Arabic Submitted Names

Arabic names are used in the Arab world, as well as some other regions within the larger Muslim world. They are not necessarily of Arabic origin, though most in fact are. Compare also Persian names and Turkish names. See also about Arabic names.
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Yamin يمين m Arabic
Means "right hand" in Arabic.
Yani m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "Peace"
Yaqeena يَقِيْنَة f Arabic
Feminine form of Yaqeen.
Yaqoub يعقوب m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub).
Yaqut یاقوت f Arabic, Urdu
Means "ruby" in Arabic and Urdu.
Yaquta ياقوتة f Arabic
Variant form of Yaqut.
Yarra f & m Western African, Yoruba, Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African
Means "child" in Yoruba, Nago and Kanga, spoken in Northern and Western Africa.
Yaseen ياسين m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Yasin.
Yaseni ياسين f & m Arabic
The name comes from a chapter of the Holy Qur'an called Ya Sin.... [more]
Yasine ياسين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Yasin.
Yasira f Arabic
Feminine form of Yasir.
Yasirah يسرة f Arabic
Means "lenient" in Arabic.
Yasmeena ياسمينة f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Yasmina.
Yason ياسون m Arabic
Arabic, Russian and Ukrainian form of Jason, as well as a Turkish variant form of İason.
Yasoua يسوع m Arabic
Biblical Arabic form of Jesus (See Joshua).
Yasse f Arabic (Anglicized)
A feminine variant of Yasser.
Yassin ياسين m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Yasin.
Yassir ياسر m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسر (see Yasir).
Yassmin ياسمين f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Yasmin.
Yawn m Arabic
Means "day" in Arabic.
Yazan يزن m Arabic
Deriveded from the name of Sayf ibn dhī-Yazan (Arabic سيف بن ذي يزن) a Himyarite king who lived between 516 and 574 CE, known for ending Aksumite rule over Southern Arabia. al-Kalbi states that he was the son of dhī-Yazan, the son of 'Āfir, the son of Aslam bin Zayd.
Yazeed يزيد m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يزيد (see Yazid).
Yazid يزيد m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "increasing, adding" in Arabic, from the word زاد (zāda) meaning "to grow, to increase". This was the name of three Umayyad caliphs.
Yazrin f Arabic
Meaning "lucky" in Arabic.
Yehia يحيى m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Yahya chiefly used in Egypt.
Yehiya يحيى m & f Arabic, Uyghur
Uyghur masculine and feminine form of Yahya, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic يحيى (see Yahya) or يحيى (see Yahiya).
Yehya يحيى m Arabic, Uyghur
Arabic variant transcription and Uyghur form of Yahya.
Yemena یمنہ, یمنا f Turkish, Arabic
In Turkish origin the name means “beautiful” it’s a common name in turkey ... [more]
Yeslam يسلم m Arabic
Means "to deliver", "to bless", or "to protect" in Arabic.
Yesmin يسمين f Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, Bengali
Bengali form of Yasmin, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic يسمين, Hebrew יסמין, or Urdu یسمین (see Yasmin).
Yessine ياسين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Yasin (chiefly Tunisian).
Yomna يمنى f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يمنى (see Yumna) chiefly used in Egypt.
Yones m Arabic
Variant of Younes.
Yonis m Arabic
Variant of Yones.
Yosra يسرى, يسرا f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يسرى or يسرا (see Yusra).
Youakim m Arabic
Arabic form of Joachim. It is primarily used by Christians.
You'il يوئيل m Arabic
Arabic form of Joel.
Youmna يمنى f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يمنى (see Yumna).
Younan يونان m Arabic
Form of Jonah used by Arab Christians. The word itself also means "Greece" or "Greek" in Arabic.
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.
Youshaʿ يُوشَعُ, يَشُوعُ m Arabic
Arabic form of Jesse.
Yousif يوسف m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Yusuf.
Yousof يوسف m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf).
Yousri يسري m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يسري (see Yusri).
Yousry يسري m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يسري (see Yusri).
Youssefe m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Rare Maghrebi variant of Yusuf.
Youssif يوسف‎‎ m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Yusuf chiefly used in Egypt.
Youssof يوسف‎‎ m Arabic
Variant transcription of Yusuf.
Youssra يسرى f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Yusra (chiefly Moroccan).
Yousuf يوسف m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf), as well as an Urdu and Bengali variant.
Yumn يمن f Arabic
Meaning: Good Fortune, Success... [more]
Yumna يمنى f Arabic, Dhivehi
Means "right-handed, lucky" in Arabic, the feminine form of أيمن (see Ayman).
Yusaf m Arabic
Variant of Yusuf.
Yusriya يُسْرِيَّة f Arabic
Variant form of Yusra.
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 زَاكِي 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 ظَبيّ m & f Arabic
Means "gazelle" in Arabic, this is also the name of a star.
Zabihullah ذبيح الله m Arabic, Afghan, Pashto
Alternate transcription of Dhabihullah. A known bearer of this name is the Afghan politician Zabihullah Mojaddidy (b. 1946).
Zabir زَابِر m Arabic
From Arabic “zabara” meaning “one who praises”.
Zabiyyah ظَبْيَة f Arabic
Strictly feminine form of Zabi.
Zabya ظبية 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 زادا f Arabic, English (American)
Feminine form of Zayd.
Zaeim m Arabic
Means "leader" in Arabic.
Zaer ثائِر m Arabic
Means "revolutionist, rebel, insurgent" in Arabic.
Zafarullah ظفر الله 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 ظافر m Arabic
Means "winner, victor" in Arabic.
Zafira ظافرة 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 زَغْلُول m Arabic (Egyptian), Indonesian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زَغْلُول (see Zaghloul).
Zaghlula زَغْلُوْلَة f Arabic
Feminine form of Zaghlul.
Zaha زها 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 ذهب f Arabic
Means "gold" in Arabic.
Zaheed m Arabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of Zahid.
Zaheeda زاهدة 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 ظهيرة, زاهرة f Arabic, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Zahira as well as the Malay form.
Zahir al-Din ظهير الدين 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 ظهير الدين m Arabic, Malay, Bengali
Variant transcription of Zahir al-Din.
Zahiya f Arabic
meaning: bright faced; beautiful
Zahraa زهراء f Arabic, Muslim
Possibly from Arabic زُهْرَة (zuhra) "brilliance, light, brightness" (see Zahra).
Zahran زهران m Arabic
From the Arabic زَهَا (zahā) meaning "blossom, bloom, thrive, shine brightly, be radiant".
Zahre زهري f Arabic
Alternate transcription of زهري (Zahri)
Zahreddine m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Zahir al-Din (chiefly Algerian and Tunisian).
Zahri زهري f Arabic
Means "pink" in Arabic.
Zahrie f Arabic
Variant of Zahra and feminine variant of Zahr, meaning “blossom” or “beauty” in Arabic
Zahuk ضَحُوك m Arabic
Means "laughs frequently", and by extension "happy", in Arabic.
Zaianab f Arabic
Variant of Zainab.
Zaidah زيدة f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zaida as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.
Zaidan زيدان m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيدان (see Zaydan).
Zaidi زيدي 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 زعيم m Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian, Malay
Means "leader" in Arabic.
Zaimah زعيمة f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zaima as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.
Zainah زينة f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينة (see Zayna), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.
Zaïneb زينب f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in Northern Africa (using French-influenced orthography).
Zaineb زينب f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab).
Zainul زين ال m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with زين ال (Zayn al) meaning "beauty of the" (such as Zayn ad-Din).
Zaïtoune f Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized)
Maghrebi transcription of Zaitun influenced by French orthography.
Zaitoune f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Zaitun.
Zaitun زيتون f & m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيتون (see Zaytun), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.
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.
Zakia زكية f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Bengali and Urdu form.
Zakir ذاكر m Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Tatar
From Arabic ذَاكَرَ (ḏākara) meaning "to memorise, to remember, to study".
Zakiyah زكية f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Zaky زكي m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكي (see Zaki), as well as an Indonesian variant.
Zalfa زلفى f Arabic
Meaning uncertain. It could mean "distinguished woman" in Arabic or being an historical or imaginary woman known as distinguished person.
Zamaair ضَمَائِر 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 زمزم 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 زَنْبَقِيّ f Arabic
From the Arabic زَنْبَق (zanbaq) meaning "iris, lily".
Zaraafat ظرافت m Arabic
Means "grace, intelligence, talent" in Arabic.
Zaraida f Arabic
Zaraida means a captivating woman.
Zarar زرار m Arabic
Means "clever", "subtle".
Zarqaa زرقاء 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 زيدان 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 زين العابدين m Arabic
Means "adornment of the worshippers" from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "decoration, embellishment, ornament" and عابدين ('abidin) meaning "worshippers".
Zayn al-Din زين الدين m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زين الدين (see Zayn ad-Din).
Zayneb زينب f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in North Africa.
Zaynullah زينالله m Arabic
Means "beauty of Allah" from زين (zayn) meaning "beauty, grace" combined with الله (Allah)
Zaytun زيتون f Arabic
Means "olive" in Arabic.
Zayyan زيان m & f Arabic (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), Muslim
From Arabic زَيْن (zayn) meaning "beautiful, handsome, nice" (see Zayn).
Zeeana زِيَانَة f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zouina.
Zehak ضحك f Arabic
Means "laughter" in Arabic.
Zeiad m Arabic
Variant of Ziyad.
Zeid زيد m Arabic
Variant transcription of Zayd.
Zeidan زيدان m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيدان (see Zaydan).
Zein زين 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 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.
Zekra ذكرى 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 زينب f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) as well as an Urdu form.
Zenah زينه f Arabic
Means 'decoration'
Zeyad زياد m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زياد (see Ziyad).
Zeyn m Arabic
Variant of Zayn.
Zeyneb زينب‎‎ f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب‎‎ (see Zaynab).
Zhali خالي 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 ضياء القمر f Arabic
Means "brilliance of the moon, splendour of the moon" in Arabic.
Zidan زيدان m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيدان (see Zaydan).
Zidane زيدان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zaydan chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Zihni ذهني m Arabic
Means "intellectual" in Arabic.
Zihniyyah ذِهْنيَّة f Arabic
Meaning, "intelligent, keen, understanding."
Zikr ذِكْر m & f Arabic
Means "remembrance" in Arabic.
Zikra ذكرى f Arabic
Means "memory, recollection" in Arabic.
Zikrayat ذِكْرَيَات 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 زينب f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab).
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.
Ziyana زِيَانَة 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 ضياء الدين 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 زهير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Zoheir influenced by French orthography.
Zoheir زهير‎‎ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Zuhayr (chiefly Algerian).
Zoubaïda 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 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.
Zubaidah زبيدة f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زبيدة (see Zubaida), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.
Zubayr زبير m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زبير (see Zubair).
Zubda زبدا f Arabic
Means "Butter" in Arabic
Zuber m Arabic, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Punjabi form and variant transcription of Zubair.
Zuhaa ضحیٰ m & f Arabic, Pakistani
Variant transcription of Duha.
Zuhaibah ذُهَيْبَة f Arabic
Means "piece of gold, golden" in Arabic.
Zuhal زحل f Turkish, Arabic
Arabic variant and Turkish form of Zohal.
Zuhayr زهير m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زهير (see Zuhair).
Zuhni ذُهْنِيّ m Arabic
Means "intellectual" in Arabic.
Zuhniyyah ذُهْنِيَّة f Arabic
Feminine form of Zuhni.
Zuhur زهور‎ 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 ذو ال 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 زليخا 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 زلفى 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".
Zunaid m Arabic
Variant of Junaid.
Zya ضياء m Arabic
Varient of Ziya.