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Ayan m Arabic
Means "time, era, epoch" in Arabic.

Ayasmina f Arabic
Can be interpreted as a combination of Aya 2 and Yasmina, or simply as Yasmina with the prefix a-

Ayat f Arabic
Means "signs" in Arabic, referring to signs of the divine.

Ayatullah m Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the same root as the Persian religious title of آیت‌الله (Ayatollah), which originated from a term in passage 51:20–21 of the Quran. It was not commonly used as a title until the early 20th century... [more]

Ayeza f Arabic
Alternative transcription of Aiza.

Ayham m Arabic
Means "brave" in Arabic.

Ayisha f Arabic, Indian (Muslim), Malayalam, Urdu, African American
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة (see Aisha), as well as the form used in South India and Pakistan.

Aymane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Ayman (chiefly Moroccan).

Aymen m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Ayman chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Aymn m Arabic (Egyptian)
Means “right, blessed, fortunate” in Arabic. This name is used more often in Egypt.

Ayoob m Arabic, Indian (Muslim), Persian
Variant transcription of Ayyub.

Ayser m Arabic
Means "easier, better off, living better" in Arabic.

Ayub m Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu, Malay, Chechen, Persian, Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Ayyub as well as the form used in various languages.

Ayyoub m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أيوب (see Ayyub) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Ayyubia f Arabic (?)
Most likely the feminine form of Ayyub.

Ayza f Arabic (Mashriqi), Russian, Kazakh, Tajik, Arabic
From Turkic ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Tajik зар (zar) meaning "gold," which derives from Persian زر (zar).

Aza m Arabic

Azaan m Arabic
Means "announcement, call to prayer" in Arabic. It refers to the call to prayer that is recited five times a day at the mosque to let people know that prayers will be held soon.

Azam m & f Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Malay
Means "greater, greatest" in Arabic. It is more often used as a feminine name in Iran.

Azami m Arabic, Malay
Means "my determination, my resolution" in Arabic, derived from عزام (azzam) meaning "determination, resolution".

Azareh f & m Persian, Arabic
Primarily feminine variant of Azar.

Azaz m Arabic, Biblical
Means "strong, mighty" in Hebrew. In the Bible, this is the name of a Reubenite, the father of Bela. It is also the name of a city in Syria.

Azban m Arabic

Azdine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Izz al-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Aze f Arabic
Possibly a variant of Azza.

Azeddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عز الدين (see Izz ad-Din) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Azedine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Izz al-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Azeem m Arabic
From Arabic meaning "great".

Azeema f Arabic

Azeezah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of عزيزة (see Aziza)

Azencot m Judeo-Arabic

Azene m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Azer m Bosnian, Azerbaijani, Arabic
Variant of Azar.

Azfar m Arabic, Urdu, Malay
Means "to grant victory, to make triumphant" in Arabic.

Azhari m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Arabic أزهر ('azhar) meaning "shining, bright".

Azhir m Arabic
Variant of Azhar.

Azil m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian
Means "protector" in Arabic.

Azila f Arabic
Feminine form of Azil.

Azim m Arabic, Uzbek, Tajik, Bengali, Persian, Malay, Azerbaijani
Means "magnificent, great, powerful" in Arabic. This can also be used an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əzim. In Islamic tradition العظيم (al-Azim) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Azima f Arabic, Bengali, Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Azim.

Azimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Azima as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Azimullah m Arabic, Urdu
Means "magnificence of Allah", from Arabic عَظِيم (ʿaẓīm) meaning "magnificence, grandiose" and الله (Allah).

Azizah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عزيزة (see Aziza), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.

Azizullah m Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Pashto
Means "dear to Allah", from Arabic عَزِيز (ʿazīz) meaning "dear, darling" and الله (Allah).

Azizunnisa f Arabic
Means "power of women" from عزيز ('aziz) meaning "powerful, respected" and نساء (nisa) meaning "women"

Azka f Arabic
From Arabic أَفْصَح (ʼafṣaḥ), meaning "purer."

Azmat m Arabic, Urdu
Means "greatness, might, importance" in Arabic, from the root عظم ('azuma) meaning "to be great".

Azmi m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Turkish
Derived from Arabic عزم ('azm) meaning "resolution, resolve, determination".

Azmy m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عزمي (see Azmi).

'Azra'il m Arabic
Arabic form of Azrael.

Azraq m Arabic
Means "blue" in Arabic.

Azrudin m Bosnian, Arabic
From Arabic زهر (ʾazhar) "shining, bright" and دين (dīn) "religion, faith".

Azza f Arabic
Possibly meaning "young female gazelle", deriving from the Arabic word azaza ("it was dear, it was expensive" referring to the difficulty in catching young gazelles).

Azzam m Arabic
Means "determined, resolute" as well as "lion" in Arabic, from the word عَزَمَ (azama) meaning "to determine, to decide, to be firmly resolved".

Azzeddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Izz al-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Azzedine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Izz al-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Babiker m Northern African, Arabic
Sudanese name possibly derived from the given name Bakr or from Arabic بَكَرَ (bakara) meaning "first born" or "to be early, to rise early".

Babikr m Northern African (Rare), Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Babiker.

Babnouda m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Sahidic Coptic name Papnoute.

Bachir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Bashir chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Badaba m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Patape.

Badar m & f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Badr.

Badaya f Pakistani, Arabic
Possible meanings could be "beginnings, initiation, inception, genesis"

Badeea f Arabic
Means “inventor”.

Bader m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر (see Badr).

Badhl f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "gift" in Arabic.

Badi m Arabic
Means "a wonderful man" in Arabic.

Badi al-Zaman m Arabic
Means "marvel of the age" from Arabic بديع (badi') meaning "marvelous, wonderful" and زمان (zaman) meaning "time, age, era".

Badiya f Arabic
Means "desert" in Arabic. Derived from Arabic "badī," meaning 'rhetorical embellishment,' referring in general to the concept of novelty.

Badiyah f Arabic (Rare)

Badra m & f Western African, Arabic
Possibly a variant of Badr.

Badr al-Din m Arabic
From Arabic بدر (badr) meaning "full moon" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Badreddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر الدين (see Badr al-Din) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Badredine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر الدين (see Badr al-Din) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Badri m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "my full moon" in Arabic, derived from بدر (badr) meaning "full moon".

Badria f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدرية (see Badriya).

Badriah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدرية (see Badriya), as well as an Indonesian variant.

Badriyyah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدرية (see Badriya).

Badruddin m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر الدين (see Badr al-Din), as well as the Urdu, Bengali, Malay, and Indonesian form.

Badrul m Arabic, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with بدر ال (Badr al) meaning "full moon of the" (such as Badr al-Din).

Baghisha f Arabic
Means "light rain" in Arabic.

Bahaa m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهاء (see Baha).

Bahaa el-Din m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهاء الدين (see Baha al-Din) chiefly used in Egypt.

Baha al-Din m Arabic
Means "splendour of the faith" from Arabic بهاء (bahāʾ) meaning "splendour, glory" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Bahauddin m Arabic, Dari Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهاء الدين (see Baha al-Din), as well as the Dari Persian form.

Baheejah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Bahija.

Baheera f Arabic

Baher f Arabic
Bahr - means samandar -sea... [more]

Bahijah f Arabic, Malay
Variant transcription of Bahija.

Bahir m Arabic
Means "brilliant" in Arabic.

Bahira f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Bahir.

Bahirah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic variant transcription of Bahira as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.

Bahiyyah f Arabic
Means "brilliant, beautiful, radiant" in Arabic.

Bahja f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "beauty" in Arabic.

Bahjat m Arabic
Derived from Arabic بهجة (bahjah) meaning "joy, happiness".

Bahlul m Arabic
Means “fool” or “simpleton”.

Bahradin m Arabic (Rare)
Derived from Arabic Bahr al-Din, which means "sea of religion", itself derived from Arabic بَحْر (bahr) "sea, ocean" combined with Arabic دين (din) "religion, faith".

Bahr al-Din m Arabic
Means "sea of the religion" from Arabic بحر (baḥr) meaning "sea" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Bahri m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Albanian
Means "maritime, nautical, marine" in Arabic, a derivative of بحر (bahr) meaning "sea".

Bajilah f Arabic
Bajilah is an Arabic name found in Eastern Iraq.

Bakary m Arabic
An indirect Quranic name from Arabic Bakūr / Bakr, an ancient name of Arabian tribes, meaning "young camel".

Bakhita f Arabic
Means "lucky; fortunate" derived from the Arabic roots ب-خ-ت (b-ḵ-t) ultimately from the Ancient Persian word *bagta- meaning “assigned; allotted; fate”. ... [more]

Bakhoum m Arabic
Arabic form of Pakhom.

Bakhta f African, Arabic, Berber
Means "starry" in Berber.

Bakri m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "first, eldest, firstborn" in Arabic.

Baligha f Arabic
Means “eloquent” in Arabic.

Balsam f Arabic (Rare)

Bamba f Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Arabic form of Pembe.

Bamoun m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Pamoun, as pa- typically becomes ba- in Arabic, since Arabic doesn't have the phoneme /p/.

Ban f Arabic
It means "Discern", "To show"

Bana f Arabic (Rare)

Banafsaj f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "violet" in Arabic.

Banan f & m Arabic
Means "fingers, fingertips" in Arabic.

Bannoudi m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Bohairic Coptic name Pennouti.

Banoub m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Panoub, as pa- typically becomes ba- in Arabic, since Arabic doesn't have the phoneme /p/.

Baqer m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian باقر (see Baqir), as well as the Persian form.

Bara'a f Arabic
Means "blamelessness, innocence" in Arabic.

Baraah f Arabic
Means "innocence" in Arabic.

Barah f Arabic
Means "to select" and "innocent" in Arabic.

Barakah f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Barak 2

Barhoom m Arabic
Diminutive of Ibrahim.

Barira f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Barkatullah m Arabic
Derived from Arabic Barakat "blessings" and Allah "the deity".

Barquq m Circassian, Adyghe, Turkish, Arabic
Adyghe name of Unknown Meaning. It is famous mainly as the name of the Burji dynasty’s founder.

Barrah f Medieval Arabic
This was the name of Maymunah bint al-Harith, the 11th wife of Prophet Muhammed before he changed it to Maymunah.

Basam m Arabic
Variant transcription of Bassam.

Baseem m Arabic
Variant transcription of Basim.

Baseema f Arabic
Variant transcription of Basima.

Basel m Arabic
Variant of Basil 2.

Basem m Arabic
Variant of Basim.

Basema f Arabic
Variant transcription of Basima.

Bashayer f Arabic
A blessing rain. Can mean 'a lot of good news'.

Basheera f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic بشيرة (see Bashira), as well as the Urdu form.

Basher m Arabic, Urdu, Filipino, Maranao
Arabic and Urdu alternate transcription of Bashir as well as the Maranao form.

Bashira f Arabic
Feminine form of Bashir.

Bashshar m Arabic
Variant transcription of Bashar.

Basimah f Arabic
Variant transcription of Basima.

Basirah f Arabic, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Basira as well as the Malay form.

Basmah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بسمة (see Basma).

Basri m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish
Means "my vision" from Arabic بصر (basar) meaning "vision, sight". It is often given in honour of Muslim theologian and writer Hasan al-Basri.

Bassel m Arabic
Means "brave".

Bassema f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Basima.

Bassim m Arabic
Variant transcription of Basim.

Bassima f Arabic
Variant transcription of Basima

Bateel f Arabic
From the root “بتل” (batal) used denoting from Maryam (Mary) and as a meaning of piety and purity, also means the petal of a flower.

Batool f Arabic, Urdu
Variant of Batul.

Batoul f Arabic
Variant of Batool.

Batrisha f Arabic (?)
One of the Arabic translitterations of of Patricia.

Bayezid m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Means "father of Yazid".

Bayezzid m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Variant transcription of Bayezid.

Baz m Kurdish, Arabic
Means "falcon" in Arabic and Kurdish.

Bazzu f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Bea m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Bechara m Arabic
From Arabic بِشَارَة (bišāra) meaning "good news, gospel" (etymologically related to Bashir), used in a Christian context.

Béchir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Bechir based on French orthography.

Bechir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Bashir (chiefly Tunisian).

Beedo m & f Arabic (Rare), Chinese (Rare)

Behiya f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Bahiyya.

Belal m Arabic, Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Bilal as well as the Bengali form.

Belgacem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Tunisian variant of Belkacem.

Belkacem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Abu al-Qasim chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Bellara f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Bensalem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Transferred use of the surname Bensalem.

Berlanty f Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)

Besada m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Psote.

Beshoi m Arabic (Egyptian)
Possibly related to Besarion

Besma f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Basma (chiefly Algerian and Tunisian).

Bessi m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Beyazid m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Variant transcription of Bayezid.

Beyazit m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Variant transcription of Bayezid.

Bilel m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Bilal (chiefly Tunisian).

Billal m Arabic (Maghrebi), Bengali (Muslim)
Maghrebi transcription and Bengali form of Bilal.

Billel m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Bilal (chiefly Algerian).

Biray f & m Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Name found in the Bible rare used back in history.Biray is a late loan word from and refers to the fortified acropolis, usually built at the highest and most easily defensible part of a city ( Nehemiah 1:1; Esther 1:2 ). It referred to the fortress near the Temple in the rebuilt Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:8 ) A castle place or mountain.

Bisan f Arabic (Rare)

Bismillah m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
From the Arabic phrase بِسْمِ ٱللّٰه‏ (bi-smi llāh) meaning "in the name of God (Allah)", from اِسْم (ism) "name" combined with اللّٰه (allāh) "Allah".

Biya f Arabic, Indian
Variant of Bia.

Blaid m Arabic, Persian

Bnouda m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Sahidic Coptic name Panoute.

Bnoudi m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Bohairic Coptic name Phnouti. In other words, one could say that this is a cognate or a variant form of Bnouda.

Bola f Arabic, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Tibetan
Short form of Bolata.

Boualem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Alam", from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" combined with the given name Alem (chiefly Algerian).

Boubaker m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أبو بكر (see Abu Bakr) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Boubakeur m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أبو بكر (see Abu Bakr) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Boubekeur m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أبو بكر (see Abu Bakr) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Boubker m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أبو بكر (see Abu Bakr) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Bouchaïb m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Transferred use of the surname Bouchaib, meaning "son of Shoaib"; mainly used in Morocco.

Bouchraya m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from Arabic باشر (bāšara) "to carry out, to exercise, to take" or from بشر (baššara) "to bring good news" or بشر (bašar) "human, humankind".... [more]

Boughèra m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Boutheïna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Boutheina based on French orthography.

Boutheina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Buthaina (chiefly Tunisian).

Bouzid m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Zaid".

Boze m Arabic (Mashriqi, Modern)
Variant of Boaz

Brahen m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Short form of Abrahen.

Btissam f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Btissam Lakhouad (born 7 December 1980) is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.

Bukhdan f Arabic
Means "sleek, smooth, slender" in Arabic.

Burhaan m Somali, Arabic
Means "charisma" in Somali and "proof" in Arabic.

Burhan al-Din m Arabic
From Arabic برهان (burhān) meaning "proof" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Buthaina f Arabic
Diminutive of Basna.

Buthainah f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means “beautiful”.

Butifar m Arabic
Arabic form of Potiphar.

Cabi m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Caçin m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Cadiga f Arabic (Latinized), Literature
Archaic transcription of Khadija. This form is mostly used in older English translations of the Koran, as well as early translations of the Arabian Nights. A notable bearer of this name is the titular character's wife from the Arabian Nights-inspired novel "The History of Nourjahad" (1767) by Frances Sheridan.

Caline f Arabic

Camel m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Kamil 1.

Camilia f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Possibly derived from Arabic كامل (kāmil) meaning "complete, full, whole".

Carim m Arabic
Variant of Karim.

Carima f Muslim (Rare), Judeo-Arabic (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish
Rare variant transcription of Karima.

Cassim m Arabic
Variant of Kasim.

Castañon m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Likely a transferred use of the surname Castañón.

Çegri m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Celya f Arabic

Chabane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شعبان (see Shaban) chiefly used in Algeria.

Chadia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شادية (see Shadiya) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Chadiya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Shadiya.

Chafik m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Shafiq.

Chafiq m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi form of Shafiq.

Chafiqa f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant transcription of Shafiqa.

Chahid m Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant spelling of Shahid.

Chahine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Shahin chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Chahinez f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Shahinaz chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Chahira f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Shahira.

Chaili f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Chaïma f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Chaima influenced by French orthography.

Chaima f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chaimaa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in Morocco.

Chaimae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in Morocco.

Chaker m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Shakir (chiefly Tunisian).

Chakib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Shakib (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Chakir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Shakir chiefly used in Moroccan Arabic.

Chams m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Shams

Chamseddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Tunisian Arabic transcription of Shams al-Din.

Chaouki m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شوقي (see Shawqi) chiefly used in North Africa.

Charbel m History (Ecclesiastical), Arabic
French and Portuguese transliteration of شربل‎ (see Sharbel).

Chawki m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شوقي (see Shawqi) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chayma f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chaymaa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chaymae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in Morocco.

Chehab m Arabic
Variant of Shihab.

Chehade m Arabic

Cheikh m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Western African and Maghrebi variant of Sheikh.

Cheikha f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), Western African (Rare)
Feminine form of Sheikh (chiefly Algerian and Mauritanian).

Chérif m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Sharif used in North Africa and parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Chérifa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sharifa chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Cherifa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transliteration of شريفة (see Chérifa).

Chiheb m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Tunisian Arabic transcription of Shihab.

Chirine f Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized)
French transcription or form of Shirin.

Chmicha f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Chokri m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Shukri (chiefly Tunisian).

Chouaïb m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Shuaib used in French-influenced Northern Africa.

Chouaib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شعيب (see Shuaib) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Choukri m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Shukri (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Cide m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant of Cidy.

Cidi m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant of Cidy.

Cidy m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Derived from Old Castilian Çid, itself derived from the dialectal Arabic word سيدي (sīdī), meaning "my lord; my master" (compare Ceti).

Çulema m Judeo-Spanish, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Possibly a Judeo-Spanish and Moorish form of Solomon.

Cyrane f Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized, Archaic, ?)
Possibly derived from the name of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene, which was located in North Africa

Daamin m Arabic
Derived from Arabic ضامن (daamin) meaning "guarantor, guarantee", which itself is ultimately derived from Arabic أمن (amn) meaning "security, peace". Also compare Arabic تأمين (ta'min) meaning "insurance".

Daanya f Arabic

Dabir m Arabic
Tutor.

Daffa' m Arabic
Means "defensive" in Arabic.

Dahab f Arabic
Means "gold" in Arabic.

Dahbia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from the Arabic word ذهبية (dhahabia) meaning "golden." This name is primarily used in Algeria.

Dahmane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Contraction of Abderrahmane.

Daian m Judeo-Arabic

Daifa f Medieval Arabic

Daifallah m Arabic
Means "guest of Allah" in Arabic, from ضيف (dayf) meaning "guest" combined with الله (Allah)

Daim m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay
Means "lasting, enduring, eternal" in Arabic.

Dakhil m Arabic
Means "to enter, to sieze" or "foreign, exotic; foreigner, stranger" in Arabic.

Dala f Arabic
Shortened version of Dalal.

Dalil m Arabic
Means "guide" in Arabic.

Dalila f Arabic (Maghrebi), Bosnian
Feminine form of Dalil.

Damali f Arabic
Means "beautiful vision" in Arabic.

Damil m Arabic
The name Damil means "to honor" or "to (give) respect" ("giver of respect).

Damiri m Arabic (Rare)

Danah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Dana 4.

Dandan m Arabic
A sea creature from Arabian mythology which mentioned in 9th volume of The Book of 1001 Nights. It said that can swallow a ship and it's crews in one gulp.

Daniah f Arabic

Danyaal m English (Rare), Arabic
Rare variant of Daniel and a variant transcription of Danyal

Daood m Arabic, Urdu
Urdu form of David, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic داود or داوود (see Dawud).

Daoud m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Dawud.

Darifa f Judeo-Arabic (Archaic)

Darine f Arabic

Darras m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Darweesh m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic درويش (see Darwish).

Darwish m Arabic
Means "dervish (a Sufi mystic)" in Arabic, derived from Persian درویش (darvesh) meaning "poor, needy, indigent".

Dawma f Arabic
From the Arabic name of the Mediterranean fan palm tree.

Dawoud m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Dawud.

Dayaa m Arabic

Deema f Arabic
The name Deema comes from the Arabic origin. ... [more]

Deemah f Arabic

Deen m Arabic
Variant of Din.

Derifa f Arabic
Apparently means "eloquent" and "creative"

Dervish m Arabic, Albanian
A Dervish is a Sufi Muslim ascetic.

Dhabihullah m Arabic
The first element of this name is derived from Arabic ذبيحة (dhabiha) meaning "slaughtered animal, sacrificial victim" as well as "sacrifice, offering". The same word is also the name for the prescribed Islamic method of ritual slaughter of animals... [more]

Dhafer m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظافر (see Zafir).

Dhaffer m Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظافر (see Zafir).

Dhafir m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظافر (see Zafir).

Dhahaa f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zaha.