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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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
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيد (see 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'

Zeneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Zerida f Arabic (Rare, ?)

Zeyad زياد m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زياد (see Ziyad).

Zeyneb زينب‎‎ f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب‎‎ (see Zaynab).

Zhada زادة f Arabic (Americanized, Modern, ?)

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.

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

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.

Zizi f Arabic (Egyptian)

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.

Zohan m Arabic

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.

Zouleïkha f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Zoulfikar m Arabic
Variant of Zulfiqar.

Zoulikha f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Zulaykha.

Zoyana f Bengali, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi

Zozo زوزو f Arabic (Mashriqi), Arabic (Egyptian)

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).

Zubeer m Arabic

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.

Zurainy f Arabic (Arabized, Rare)

Zya ضياء m Arabic
Varient of Ziya.

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