NAI.fr73's Personal Name List

Maghrebi transcription of Abd al-Nur used in Algeria and Morocco.

In former times, this name was a diminutive of Adélaïde. Nowadays, however, it is usually used as the Gallicized form of Aida.

Alternate transcription of Arabic آسيا or آسية (see Asiya) chiefly used in North Africa.

Turkish form of Baqi, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Maghrebi transcription of Shakir chiefly used in Moroccan Arabic.

Meaning: ?

Alternate transcription of Arabic عيسى (see Isa 1).

Alternate transcription of Faris chiefly used in French-influenced Northern Africa.

Means "criterion between right and wrong" or "proof" in Arabic. This is the name of the 25th chapter (surah al-Furqan) of the Quran.

From Arabic غزلان (ghizlan) meaning "gazelles", the plural of غزال (ghazal).

Alternate transcription of Hasan or Hassan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Alternate transcription of Arabic حامد (see Hamid 2), as well as the usual Persian transcription.

French form of Hanae.

From 'Al-Haashir', meaning "the gatherer," which is one of the names for the Prophet.

Most commonly this is a variant of the Arabic name حسن, which is typically transcribed Hasan.

Alternatively, this spelling can represent the distinct but related Arabic name حسّان (having a doubled middle consonant and a final long vowel) meaning "beautifier, improver". Hassan ibn Thabit was a 7th-century poet who was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Alternate transcription of Husayn chiefly used in North Africa.

Maghrebi transcription of Husayn (chiefly Moroccan).

Arabic form of Abraham, also used in several other languages. This form appears in the Quran.

Means "full moon".

Means "sincerity, devotion, loyalty" in Arabic. This is the name of the 112th chapter of the Quran (surah Al-Ikhlas).

Alternate transcription of Arabic إلياس (see Ilyas) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Variant of Ilyes influenced by French orthography.

Alternate transcription of Arabic إلياس (see Ilyas) chiefly used in North Africa.

Means "advocacy, loyalty, support".

An other form of Djihene. The name was also influenced by the name Jihane.

Arabic form of George

Kayme, translated to قيم, meaning "valuable", worthy, trustee".

Alternate transcription of Arabic ليث (see Layth).

Persian variant of Leila.

Rare variant of Yasin (chiefly Algerian).

Maarij is the plural form of the Arabic word "mi'raaj" which means "ascent". It is a masculine name in the Arab world, but a feminine name in Indo-Pak culture as well. It is also the name of the 70th chapter in the Quran.

Maiyar is an old Arabic MALE name means the person who brings Mera( Meara is an Arbic word means the hoard collected from rich and given to poor people. In early days of Islamic states there was a job in the government called ( MAIYAR) and he was responsible to distribute Aids and hoards to poor people

While Maiar is a feminine name which is originally come from an Iranian Origin and means the glowing face of the moon.

Feminine form of Marjan. It is notably used within the Arabian Nights as the name of the clever slave of Ali Baba within 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'. Nowadays it is mostly used in Indonesia, being virtually unused by Arabic speakers.

From Arabic مرجان (marjān) meaning "coral".

Either derived from Arabic مرو (marw) meaning "flint, pebble" or from the name of a type of fragrant plant (see Marwa). This was the name of two Umayyad caliphs.

Persian, Azerbaijani and North African form of Mahdi.

Arabic form of William.

From Egyptian mryt meaning "the beloved one", the feminine perfective relative form of mrj "to love, to have affection for, to be fond of" as well as "to want, to wish, to desire".

Alternate transcription of Arabic مسعود (see Masud) chiefly used in North Africa.

Derived from Tamazight meẓyan meaning "young, little".

Means "ascension" in Arabic. According to Islamic tradition, this is the name of the Prophet Muhammad's visit to the heavens to meet with earlier prophets.

Alternate transcription of Arabic معاذ (see Muadh).

Short form of Mohammed.

Alternate transcription of Arabic محسن (see Muhsin) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Maghrebi variant of Munya (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Alternate transcription of Arabic مراد (see Murad) chiefly used in North Africa.

Variant transcription of Arabic معتاز (see Mu'taz).

Maghrebi transcription of Nasir al-Din (chiefly Algerian).

Alternate transcription of Arabic نادر (see Nadir), as well as the usual Persian transcription.

Means "salvation, rescue, deliverance" in Arabic.

Alternate transcription of Arabic نجلاء (see Najla) chiefly used in Morocco.

Means "narcissus" in Arabic.

Strictly feminine form of Nasim.

Alternate transcription of Arabic نسيم (see Nasim).

Maghrebi transcription of Najib (chiefly Tunisian).

Arabic (chiefly North African) form of Nasrin.

Alternate transcription of Arabic نور (see Nur).

Alternate transcription of Nur ad-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Form of Ridha used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Alternate transcription of Redouane chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Maghrebi transcription of Sabreen. Also compare Sabrina.

Maghrebi transcription of Safaa used in Morocco.

Means "stone, rock" in Arabic, though it may also be derived from صفا (safa) meaning "pure, clean". This was the name of two companions of Muhammad.

Form of Sarah used in various languages.

Variant of Scheherazade.

Maghrebi transcription of Saif al-Din (chiefly Tunisian and Algerian).

Turkish form of Salma.

This name is originaly Persian means : patience or tolerance,it used in Syria,Lebanon,Iraq. it can be used for females but with adding A,H in the end "Shakeebah" . Shakeeb Arsalan was very famous Arab writer ,this name has been getting old fashioned.The reference of the meaning of this name is The Arabic Persian Dictionary page number 376 ,it is translated in English "The Golden Dictionary" by Muhammad Al-Tunji

Variant transcription of Shirin. It is used by Egyptian singer Sherine Ahmad Abdel Wahab.

Persian form of Thurayya. It became popular in some parts of Europe because of the fame of Princess Soraya (1932-2001), wife of the last Shah of Iran, who became a European socialite.

Form of Sulayman used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Rising, Ascending, Going up

Maghrebi form of Tasnim.

From the Greek name Θάλεια (Thaleia), derived from θάλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom". In Greek mythology she was one of the nine Muses, presiding over comedy and pastoral poetry. This was also the name of one of the three Graces or Χάριτες (Charites).

Alternate transcription of Arabic أويس‎ (see Uways), as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant.

Means "finder, perceiver" or "loving, affectionate" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الواجد (al-Wajid) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Alternate transcription of Arabic وسيم (see Wasim).

Means "harmony, peace, concord" in Arabic.

Alternate transcription of Yasin chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Alternate transcription of Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf) chiefly used in Algeria.

Form of Yunus used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Georgian, Malay and Indonesian form of Zechariah and Zacharias, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic زكريّا (see Zakariyya).

Variant transcription of Zayd.

Maghrebi form of Zayna

Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in North Africa.