". This was the name of a slave who became the adopted son of the Prophet Muhammad.
Zayn زين m Arabic
Means "beauty, grace" in Arabic. This was the name of a son of Husayn ibn Ali. Shia Muslims consider him to be the fourth imam.... [more]
Zayna زينة f Arabic
Feminine form of Zayn.
Zaynab زينب f Arabic
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.
Zayn ad-Din زين الدين m Arabic
Means "beauty of religion", from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Zeina زينة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينة (see Zayna).
Zia ضياء m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (see Ziya), as well as the usual Urdu and Bengali transcription.
Ziad زياد m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زياد (see Ziyad).
Ziauddin ضياء الدين m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء الدين (see Ziya ad-Din), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.
Zineb زينب f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in North Africa.
Zinedine زين الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زين الدين (see Zayn ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa. A famous bearer is the French soccer player Zinedine Zidane (1972-), who was born to Algerian parents.
Ziya ضياء m Arabic, Turkish
Means "splendour, light, glow" in Arabic. This was the name of a 14th-century Islamic Indian historian.
Ziya ad-Din ضياء الدين m Arabic
Means "splendour of religion" from Arabic ضياء (ḍiyāʾ) meaning "splendour, light, glow" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Ziya al-Din ضياء الدين m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء الدين (see Ziya ad-Din).
Ziyad زياد m Arabic
Means "growth, increase, excess" in Arabic, a derivative of زاد (zāda) meaning "to grow, to increase".
Ziya ur-Rahman ضياء الرحمٰن m Arabic
Means "splendour of the merciful" from Arabic ضياء (ḍiyāʾ) meaning "splendour, light, glow" combined with رحْمن (raḥman) meaning "merciful".
Zohra زهرة f Urdu, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Urdu زہرہ (see Zuhra 1) or Arabic زهرة (see Zuhra 2).
Zoubida زبيدة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Zubaida chiefly used in North Africa (using French-influenced orthography).
Zubaida زبيدة f Arabic, Urdu
Means "elite, prime, cream" in Arabic. This was the name of a 9th-century wife of Harun ar-Rashid, the Abbasid caliph featured in the stories of The 1001 Nights.
Zubair زبير m Arabic, Urdu
Derived from Arabic زبر (zubar) meaning "pieces of iron". Zubair ibn al-Awwam was a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad and an early Muslim military commander.
Zuhair زهير m Arabic
Means "small flower" in Arabic, from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine, to blossom".
Zuhra 2 زهرة f Arabic (Rare)
Means "brilliancy, light" in Arabic, derived from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine". This name is written identically to the related name Zahra, though it is pronounced differently.
Zulaykha زليخا f Arabic (Rare)
Arabic form of Zuleika.
Zulekha زليخا f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زليخا (see Zulaykha).
Zulfaqar ذو الفقار m Arabic, Urdu
Variant of Zulfiqar.
Zulfikar ذو الفقار m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu ذو الفقار (see Zulfiqar), as well as the Indonesian form.
Zulfiqar ذو الفقار m Arabic, Urdu
From Arabic ذو الفقار (Dhū al-Faqār) interpreted as meaning "cleaver of the spine", derived from ذو (dhū) meaning "possessor, holder" and فقار (faqār) meaning "spine, vertebra". This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's sword, also used by his son-in-law Ali.