Dagestani Names

Dagestani names are used in Dagestan, a federal subject of Russia.
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Ahmad Ахӏмад m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Avar, Uzbek
Means "most commendable, most praiseworthy" in Arabic (a superlative form of Hamid 1).
Ali 1 ГӀали m Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Avar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik, Dhivehi, Albanian, Bosnian
Means "lofty, sublime" in Arabic, from the root علا (ʿalā) meaning "to be high". Ali ibn Abi Talib 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]
Ibrahim Ибрагьим m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Pashto, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Avar, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Albanian, Hausa, Swahili
Arabic form of Abraham, also used in several other languages. This form appears in the Quran.
Ismail ИсмагӀил m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Urdu, Bengali, Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Albanian, Dhivehi
Arabic form of Ishmael, also used in several other languages. According to the Quran and Islamic tradition Ismail was a prophet and the founder of the Arab people.
Madina Мадина f Tajik, Uzbek, Kazakh, Avar, Chechen
From the name of the city of Medina, Arabic المدينة (al-Madīna), which means "the city". The Saudi city is considered an Islamic holy site because the Prophet Muhammad was based there for a period.
Magomed m Avar (Russified), Chechen (Russified), Ingush (Russified), Dargin (Russified)
Russian form of Muhammad, used particularly in the Caucasus.
Magomet m Avar (Russified), Chechen (Russified), Ossetian (Russified)
Russian form of Muhammad, used particularly in the Caucasus.
Mahammad m Azerbaijani, Dargin
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Məhəmməd, as well as a transcription of the Dargwa form.
Muhamad МухӀамад m Indonesian, Malay, Avar
Indonesian, Malay and Avar variant of Muhammad.
Muhamadkhan МухӀамадхан m Avar
Combination of Muhamad and the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Muhammad МухӀаммад m Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Tajik, Uzbek, Indonesian, Malay, Avar
Means "praised, commendable" in Arabic, derived from the root حمد (ḥamida) meaning "to praise". This was the name of the prophet who founded the Islamic religion in the 7th century. According to Islamic belief, at age 40 Muhammad was visited by the angel Gabriel, who provided him with the first verses of the Quran. 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]
Mukhammad m Tajik (Russified), Uzbek (Russified), Kazakh (Russified), Avar (Russified), Chechen (Russified)
Russian form of Muhammad, used particularly in the Caucasus and former Soviet republics.
Murad Мурад m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Azerbaijani, Avar
Means "wish, desire" in Arabic. This name was borne by five Ottoman sultans.
Naida f Dagestani
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Greek Ναϊάς (Naias), a type of water nymph in Greek mythology (plural Ναϊάδες). Alternatively it might be related to Persian Nahid.
Nurmuhamad НурмухӀамад m Avar
Combination of Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" and the name Muhamad.
Ramazan Рамазан m Turkish, Azerbaijani, Avar, Kazakh, Circassian, Albanian
Form of Ramadan in several languages.
Rasul Расул m Arabic, Avar
Means "prophet, messenger" in Arabic.
Ruslan Руслан m Russian, Tatar, Bashkir, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Chechen, Ingush, Avar, Circassian, Indonesian, Malay
Form of Yeruslan used by Aleksandr Pushkin in his poem Ruslan and Ludmila (1820), which was loosely based on Russian and Tatar folktales of Yeruslan Lazarevich.
Said СагӀид 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.
Shamil Шамил m Arabic, Kazakh, Avar, Chechen, Tatar, Azerbaijani
Means "comprehensive, universal" in Arabic, a derivative of شمل (shamila) meaning "to contain".
Sultan Султан 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.