Dhivehi
names are used by the Dhivehi people of the Maldives.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Haseena ހަސީނާ f Urdu, DhivehiAlternate transcription of Urdu حسینہ (see
Hasina), as well as the usual Dhivehi transcription.
Maokli މައުގްލީ m Thai, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Dhivehi, Sinhalese, Kannada, Literature, Popular CultureThai, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Dhivehi and Sinhala form of
Mowgli.
Nasih ނާސިހް m Arabic, Indonesian, DhivehiMeans "adviser, counselor, guide" in Arabic, from the root نصح
(naṣaḥa) meaning "to give sincere advice, to counsel". This transcription represents two related yet distinct names: ناصح (with a long first vowel) and نصيح (with a long second vowel).
Shifa ޝިފާ f Arabic, DhivehiMeans "healing, cure, remedy" in Arabic. Al-Shifa' bint Abdullah (real name
Layla) was a companion of the Prophet
Muhammad, so named because she practiced folk medicine.
Yoosuf ޔޫސުފު m DhivehiDhivehi form of
Yosef (see
Joseph). This was the name of two sultans of the Maldives.
Zulfa ޒުލްފާ f & m Arabic, Indonesian, DhivehiMeans "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.