Berber Submitted Names

Achimi f Kabyle

Addi m Northern African, Berber (Expatriate, ?)

Aderfi ⴰⴷⴻⵔⴼⵉ m Berber (Rare)
Means "freed" in Berber.

Adid m Berber
Meaning unknown.

Aghbalu m Berber
Means "source" in Amazigh.

Aghilas m Kabyle
Means "leopard; panther; lion" in Kabyle.

Aghiles m Kabyle
Variant of Aghilas.

Agizul m Berber
Means "brave" in Tamazight.

Agwmar m Berber
Means "stallion" in Tamazight.

Akawel m Berber
Means "the black" in Amazigh.

Akersim m Berber
Means "caracal" in Tamazight.

Aksil ⴰⴽⵙⵉⵍ m Berber, Northern African, History
Means "cheetah" or "leopard" in Shawiya Tamazight. This was the real name of Kusaila (كسيلة), a 7th-century Berber king.

Aldjya f Kabyle
Means "doll" in Kabyle.

Amalu m Berber
Means "shadow" in Tamazight.

Amastane ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵜⴰⵏ m Northern African, Berber
Variant transcription of Amastan.

Amaynu m Berber
Means "new" in Amazigh.

Amazigh ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ m Northern African, Berber
From Tamazight ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ (Amaziɣ), which is the self-designation of the Berber (Amazigh) people of North Africa. The name itself is of unknown meaning, though folk etymologies claim the meaning of "free-man", derived from Taznatit (Gurara) aze meaning "to be strong" and Tamasheq jeɣeɣ meaning "to be brave".

Amenzu m Kabyle
Means "the first" in Kabyle.

Ameqqran m Berber, Northern African
Kabyle variant of Ameqran.

Amessan m Berber
Means "wise" in Tamazight.

Ameziane ⴰⵎⴻⵣⵢⴰⵏ m Berber, Northern African
Variant of Meziane (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Amêzyan m Berber
Means "cadet" or "small" in Amazigh.

Amokrane ⴰⵎⴻⵇⵔⴰⵏ m Berber, Northern African
Variant of Ameqran.

Anarouz ⴰⵏⴰⵔⵓⵣ m Berber, Northern African
Variant transcription of Anaruz.

Anaruz ⴰⵏⴰⵔⵓⵣ m Berber, Northern African
Means "hope" in Tamazight.

Anebdad m Berber
Means "support" in Amazigh.

Anir ⴰⵏⵉⵔ m Berber, Northern African
Means "angel" in Tamazight.

Anqa m Berber

Areksim m Berber
Means "caracal" in Amazigh.

Areski ⴰⵔⴻⵣⵇⵉ m Berber, Northern African
Variant of Arezki.

Arezki m Kabyle
Probably derived from Arabic رِزْق (rizq) meaning "wealth, fortune" or "nourishment, sustenance".

Arezqi m Kabyle
Variant transcription of Arezki.

Asafar m Berber
Means "remedy" in Tamazight.

Asafu m Berber
Means "torch" in Tamazight.

Asfru m Berber
Means "poem, ode" in Tamazight.

Asirem m Berber
Means "hope" in Amazigh.

Asmun m Berber
Means "companion" in Amazigh.

Asulil m Berber
Means "rock" in Tamazight.

Atbir m Berber
Means "dove" in Amazigh.

Awlagh m Berber
Means "little rabbit" in Amazigh.

Awsim m Berber
Means "fawn" in Tamazight.

Axil ⴰⴽⵙⵉⵍ m Berber (Rare)
Means "cheetah" in Berber.

Ayrad m Berber
Means "lion" in Amazigh.

Ayrad m Berber
Means Lion in Tarifit.

Ayyur m Berber
Means "moon" in Tamazight.

Azêllay m Berber
Means "pendant" in Amazigh.

Azenkwed m Berber
Means "male gazelle" in Amazigh.

Azenzêr m Berber
Means "sunshine" in Tamazight.

Azmar m Berber
Meaning unknown.

Azrur m Berber
Means "handsome" in Tamazight.

Azuz m Berber
Meaning unknown.

Badis ⴱⴰⴷⵉⵙ m Berber (Rare)
The meaning of this name is unknown but several kings had this name.

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

Baloua m Berber
Meaning unknown.

Baragsen m Tuareg
From the Tuareg abarag meaning "pride".

Basi m Berber
Meaning unknown.

Baya ⴱⴰⵢⴰ f Ancient Berber, Kabyle

Bekhta f Berber
Variant of Bakhta. Bekhta Rabah-Mazari is a well-known bearer.

Buyan f Berber
Meaning unknown.

Cabh'a f Kabyle
Possibly means "beautiful" in Kabyle.

Damya ⴷⴰⵎⵢⴰ f Berber, Northern African, History
Tamazight feminine given name, an alternative possible given name of the Berber warrior-queen and leader Kahina.

Dassin ⴷⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ f Berber (Rare)

Ddunit f Kabyle
Kabyle form of Dunya.

Dyhia ⴷⵉⵀⵢⴰ f Berber
Variant of Dihya.

Ebeggi m Berber
Means "jackal" in Tamazight.

Elkaissa f Berber (Rare)
Possibly means "the pause" from Kabyle Berber.

Fadhma f Kabyle
Kabyle form of Fatima.

Fadma ⴼⴰⴹⵎⴰ f Berber
Variant of Fadhma used in Morocco.

Fourou m Berber
Meaning unknown.

Ghanim m Berber
Means "reed" in Amazigh.

Ghilas m Kabyle
Short form of Aghilas.

Gwasila m Kabyle
Means "son of the plains" in Kabyle.

H'emmuc m Berber
Berber diminutive form of Hamid 1.

Herru f Berber
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a famous poetess.

Ḥmed m Kabyle
Kabyle form of Ahmad.

Ḥsen m Kabyle
Kabyle form of Hassan.

Idder ⵢⵉⴷⵉⵔ, ⵉⴷⵉⵔ m Berber, Northern African
Variant of Idir.

Iften m Berber
Means "be better than them" in Amazigh.

Ighlaf m Berber
Means "well protected" in Amazigh.

Igider ⵉⴳⵉⴷⴻⵔ m Berber (Rare)
Mighty and strong, this name stands for ‘eagle’ in one of the Berber languages.

Ijju ⵉⵊⵊⵓ f Berber

Ilayetmas m Berber
Means "he has brothers" in Tamazight.

Illi ⵉⵍⵍⵉ f Berber (Rare)
Literally "My daughter"

Immeghar m Berber
Means "he is great" in Amazigh.

Ioues m Berber

Isgaden m Berber
Meaning unknown.

Itherther m Kabyle

Ittu ⵉⵟⵓ f Berber

Izdârasen m Berber
Means "the mighty, the strong" in Tamazight.

Izemrasen ⵉⵣⴻⵎⵔⴰⵙⴻⵏ m Berber (Rare)
Means "powerful" in Berber.

Izîl ⵉⵣⵉⵍ m Berber (Rare)
Izîl stands for ‘sublime and magnificent’.

Izlan f Berber
Means "melody" in Tamazight.

Izza ⵉⵥⴰ f Berber

Jidji f Berber
Means "flower" in Tamazight.

Juba m Berber
Juba I was a King of Numidia. He was the son and successor to King of Numidia Hiempsal II. Juba was the father of King of Numidia and later Mauretania Juba II

Kahena f Berber, History
Variant of Kahina.

Kaïna f Berber, French
French variant spelling of Kahina.

Khedduj f Berber
Berber form of Khadija.

Kusayla ⴽⵓⵙⴰⵢⵍⴰ m Berber (Anglicized)
Kusayla or koceïla or kasîla was a berber chief from the end of the 7th century.

Lalla ⵍⴰⵍⵍⴰ f Berber
This name means "Lady"... [more]

Lemta f Berber
Etymology unknown. This is the name of the mythological mother of the Tuaregs.

Lounès m Kabyle
Means "companion" or "to keep company" in Kabyle, possibly of Arabic origin.

Lounis m Kabyle
Variant transcription of Lounès.

Lunja ⵍⵓⵏⵊⴰ f Berber (Rare)
Lunja stands for a fairytale princess.

Lwiza f Ancient Berber, Berber
Means "lemon verbena" in Amazigh (species Aloysia citrodora).

Madaya f Guanche, Berber (Archaic)
From Guanche *madăyya, meaning "beautiful thing to see". Besides the Canary Islands, this name was also used in Northern Africa.

Makoud m Berber
Meaning unknown.

Maqrin m Berber
Means "always in a good mood" in Kabyle.

Masinissa ⵎⵙⵏⵙⵏ, ⵎⴰⵙⵏⵙⴻⵏ m Berber, Northern African, History
Variant transcription of Massinissa.

Masnsen m Berber
From the Amazigh mas meaning "master" and nsen meaning "of them".

Massa ⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ f Berber
A term of respect meaning "Mistress" and a name usually given to high born.

Massen ⵎⴰⵙⵙⴻⵏ m Berber
A Term of respect meaning "Master" and a name given to high born.

Massin ⵎⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ m Berber, Northern African
Diminutive of Massinissa.

Mbarka مباركة f Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Feminine form of Mubarak used in Northern Africa. This was the name of a possibly legendary Berber princess who ruled the ksar or oasis town of El Menia in Algeria.

Meghighda f Berber
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a famous poetess.

Mekioussa f Berber (Rare)
Of Kabyle Berber origin with an unknown meaning.

Mendas m Berber

Menza f Berber
Meaning unknown.

Mezian ⵎⴻⵣⵢⴰⵏ m Berber (Rare), Northern African (Rare)
Variant of Meziane (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Meziane ⵎⴻⵣⵢⴰⵏ m Berber, Northern African
Derived from Tamazight meẓyan meaning "young, little".

Mimum m Berber

Mohand m Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Alternate transcription of Muhannad chiefly used in Northern Africa. It is also used as a Berber form of Muhammad.

Mokrane m Berber, Northern African
Variant of Amokrane.

Muḥemmed m Kabyle
Kabyle form of Muhammad.

Muḥend m Kabyle
Kabyle form of Mohand.

Muh'uc m Berber
Amazigh diminutive form of Mohammed.

Munatas ⵎⵓⵏⴰⵜⴰⵚ m Berber (Rare)
This name means to ‘gather around a special person’.... [more]

Naravas m Berber
Personal name of Naravas, a Berber Numidian king and Hannibal's brother in law.

Navil m Berber
Berber form of Nabil.

Nayram m Berber
king

Noumidia f Berber (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
A modern coinage derived from the name of the Ancient Berber kingdom and later Roman province Numidia.... [more]

Razika f Kabyle (Rare)
Feminine form of Arezki

Rezki m Kabyle
Variant of Arezki.

Saɛid m Kabyle
Kabyle form of Sa'id.

Sekkura f Kabyle
Possibly means "partridge" in Kabyle.

Sifaw m Ancient Berber, Berber
Means "torch; ray of light" in Amazigh.

Silina سيلينا m Berber
Means "the sunsets " or "charm "

Silina سيلينا f Berber
Means "sunset" or "charm"

Siman ⵙⵉⵎⴰⵏ f Berber (Rare)
Siman stands for 'two souls', referring to parents, the name in away implies the child is their combination or fruit.

Sura سورة‎ f Muslim, Berber
Means "highness of status, highness of rank, glory" in Arabic.

Tadêfi f Berber
Means "sweetness" in Berber.

Taderfit ⵜⴰⴹⴻⵔⴼⵉⵜ f Berber (Rare)
Means "liberation" in Berber.

Tadla ⵜⴰⴷⵍⴰ f Berber (Rare)
Means "branches" in Berber.

Tafalkayt f Berber
Means "beauty" in Tamazight.

Tafat ⵜⴰⴼⴰⵜ f & m Ancient Berber, Berber
Means "light" in Amazigh.

Tafna f Ancient Berber, Berber (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of a river in northwestern Algeria.

Tafrara f Kabyle
Means "aurora, dawn, daybreak" in Kabyle.

Tafsut f Kabyle
Means "spring, springtime" in Kabyle.

Tagwerramt ⵜⴰⴳⵡⴻⵔⵔⵎⴰⵏⵜ f Berber
It stands for ‘pious or holy’

Tagwilalt f Berber
Means "stork" in Tamazight.

Tagwizult ⵜⴰⴳⵡⵉⵣⵓⵍⵜ f Berber
Means "brave" in Berber.

Taheyyâtt f Berber
Means "wanderer" in Tamazight.

Takama ⵜⴰⴽⴰⵎⴰ f Berber
Means "warmth" in Berber.

Tamalut f Berber
Berber feminine name meaning "shadow".

Tamanart f Berber
Berber name for the constallation Orion.

Tamayyurt f Berber
Means "full moon" in Tamazight.

Tamazzalt f Berber
Means "devoted" in Tamazight.

Tamemt f Berber
Means "honey" in Berber.

Tamenzut ⵜⴰⵎⴻⵏⵣⵓⵜ f Berber
the name itself means ‘first born’.... [more]

Tameqrant f Berber
Means "the elder, senior" in Tamazight.

Tamezyant f Berber
Means "the middle child" in Tamazight.

Tamghara f Berber
Feminine form of Amghar.

Tamimt f Berber
Means "delight" in Tamazight.

Tamment f Berber
Berber feminine name meaning "honey".

Tanamart ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⴰⵔⵜ f Berber
Means "happy" in Berber.

Tanaruz f Berber, African
Feminine form of Anaruz.

Tanazârt f Berber
Means "defiant, daring" in Tamazight.

Tanebdatt f Berber
Means "support" in Tamazight.

Taous f Kabyle
A feminine name used in the kabyle berber region Tizi Ouzou Bejaya and Bouira of Algeria. Cones from the Arab word Tawoos طاووس meaning peacock.

Tasa f Berber
Means "love" when used as a name. Literally means "liver," the organ thought to be the seat of emotions, much like the heart's role in Western cultures.

Tasekkurt f Berber
Means "partridge" in Tamazight.

Tassadit f Ancient Berber, Kabyle
From Arabic سعد (sa'd) meaning "fortune, good luck" combined with the Tamazight feminine prefix ⵜⴰ (ta) and suffix ⵜ (t).

Tatbirt f Ancient Berber, Berber
Means "dove, pigeon" in Amazigh.

Taweckint f Berber
Means "branch" in Amazigh.

Tawenza f Berber
Means "frank, direct" in Tamazight.

Taylalt f Berber
Means "bird" in Tamazight.

Tazdayt f Kabyle
Means "palm tree" in Kabyle.

Tazêllayt f Berber
Means "pendant" in Tamazight.

Tazenkêt f Berber
Means "gazelle" in Amazigh.

Tazenkwêt f Berber
Means "gazelle" in Tamazight.

Tazrzît f Berber
Means "brooch" in Tamazight.

Telgumas f Berber
Means "girl who has a brother" in Tamazight.

Thiyya f Berber
Means "nice" in Amazigh.

Tilelli f Ancient Berber, Kabyle
Means "freedom" in Kabyle.

Tilellli f Berber
Means "freedom" in Tamazight.

Tima f Berber

Timuš f Berber
Berber diminutive of Fatima.

Tinhinan f Berber
Means "she of the campfires" in Tamazight. This was the name of a Tuareg queen.

Tinifsan f Berber
Means "blooming one" in Tamazight.

Tinitran f Berber
Means "of the stars" in Amazigh.

Tintadêfi f Berber
Means "sweetness, of sweetness" in Tamazight.

Tintfsut f Berber
Means "of spring" in Tamazight.

Tintifawin f Berber
Means "of the light, shining" in Tamazight.

Tintlelli f Berber
Means "of the free" in Tamazight.

Tintziri f Berber
Means "moonlit" in Tamazight.

Tisent f Berber
Means "salt" in Amazigh.

Titem f Berber
Berber diminutive of Fatima.

Tiwul f Berber
Means "of the heart" in Tamazight.

Tiyya ⵜⵉⵢⵢⴰ f Berber
Means The"Nice"

Tizemt ⵜⵉⵣⴻⵎⵜ f Berber (Rare), Northern African (Rare)
Means "lioness" in Tamazight, ultimately from ⵉⵣⴻⵎ (izem) meaning "lion" (chiefly Moroccan).

Tlafulki f Berber
Means "beauty" in Tamazight.

Tlatig f Berber
Means "worthy" in Tamazight.

Touka f Berber
Variant of Tuka.

Touya f Berber
tree, tamazight

Tsul f Berber
Means "lively" in Tamazight.

Tudatt f Berber
Means "ewe" in Tamazight.

Tufayyur f Berber
Means "more beautiful than the moon" in Tamazight.

Tufitran f Berber
Means "more beautiful than the stars" in Tamazight.

Tufitri f Berber
Means "more beautiful than a star" in Tamazight.

Tuftent f Berber
Means "the most beautiful" in Tamazight.

Tugertent f Berber
Means "tallest" in Tamazight.

Tuka f Berber, Arabic
Means "Fear of God" in Berber.

Tumert f Berber
Means "happiness" in Tamazight.

Tumsilt ⵜⵓⵎⵙⵉⵍⵜ f Berber
this name means ‘one who is well-built’.

Tunaruz f Berber
Means "hope" in Tamazight.

Tureght f Berber
From the Amazigh uregh meaning "gold".

Tzeddig f Berber
Meaning unknown.

Udad m Berber
Means "ram (male sheep)" in Tamazight.

Ufrin m Ancient Berber, Berber (Rare)
Means "chosen" in Amazigh.

Ugwistan m Berber
Meaning unknown.

Ultasila f Berber
Means "of the plains" in Tamazight.

Umaler f Berber
Means "star of the peace" in Tamasheq, language of Tuareg people.

Usem m Berber
Means "lightning" in Tamazight.

Usus m Berber

Wagguten ⵣⴰⴳⵯⵓⵜⴻⵏ m Berber (Rare)
It means ‘one who will proliferate’ and reflects the abundance of life.

Wararni m Berber
Means "without victor, without conqueror" in Amazigh.

Warmaksan ⵡⴰⵔⵎⴰⴽⵙⴻⵏ m Berber (Rare)
Means ‘without enemies; undefeatable" in Berber.

Winaruz m Berber
Means "hope" in Tamazight.

Wiwurgh m Berber
Means "golden" in Tamazight.

Xamida m Berber
Berber form of Hamid 1.

Yedder ⵢⴻⴷⴷⴻⵔ m Berber (Rare)
Though this name symbolizes immortality, it indicates a sense of unbroken spirit or uncaptured soul.

Yeddes m Tuareg
Means "he will be organised", from the Tuareg verb ddes meaning "organised".

Yidir ⵢⵉⴷⵉⵔ m Berber, Northern African
Variant transcription of Idir.

Yufayyur m Berber
Means "more handsome than the moon" in Tamazight.

Yufitran m Berber
Means "more handsome than the stars" in Tamazight.

Yufitri m Berber
Means "nicer than a star" in Amazigh.

Yuften m Berber
Means "the best" in Tamazight.

Yugerten ⵢⵓⴳⴻⵔⵜⴻⵏ m Berber
Original Berber form of Jugurtha.

Yuns ⵢⵓⵏⵙ m Berber
Central Atlas Tamazight form of Yunus.

Zawgha f Berber
Possibly from azewwagh meaning "red".

Zeğiga f Kabyle
Possibly means "flower" in Kabyle.

Zigza m Berber
Means "green" from the root zgz.

Zira f Berber
Feminine of Ziri.