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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is arabic".
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Youmna f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يمنى (see Yumna).
Younan m Arabic
Form of Jonah used by Arab Christians. The word itself also means "Greece" or "Greek" in Arabic.
Younès m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Yunus used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.
Youness m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Yunus chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Youshaʿ m Arabic
Arabic form of Jesse.
Yousif m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Yusuf.
Yousof m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf).
Yousri m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يسري (see Yusri).
Yousry m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يسري (see Yusri).
Youssefe m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Rare Maghrebi variant of Yusuf.
Youssif m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Yusuf chiefly used in Egypt.
Youssof m Arabic
Variant transcription of Yusuf.
Youssra f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Yusra (chiefly Moroccan).
Yousuf m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Arabic variant transcription and Urdu and Bengali form of Yusuf.
Yuça m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Possibly a short form of Yuçafe.
Yuçafe m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Moorish form of Yosef (see Joseph).
Yumn f Arabic
Meaning: Good Fortune, Success... [more]
Yumna f Arabic, Dhivehi
Means "right-handed, lucky" in Arabic, the feminine form of أيمن (see Ayman).
Yusaf m Arabic
Variant of Yusuf.
Yusriya f Arabic
Variant form of Yusra.
Yusufu m Judeo-Arabic
Judeo-Arabic form of Joseph.
Zaahirah f Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic زاهرة (see Zaahira).
Zaaida f Arabic
Means "shining" or "bright" in Arabic.
Zaaidh m Muslim, Arabic
The meaning of the name Zaaidh is "Abundance" or "Plentiful" or "Growing"
Zaain f Arabic
From Arabic "zaain" meaning "beauty".
Zaaki m Arabic
Means "one who increases in growth and goodness" in Arabic.
Zaakira f Arabic
Feminine form of Zakir.
Zaakiyah f Arabic
Feminine form of Zaaki.
Zaarah f Arabic (?)
Arabic name
Zabi m & f Arabic
Means "gazelle" in Arabic, this is also the name of a star.
Zabihullah m Arabic, Afghan, Pashto
Alternate transcription of Dhabihullah. A known bearer of this name is the Afghan politician Zabihullah Mojaddidy (b. 1946).
Zabir m Arabic
From Arabic “zabara” meaning “one who praises”.
Zabiyyah f Arabic
Strictly feminine form of Zabi.
Zabya f Arabic
Means "female gazelle" in Arabic.
Zackeriya m Arabic, Turkish
Modern spelling of Zakariyya or Zekeriya influenced by some English forms of that name.
Zada f Arabic, English (American)
Feminine form of Zayd.
Zaeim m Arabic
Means "leader" in Arabic.
Zaer m Arabic
Means "revolutionist, rebel, insurgent" in Arabic.
Zafarullah m Arabic, Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Means "victory of God" from Arabic ظَفَر (ẓafar) meaning "success, victory" combined with Allah.
Zaffarana f Arabic
Means "saffron" in Sicilian Arabic, from Arabic زعفران (za'farān), "saffron".
Zafir m Arabic
Means "winner, victor" in Arabic.
Zafira f Arabic
Feminine form of Zafir.
Zaghloul m Arabic (Egyptian)
From Arabic زُغْلُول (zuḡlūl) which is both a noun meaning "a young infant, boy" and an adjective meaning "young and active, quick". In Egyptian Arabic it also means "squab, young dove"... [more]
Zaghlul m Arabic (Egyptian), Indonesian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زَغْلُول (see Zaghloul).
Zaghlula f Arabic
Feminine form of Zaghlul.
Zaha f Hebrew, Arabic
Means "clear; pure" in Hebrew from the root צ־ח־ח‎ (ts-kh-kh). It also means "bright; shine" in Arabic.... [more]
Zahab f Arabic
Means "gold" in Arabic.
Zaheed m Arabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of Zahid.
Zaheeda f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zahida.
Zaheera f Arabic
Possibly means "shining" or "brilliant". May also be an alternative spelling of Zahira or a feminine form of Zaheer.
Zahirah f Arabic, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Zahira as well as the Malay form.
Zahir al-Din m Arabic
Means "helper of the faith" or "defender of the faith", derived from Arabic ظهير (ẓahir) meaning "helper, assistant" combined with الدين (ad-dīn) "the faith, the religion".
Zahiruddin m Arabic, Malay, Bengali
Variant transcription of Zahir al-Din.
Zahiya f Arabic
meaning: bright faced; beautiful
Zahraa f Arabic, Muslim
Possibly from Arabic زُهْرَة (zuhra) "brilliance, light, brightness" (see Zahra).
Zahran m Arabic
From the Arabic زَهَا (zahā) meaning "blossom, bloom, thrive, shine brightly, be radiant".
Zahre f Arabic
Alternate transcription of زهري (Zahri)
Zahreddine m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Zahir al-Din (chiefly Algerian and Tunisian).
Zahri f Arabic
Means "pink" in Arabic.
Zahrie f Arabic
Variant of Zahra and feminine variant of Zahr, meaning “blossom” or “beauty” in Arabic
Zahuk m Arabic
Means "laughs frequently", and by extension "happy", in Arabic.
Zaianab f Arabic
Variant of Zainab.
Zaidah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zaida as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.
Zaidan m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيدان (see Zaydan).
Zaidi m Arabic, Malay
Means "my increase", from Arabic زاد (zada) meaning "to increase" (see Zayd). It may also come from the name of 8th-century Muslim leader Zaid bin Ali, whose unsuccessful revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate led to the formation of the Zaidiyyah sect of Shia Islam.
Zaim m Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian, Malay
Means "leader" in Arabic.
Zaimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zaima as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.
Zainah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zayna as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.
Zainal m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with زين ال (Zayn al) meaning "beauty of the" (such as Zayn ad-Din).
Zaïneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in Northern Africa (using French-influenced orthography).
Zaineb f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab).
Zainul m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Zainal as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant and a Bengali form.
Zaïtoune f Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized)
Maghrebi transcription of Zaitun influenced by French orthography.
Zaitoune f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Zaitun.
Zaitun f & m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "olive" in Arabic. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.
Zakariaa m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zakariyya chiefly used in Morocco.
Zakarya m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zakariyya chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Zakia f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Bengali and Urdu form.
Zakir m Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Tatar
From Arabic ذَاكَرَ (ḏākara) meaning "to memorise, to remember, to study".
Zakiyah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Zaky m Malay, Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Malay and Egyptian variant of Zaki.
Zalfa f Arabic
Meaning uncertain. It could mean "distinguished woman" in Arabic or being an historical or imaginary woman known as distinguished person.
Zamaair m & f Arabic
Means "hearts, minds, consciouses" or "secrets of the mind" in Arabic.
Zamin m Arabic
Means "guarantor" in Arabic.
Zamran m Arabic
Meaning : Leader.... [more]
Zamzam f & m Arabic, Somali, Indonesian
From the name of a holy well in Mecca that, according to Islamic tradition, was miraculously created by Allah for Hajar and and her son Isma'il while the two were left in the desert without water... [more]
Zanbaqi f Arabic
From the Arabic زَنْبَق (zanbaq) meaning "iris, lily".
Zaraafat m Arabic
Means "grace, intelligence, talent" in Arabic.
Zaraida f Arabic
Zaraida means a captivating woman.
Zarar m Arabic
Means "clever", "subtle".
Zarqaa f Arabic
Means "blue (eyed)" in Arabic.
Zavair m Arabic
Bright
Zayan m & f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zayyan.
Zayda f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zaida.
Zaydan m Arabic
Means "growth, increase" in Arabic, from the word زَيَّدَ (zayyada) meaning "to increase, to grow".
Zayed m Arabic
From the Arabic verb زادا (zada) which means “to increase, to grow”.
Zaynah f Arabic
Variant of Zayna.
Zayn al-Abidin m Arabic
Means "adornment of the worshippers" from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "decoration, embellishment, ornament" and عابدين ('abidin) meaning "worshippers".
Zayn al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زين الدين (see Zayn ad-Din).
Zayneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Zaynab.
Zaynullah m Arabic
Means "beauty of Allah" from زين (zayn) meaning "beauty, grace" combined with الله (Allah)
Zayyan m & f Arabic (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), Muslim
From Arabic زَيْن (zayn) meaning "beautiful, handsome, nice" (see Zayn).
Zeeana f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zouina.
Zehak f Arabic
Means "laughter" in Arabic.
Zeiad m Arabic
Variant of Ziyad.
Zeid m Arabic
Variant transcription of Zayd.
Zeidan m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيدان (see Zaydan).
Zein f & m Arabic
(Feminine) variant transcription of Zayn. A known bearer is Princess Zein of Jordan (1968-), a daughter of the late King Hussein who was named for his mother, Zein al-Sharaf Talal (1916-1994).
Zeïna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Zayna
Zeine m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Western African (chiefly Mauritanian) and Maghrebi (chiefly Algerian) variant of Zayn.
Zeïneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Zeineb influenced by French orthography.
Zeineb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in North Africa.
Zekra f Arabic
Meaning "memory, memorial" in Arabic. This word is used about 20 times in the Quran. A famous bearer is Thekra bint Mohammed Al Dali(ذكرى بنت محمد الدالي), a Tunisian singer whose name is also transcribed as Zekra, Zikra and Thikra.
Zemen f Arabic
Arabic orgin. Meaning time or era.
Zenab f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) as well as an Urdu form.
Zenah f Arabic
Means 'decoration'
Zeyn m Arabic
Variant of Zayn.
Zeyneb f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zaynab.
Zhali m Arabic (Modern, Expatriate), Indonesian
Possibly a variant transcriptions of Arabic adjective خالي jali meaning "empty, free, open" in Arabic.
Zhar f & m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), Malay (Rare)
Possibly from Arabic زهر (zahr) "flowers, blossoms" (see Zahrah) or زَهَرَ (zahara) "to shine, to be radiant, to give off light" (see Zaahir 1).
Ziah m & f Arabic, English
Variant of Ziya.
Zian m & f Arabic
Means "adornment, decoration" in Arabic.
Ziara f Arabic
An Arabic name meaning "visit" and "visitation".
Zia-ul-qamar f Arabic
Means "brilliance of the moon, splendour of the moon" in Arabic.
Zidan m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيدان (see Zaydan).
Zidane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zaydan chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Zihni m Arabic
Means "intellectual" in Arabic.
Zihniyyah f Arabic
Meaning, "intelligent, keen, understanding."
Zikr m & f Arabic
Means "remembrance" in Arabic.
Zikra f Arabic
Means "memory, recollection" in Arabic.
Zikrayat f Arabic
Means "memories, recollections" in Arabic.
Zil m & f Arabic
Meaning: “Shadow”
Zina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic زينة (zīna) meaning "adornment, ornament, decoration".
Zinab f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab).
Zine El Abidine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zayn al-Abidin chiefly used in Northern Africa. A notable bearer was Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936-2019), who served as the president of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011.
Ziyadat Allah m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "Allah increases" from the Arabic زيادة (ziyadat) and combined with الله (Allah)
Ziyana f English (Rare), Arabic
Variant transcription of Zouina.
Ziya-ud-din m Arabic
Composed of the name Ziya and the Arabic word din "religion, faith".
Ziyauddin m Arabic, Indian (Muslim)
Arabic alternate transcription of Ziya al-Din as well as the Indian form.
Zizi f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Diminutive of Zineb.
Zobeide f Arabic
Possibly a variant of Zubaida.
Zohaib m Arabic
Means "Beloved Leader"
Zohal f Arabic (Rare)
From Arabic زحل (zuḥal) meaning "to be distant or remote", "to linger away from others". It is the Arabic word for Saturn.
Zohana f Arabic
Feminine form of Zohan. Means “gift”
Zoheïr m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Zoheir influenced by French orthography.
Zoheir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Zuhayr (chiefly Algerian).
Zoubaïda f Arabic (Maghrebi)
French transcription of Zubaida.
Zoubair m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zubair chiefly used in Northern Africa (particularly Morocco).
Zoubeida f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zubaida chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Zoubeir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zubair chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Zoubir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Zubair (chiefly Algerian).
Zouhair m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zuhair chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Zouheir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zuhair chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Zouhir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Zahir.
Zubaidah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zubaida as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.
Zubayr m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زبير (see Zubair).
Zubda f Arabic
Means "Butter" in Arabic
Zuber m Arabic, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Punjabi form and variant transcription of Zubair.
Zubiya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "gazelle" in Arabic.
Zuhaa m & f Arabic, Pakistani
Variant transcription of Duha.
Zuhaibah f Arabic
Means "piece of gold, golden" in Arabic.
Zuhal f Turkish, Arabic
Arabic variant and Turkish form of Zohal.
Zuhayr m Arabic
Derived from Arabic زَهَرَ (zahara) meaning "to shine, to be radiant, to give light". It is etymologically related to Zaahir 1.
Zuhni m Arabic
Means "intellectual" in Arabic.
Zuhniyyah f Arabic
Feminine form of Zuhni.
Zuhur f Arabic
Means "flowers" in Arabic, a plural form of زهْرة (zahra). Known bearers of this name include Zuhur Dixon (1933-2021), an Iraqi poet, and Zuhur Wanasi (1936-), an Algerian author and politician known for her powerful short stories and for her role as one of the first women in Algerian government.
Zul m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with ذو ال (Dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" (such as Dhu al-Kifl or Dhu al-Qarnayn).
Zulaikha f Arabic (Rare), Urdu, Malay, Indonesian, Dhivehi
Arabic alternate transcription of Zulaykha as well as the form used in several languages.
Zuleikha f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zulaykha.
Zulfa f & m Arabic, Indonesian, Dhivehi
Means "closeness, nearness, proximity" in Arabic, also referring to a period of time marking the commencement of either day or night. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.
Zulikram m Arabic
Means "one who is blessed with graciousness".
Zumurrud f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Derived from Arabic zumurrud, ultimately from Persian zumrud, "emerald".
Zunaid m Arabic
Variant of Junaid.
Zya m Arabic
Varient of Ziya.