Arabic (Maghrebi) Submitted Names

Saadedine سعد الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعد الدين (see Sa'd ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Saadoune سعدون m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعدون (see Sadun) chiefly used in North Africa.

Sabrine صابرين f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sabreen. Also compare Sabrina.

Saddek صادق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Algerian Arabic transcription of Sadiq.

Sadek صادق m Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian), Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Sadiq chiefly used in Northern Africa and Egypt as well as the Bengali form of the name.

Sadok صادق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic صادق (see Sadiq) chiefly used in North Africa.

Safae صفاء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Safaa used in Morocco.

Safouan صفوان m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Safwan (chiefly Moroccan and Tunisian).

Safouane صفوان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Safwan (chiefly Moroccan).

Saïd سعيد m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sa'id chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Saïda سعيدة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Sa'ida used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Saifeddine سيف الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيف الدين (see Sayf ad-Din) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Saloua سلوى f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلوى (see Salwa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Samya f English (Modern), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Samiyah.

Sanae سناء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سناء (see Sanaa) chiefly used in Morocco.

Saousan سوسن f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sawsan (chiefly Moroccan).

Saoussen سوسن f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sawsan (chiefly Tunisian).

Saphia صفية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transliteration of صفية (see Safiyyah). Saphia Azzeddine (*1979) is a French naturalized Moroccan writer, actress, and screenwriter.

Sarih سَارِح m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "shepherd" in Moroccan Arabic.

Sarihah سَارِحة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Feminine form of Sarih.

Sawsane سوسن f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سوسن (see Sawsan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Sawsen سوسن f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سوسن (see Sawsan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Sawssen سوسن f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sawsan (chiefly Tunisian).

Sebti سبتي m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown, of Arabic origin.

Seghir صغير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Saghir (chiefly Algerian).

Seifeddine سيف الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Saif al-Din (chiefly Tunisian and Algerian).

Selsabil سلسبيل f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلسبيل (see Salsabil) chiefly used in North Africa.

Sfia صفية f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Safiyyah chiefly used in Northern Africa. A known bearer is Sfia Bouarfa (1950-), a Moroccan-Belgian politician.

Shahinez f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Chahinez, the usual Maghrebi form of Shahnaz.

Sheryne f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sherine.

Sihame سهام f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهام (see Siham) chiefly used in North Africa.

Sihem سهام f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهام (see Siham) chiefly used in North Africa.

Skander إسكندر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic إسكندر (see Iskandar) chiefly used in North Africa.

Slaheddine صلاح الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Salah al-Din used in Tunisian Arabic.

Slim سليم m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Salim (chiefly Tunisian).

Sliman سليمان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليمان (see Sulayman) chiefly used in North Africa.

Slimane سليمان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليمان (see Sulayman) chiefly used in North Africa.

Smaïl إسماعيل m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Isma'il chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Smail إسماعيل m Arabic (Maghrebi), Bosnian
Maghrebi Arabic alternate transcription of Smaïl as well as the Bosnian form of Isma'il (see Ishmael).

Smaïn إسماعيل m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Algerian diminutive of Ismail.

Sofian سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic سفيان (see Sufyan) chiefly used in North Africa, as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant of the name.

Sofiane سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سفيان (see Sufyan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Sofiën m Arabic (Maghrebi, Dutchified), Dutch (Rare)
Dutchified form of Sofien. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch soccer player Sofiën Klibi (b. 1992), who currently plays for VV Born.

Sofien سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سفيان (see Sufyan) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Sofiène سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sofiene influenced by French orthography.

Sofiene سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سفيان (see Sufyan) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Sofyan سفيان m Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Indonesian variant of Sufyan, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name chiefly used in North Africa.

Sofyane سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Sufyan (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Sondes سندس f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سندس (see Sundus) chiefly used in North Africa.

Sophian سفيان m Indonesian, Malay, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Sufyan.

Sophiane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sufyan.

Soufia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Safiyyah.

Soufian سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soufiane سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سفيان (see Sufyan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhaib صهيب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic صهيب (see Suhaib) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Souhail سهيل m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhaila سهيلة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيلة (see Suhaila) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhayl سهيل m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhayla سهيلة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيلة (see Suhaila) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souheil سهيل m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souheila سهيلة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيلة (see Suhaila) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhila سهيلة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Suhaila.

Souhir سهير f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of سهير (see Suhayr) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Souiri صويري m Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African
From the surname Souiri, meaning from the Moroccan city of Essaouira

Soujoud سجود f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سجود (see Sujud) chiefly used in North Africa.

Soukaina سكينة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sakina chiefly used in Morocco.

Soukayna سكينة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سكينة (see Sakina) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Souleyman سليمان m Arabic (Maghrebi), Muslim (Gallicized)
Gallicized transliteration of سليمان (see Sulayman).

Souline f Arabic (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi)

Soumaya سمية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Sumaya.

Soumia سمية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sumayya primarily used in Algerian and Moroccan Arabic.

Soumya سمية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سمية (see Sumayya) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soundos f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sundus, often found in Morocco. A known bearer of this name is Soundos El Ahmadi, a Dutch actress of Moroccan descent.

Tadjeddine تاج الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic تاج الدين (see Taj ad-Din) chiefly used in Algeria.

Tahar طاهر‎‎ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Tahir chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Taïeb طيب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Taieb influenced by French orthography.

Taieb طيب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic طيب (see Tayyib) chiefly used in North Africa.

Tajeddine تاج الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic تاج الدين (see Taj ad-Din) chiefly used in Morocco.

Taoufik توفيق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq) chiefly used in North Africa.

Taoufiq توفيق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq) chiefly used in North Africa.

Tarak طارق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Tariq chiefly used in North Africa.

Tasnime تسنيم f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Tasnim.

Tebra f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Tewfik m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Tawfiq.

Thouraya ثريّا, ثريّة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثريّا or ثريّة (see Thurayya) chiefly used in North Africa.

Tidjani m Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized), Western African (Gallicized)
Variant spelling of Tijani.

Tijani m & f Arabic (Maghrebi), Hausa, Western African, Nigerian
From Arabic تِيجَانِ (tījāni) meaning "crowns".

Toufiq توفيق m Bengali, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Bengali transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq), as well as an alternate transcription chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Touraya f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Thurayya.

Touria توريا f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Touriya.

Touriya توريا f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning as of yet unknown.

Touriya ثريا, ثرية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثريا or ثرية (see Thurayya) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Vanilia f Various, Portuguese (Brazilian, ?), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare, ?)
Perhaps from Greek βανίλια (vanilia) meaning "vanilla" or Italian vaniglia meaning "vanilla".

Waël m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Wael

Wafae وفاء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وفاء (see Wafa) chiefly used in Morocco.

Wafia وافيا f Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
Feminine form of Wafi.

Wided وداد f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وداد (see Widad) chiefly used in North Africa.

Wiem وئام f & m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وئام (see Wiam) chiefly used in North Africa.

Wissem وسام m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Wisam chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Yaakoub يعقوب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub) chiefly used in North Africa.

Yacine ياسين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Yasin chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Yadine m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Yamanda f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Yani ياني m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "Peace"

Yarra f & m Western African, Yoruba, Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African
Means "child" in Yoruba, Nago and Kanga, spoken in Northern and Western Africa.

Yaset m Arabic (Maghrebi), Muslim

Yasine ياسين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Yasin.

Yessine ياسين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Yasin (chiefly Tunisian).

Yoseph يوسف m Arabic (Maghrebi)
See Joseph

Younès يونس m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Yunus used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Youness يونس m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Yunus chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Youssefe يوسف m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Rare Maghrebi variant of Yusuf.

Youssra يسرى f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Yusra (chiefly Moroccan).

Yucef m Arabic (Maghrebi), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant transcription of Yusef.

Zahreddine زهر الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Zahir al-Din (chiefly Algerian and Tunisian).

Zaïneb زينب f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in Northern Africa (using French-influenced orthography).

Zaïtoune f Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized)
Maghrebi transcription of Zaitun influenced by French orthography.

Zaitoune f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Zaitun.

Zakariaa زكريا m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zakariyya chiefly used in Morocco.

Zakarya زكرياء m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zakariyya chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zaynabe f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi form of Zaynab.

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

Zeïna زينة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Zayna

Zeine زين m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Western African (chiefly Mauritanian) and Maghrebi (chiefly Algerian) variant of Zayn.

Zeïneb زينب f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Zeineb influenced by French orthography.

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

Zeneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)

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).

Zidane زيدان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zaydan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zied زياد m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زياد (see Ziyad) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Zina زينة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic زينة (zīna) meaning "adornment, ornament, decoration".

Zine El Abidine زين العابدين 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.

Zizi زيزي f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Diminutive of Zineb.

Zoheïr زهير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Zoheir influenced by French orthography.

Zoheir زهير‎‎ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Zuhayr (chiefly Algerian).

Zoubaïda زبيدة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
French transcription of Zubaida.

Zoubair زبير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zubair chiefly used in Northern Africa (particularly Morocco).

Zoubeida زبيدة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zubaida chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zoubeir زبير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zubair chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zoubir زبير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Zubair (chiefly Algerian).

Zouhaier زهير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زهير (see Zuhair) chiefly used in North Africa.

Zouhair زهير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zuhair chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zouheir زهير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zuhair chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zouhir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Zahir.

Zouina زوينة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Diminutive of Zayna.

Zouleïkha f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Zoulikha زليخة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Zulaykha.