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Atikah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Atika as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Atiq m Arabic, Urdu
Means "ancient, old" in Arabic.

Atiqa f Arabic, Urdu, Malay
Feminine form of Atiq.

Atiqah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عتيقة (see Atiqa), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Atirah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic عطر ('atir) meaning "fragrant, sweet-smelling, perfume".

Atiyah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic variant transcription of Atiya as well as the usual Indonesian and Malay form.

Atta m Arabic

Attallah m & f Arabic, African American (Rare)
Variant of Atallah, a masculine Arabic name, which is borne by Attallah Shabazz (1958-), the eldest daughter of American activist Malcolm X.

Attia f & m Urdu, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Atiya.

Aun m Arabic
Means "helper" in Arabic.

Auriya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Borrowing of Auria.

Ausif m Arabic
Variant of Asif.

Avizah f Arabic

Avye f Arabic
Meaning “Keeper of the gate”

Awad m Arabic
Means "reward, compensation" in Arabic.

Awadil m Arabic
Means “reward”.

Awatef f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عواطف (see Awatif).

Awatif f Arabic
Means "affections, sentiments, emotions" in Arabic, the plural form of عاطفة (ʿāṭifa) meaning "emotion, sentiment, affection".

Awham f Arabic
Means “illusions” in Arabic.

'Awlifia f Arabic

Awsin m Medieval Arabic
Variant of Pišīn used during the Islamic Golden Age (8th to 14th centuries).

Ayaat f & m Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Ayat.

Ayad m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic إياد (see Iyad).

Ayami f Arabic
Means "my days"

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, Bosnian
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".

Badr al-Zaman m Arabic
Means "full moon of the era" from Arabic بدر (badr) meaning "full moon" combined with زمان (zamān) meaning "time, age, era".

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".

Bahruddin m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic بحر الدين (see Bahr al-Din), as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant.

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
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسل (see Basil 2).

Basem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسم (see Basim).

Basema f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسمة (see Basima).

Basemah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسمة (see 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
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسمة (see 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
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسل (see Basil 2).

Bassema f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Basima.

Bassil m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسل (see Basil 2).

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.

Chahla f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهلاء (see Shahla) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chahrazad f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهرزاد (see Shahrazad).

Chahrazade f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهرزاد (see Shahrazad) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chahrazed f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهرزاد (see Shahrazad) chiefly used in North Africa.

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)