Pakistani Names

Sandeep m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi संदीप, Bengali সন্দীপ, Gurmukhi ਸੰਦੀਪ, Gujarati સંદિપ, Kannada ಸಂದೀಪ್, Malayalam സന്ദീപ്, Telugu సందీప్, Tamil சந்தீப் or Nepali सन्दीप (see Sandip).

Sandip m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
From Sanskrit सन्दीप् (sandīp) meaning "to blaze, to burn".

Sanjeev m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi संजीव, Gujarati સંજીવ, Gurmukhi ਸੰਜੀਵ, Telugu సంజీవ్ or Kannada ಸಂಜೀವ್ (see Sanjiv).

Sanjiv m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada
Derived from Sanskrit संजीव (saṃjīva) meaning "living, reviving".

Sardar سردار m Persian, Urdu, Pashto
From a title meaning "chief, leader", derived from Persian سر (sar) meaning "head, authority" and the suffix دار (dār) meaning "possessor".

Sayfullah سیف اللہ m Arabic, Urdu
Means "sword of Allah" from Arabic سيف (sayf) meaning "sword" combined with الله (Allah).

Shabana شبانہ f Urdu
Feminine form of Shaban.

Shabnam شبنم f Persian, Urdu
Means "dew" in Persian and Urdu.

Shafiq شفیق m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay
Means "compassionate" in Arabic, from the root شفق (shafaqa) meaning "to pity, to sympathize".

Shaheen شاہین m Persian, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Persian شاهین (see Shahin), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Shahid شاہد m Arabic, Urdu
Means "witness" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الشاهد (al-Shāhid) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Shahjahan شاہ جہان m Urdu
Means "king of the world" from Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king" and جهان (jahān) meaning "world". This was the name of the 17th-century Mughal emperor who built the Taj Mahal.

Shahnaz شہناز f & m Persian, Arabic, Urdu
Means "delight of the king" from Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king" and ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry".

Shahrukh شاہرخ m Urdu, Hindi
Urdu and Hindi form of Shahrokh. A notable bearer is the Indian actor Shahrukh Khan (1965-), normally called Shah Rukh Khan.

Shahzad شہزاد m Persian, Arabic, Urdu
Means "prince, son of the king" in Persian.

Shahzada شہزادہ m Urdu
Variant of Shahzad.

Shakir شاکر m Arabic, Urdu
Means "thankful" in Arabic, from the root شكر (shakara) meaning "to thank".

Shama شمع f Hindi, Urdu, Marathi
Means "lamp, candle" in Hindi and other Indian languages, ultimately from Arabic شمْع (shamʿ).

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.

Shandar شاندار m Urdu
Means "fabulous" in Urdu.

Sharif شریف 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.

Shaukat شوکت m Urdu
Urdu transcription of Shawkat.

Shazia شازیہ f Urdu
Meaning unknown, possibly of Arabic origin meaning "rare, unusual".

Shekhar m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati
From Sanskrit शेखर (śekhara) meaning "crest, crown, peak".

Sher شیر m Urdu, Pashto
Means "lion" in Persian. A famous bearer of this name was Sher Shah, a 16th-century Mughal ruler.

Shiv m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Northern Indian form of Shiva 1.

Siddiq صدّیق m Arabic, Urdu
Means "honest, truthful" in Arabic, derived from the root صدق (ṣadaqa) meaning "to tell the truth".

Siddiqa صدّیقہ f Arabic (Rare), Urdu
Feminine form of Siddiq.

Sikandar سکندر m Urdu, Pashto
Urdu and Pashto form of Alexander.

Simran f & m Punjabi, Hindi
Means "continuous remembrance" in Punjabi, derived from Sanskrit स्मरण (smaraṇa) meaning "recollection".

Sitara ستارہ f Urdu
Means "star" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian.

Sohail سہیل m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu سہیل (see Suhail).

Subhan سبحان m Arabic, Urdu
Means "glory, praise" in Arabic.

Suhail سہیل 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.

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 سلطانہ f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Sultan.

Sumeet m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi सुमित, Bengali সুমিত or Gurmukhi ਸੁਮਿਤ (see Sumit).

Sumit m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
From Sanskrit सुमित (sumita) meaning "well measured".

Sunil m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
From Sanskrit सु (su) meaning "good, very" combined with नील (nīla) meaning "dark blue".

Swaran m & f Punjabi
Punjabi form of Swarna.

Syed سید m Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali
Urdu, Punjabi and Bengali form of Sayyid.

Syeda سیدہ f Urdu
Urdu form of Sayyida.

Tahir طاہر m Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
Means "virtuous, pure, chaste" in Arabic.

Tahira طاہرہ f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Tahir.

Talat طلعت m Arabic, Urdu, Turkish
Means "face, visage, appearance" in Arabic.

Talha طلحہ 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.

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.

Tarun m Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Hindi, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit तरुण (taruṇa) meaning "young, fresh".

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.

Usman عثمان m Urdu, Indonesian, Hausa
Urdu, Indonesian and Hausa form of Uthman.

Varun m Hindi, Punjabi
Modern form of Varuna.

Vijay m Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi
Modern masculine form of Vijaya.

Vishal m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali
From Sanskrit विशाल (viśāla) meaning "wide, broad, spacious".

Waheed وحید m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic وحيد or Urdu وحید (see Wahid).

Wahid وحید m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian
Means "peerless, unique" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الوحيد (al-Waḥīd) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Waqar وقار m Arabic, Urdu
Means "majesty, dignity" in Arabic.

Yama 2 m Pashto
Pashto form of Jam.

Yash m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada
Derived from Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas) meaning "fame, praise, glory".

Yasin یاسین 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 یاسر 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 یاسمین f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسمين or Urdu یاسمین (see Yasmin).

Yasmin یاسمین 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.

Younus یونس m Urdu
Usual Urdu transcription of Yunus.

Yousaf یوسف m Urdu
Urdu form of Yusuf.

Yusuf 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.

Zafar ظفر m Arabic, Urdu
Means "victory" in Arabic.

Zaheer ظہیر m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظهير or Urdu ظہیر (see Zahir).

Zahid زاہد m Arabic, Urdu
Means "pious, devout" in Arabic.

Zahida زاہدہ f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Zahid.

Zahir ظہیر 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).

Zahra 2 زہرہ f Arabic, Urdu
Means "blooming flower, splendour" in Arabic, from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine, to bloom".... [more]

Zain زین m Arabic, Urdu, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic زين (see Zayn), as well as the usual Urdu and Malay form.

Zainab زینب f Arabic, Urdu, Hausa, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab), as well as the usual form in several languages.

Zaman زمان m Arabic, Urdu
Means "time, age, era" in Arabic.

Zamir ضمیر m Arabic, Urdu, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik
Means "mind, heart, conscience" in Arabic.

Zareen زرین f Urdu
Variant of Zarina.

Zarina زرینہ f Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik, Urdu, Malay
From Persian زرین (zarīn) meaning "golden". According to the 5th-century BC Greek historian Ctesias, this was the name of a Scythian queen.

Zawar زوار m Arabic, Urdu
Means "pilgrim, visitor" in Arabic.

Zeenat زینت f Urdu
Usual Urdu transcription of Zinat.

Zehra زہرا, زہرہ f Turkish, Urdu
Turkish and Urdu form of Zahra 1 or Zahra 2.

Zia ضیاء m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (see Ziya), as well as the usual Urdu and Bengali transcription.

Ziauddin ضیاء الدین m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء الدين (see Ziya ad-Din), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Zohra زہرہ f Urdu, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Urdu زہرہ (see Zuhra 1) or Arabic زهرة (see Zuhra 2).

Zubaida زبیدہ 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 زبیر 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.

Zuhra 1 زہرہ f Urdu
Urdu form of Zohreh.

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.