Arabic Submitted Names

Aymen أيمن 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 أيوب m Arabic, Indian (Muslim), Persian
Variant transcription of Ayyub.

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

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

Ayyoub أيوب 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 عزة m Arabic

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

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

Azareh أزاره 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 عز الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Izz al-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Aze عَزَّة f Arabic
Possibly a variant of Azza.

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

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

Azeem عظیم m Arabic
From Arabic meaning "great".

Azeema f Arabic

Azeezah عزيزة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of عزيزة (see Aziza)

Azer m Bosnian, Azerbaijani, Arabic
Variant of Azar.

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

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

Azhir m Arabic
Variant of Azhar.

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

Azila عَازِلَة f Arabic
Feminine form of Azil.

Azim عظيم 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 عظيمة f Arabic, Bengali, Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Azim.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'Azra'il عزرائيل m Arabic
Arabic form of Azrael.

Azraq أَزْرَق m Arabic
Means "blue" in Arabic.

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

Azza عَزَّة 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 عزام 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 عز الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Izz al-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Badiya بادية 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 بدر الدين m Arabic
From Arabic بدر (badr) meaning "full moon" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Badruddin بدر الدين 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 بدر ال 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 بهاء m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهاء (see Baha).

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

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

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

Baheejah بهيجة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Bahija.

Baheera f Arabic

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

Bahijah بهيجة f Arabic, Malay
Variant transcription of Bahija.

Bahir m Arabic
Means "brilliant" in Arabic.

Bahira f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Bahir.

Bahirah باهرة 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.

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

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

Bahradin بَحْرَ الدِّيْن 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 بحر الدين m Arabic
Means "sea of the religion" from Arabic بحر (baḥr) meaning "sea" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

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

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

Bajilah باجِله 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 بخيتة 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 باخوم m Arabic
Arabic form of Pakhom.

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

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

Baligha بليغة 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)

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

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

Baraah براءة f Arabic
Means "innocence" in Arabic.

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

Barakah بركة f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Barak 2

Barhoom m Arabic
Diminutive of Ibrahim.

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

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

Basam بسام m Arabic
Variant transcription of Bassam.

Baseem باسم m Arabic
Variant transcription of Basim.

Baseema باسمة f Arabic
Variant transcription of Basima.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bashira بشيرة f Arabic
Feminine form of Bashir.

Bashshar m Arabic
Variant transcription of Bashar.

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

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

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

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

Bassema باسمة f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Basima.

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

Bassim باسم m Arabic
Variant transcription of Basim.

Bassima باسمة f Arabic
Variant transcription of Basima

Bateel بتيل 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 باتريشا f Arabic (?)
One of the Arabic translitterations of of Patricia.

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

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

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

Bechara بشارة 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 بلال m Arabic, Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Bilal as well as the Bengali form.

Belgacem بلقاسم m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Tunisian variant of Belkacem.

Belkacem بلقاسم 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 بلال m Arabic (Maghrebi), Bengali (Muslim)
Maghrebi transcription and Bengali form of Bilal.

Billel بلال 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 بسم الله 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 بولي 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 أبو بكر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أبو بكر (see Abu Bakr) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

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

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

Boubker أبو بكر 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 بثينة 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

Btissam f Arabic (Maghrebi)
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Bukhdan f Arabic
Means "sleek, smooth, slender" in Arabic.

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

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

Buthaina بثينة f Arabic
Diminutive of Basna.

Buthainah f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means “beautiful”.

Butifar m Arabic
Arabic form of Potiphar.

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

Carim m Arabic
Variant of Karim.

Cassim m Arabic
Variant of Kasim.

Celya سيليا f Arabic

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

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

Chadiya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Shadiya.

Chafik شفيق 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 شهيد m Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant spelling of Shahid.

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

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

Chahira f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Shahira.

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

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

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

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

Chaili f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

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

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

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

Chaimae شيماء 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 شكيب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Shakib (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chehab شهاب m Arabic
Variant of Shihab.

Chehade شحادة m Arabic

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chmicha f Arabic (Maghrebi)

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

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

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

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

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' دفاع m Arabic
Means "defensive" in Arabic.

Dahab ذَهَب‎ 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 دحمان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Contraction of Abderrahmane.

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

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

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

Daoud داود m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Dawud.

Darine دارين f Arabic

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

Darwish درويش 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 داود m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Dawud.

Dayaa m Arabic

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

Deemah ديمه f Arabic

Deen دين 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 ذبيح الله 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 ظافر m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظافر (see Zafir).

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

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

Dhahaa f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zaha.

Dhahran m Arabic (Rare)

Dhakira ذاكرة f Arabic
Dhakira is an arabic name, meaning memory.

Dhariya ذارية f Arabic (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Means "scattering wind" in Arabic.

Dhia ضياء m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (see Ziya).

Dhiae ضياء m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (see Ziya) chiefly used in North Africa.

Dhiaeddine ضياء الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء الدين (see Ziya ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Dhikrullah ذكرالله m Arabic
Means "reminder of Allah" from ذكر (zikr) meaning "rememberance, reminder" combined with الله (Allah)

Dhoha f Arabic

Dhu al-Kifl ذو الكفل m Arabic
Means "possessor of the fold" from Arabic ذو (dhu) meaning "possessor, owner" and كفل (kafil) meaning "fold, double, duplicate". In Islamic tradition this is the name of a prophet commonly identified as Ezekiel.

Diaa m Arabic (Egyptian)

Diala f Arabic

Dida m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Din m Bosnian, Croatian, Arabic
From Arabic دين (dīn) "religion, faith". It may also be a short form of names ending in din, such as Aldin, Bernardin, or Ajdin, or it may be a variant of Dino.

Djaafar جعفر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جعفر (see Jafar) chiefly used in North Africa.

Djafar جعفر m Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Indonesian form of Jafar as well as an Arabic alternate transcription chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Djaffar جعفر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Jafar chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Djalal جلال m Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Jalal chiefly used in Northern Africa as well as an Indonesian form of the same name.

Djalil جليل m Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Indonesian form of Jalil as well as an alternate transcription of the name chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Djamal جمال m Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Jamal chiefly used in Northern Africa as well as an Indonesian form of the same name.

Djameela f Arabic
Variant of Djamila.

Djamel جمال m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Jamal chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Djamil m Arabic
Arabic male first name meaning the beautiful or handsome. Nicknames are Djam, Mili oder Djami.

Djelloul جلول m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Jalil.