Urdu Origin Names

This is a list of names in which the origin is Urdu. Urdu is a language spoken in Pakistan.
gender
usage
origin
Aiza f Urdu
Meaning unknown, possibly of Arabic origin.
Aizah f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu عائزہ (see Aiza).
Babar m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu بابر (see Babur).
Baber m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu بابر (see Babur).
Babür m Turkish
Turkish form of Babur.
Babur m Urdu
From a Persian word meaning "tiger". This was the nickname of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad, the 16th-century founder of the Mughal Empire in India.
Bobur m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Babur.
Danish m Urdu
From Persian دانش (dānesh) meaning "knowledge, learning".
Fateh m Urdu, Azerbaijani
Urdu and Azerbaijani form of Fatih.
Gohar f & m Persian, Armenian, Urdu
From Persian گوهر (gōhar) meaning "jewel, gemstone". This name is typically feminine in Iran and Armenia, but masculine in Pakistan.
Gul m & f Urdu, Pashto
Means "flower, rose" in Urdu and Pashto, ultimately from Persian.
Gulbadan f Urdu (Rare)
Means "having a body like a rose" in Persian. This was the name of a daughter of the Mughal emperor Babur.
Gulrukh f Urdu
Means "rose faced" in Persian. This was the name of a wife of the Mughal emperor Babur.
Hayat f & m Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Means "life" in Arabic, from حيي (ḥayiya) meaning "to live". In Arabic and Persian it is a feminine name, while in Urdu it is masculine.
Hira 1 f & m Urdu, Nepali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit हीर (hīra) meaning "diamond". It is typically feminine in Pakistan and unisex in India and Nepal.
Inayat m & f Urdu
Urdu form of Inaya.
Iqra f Urdu
From Arabic اقْرأ (iqraʾ) meaning "read, recite, confess". This is another name of the 96th chapter of the Quran.
Jannat f Bengali, Urdu
Means "paradise, garden" in Bengali and Urdu, derived from Arabic جنّة (janna).
Khan m Urdu, Pashto
From a title meaning "king, ruler". Its origin is probably Mongolian, though the word has been transmitted into many other languages.
Khawaja m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu خواجہ (see Khwaja).
Khurram m Urdu
Derived from Persian خرّم (khorram) meaning "happy, pleasant".
Khwaja m Urdu
From the Persian title خواجه (khājeh) meaning "master, owner". It is more commonly a title than a given name.
Kiran f & m Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati, Nepali, Urdu
Derived from Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa), which can mean "dust" or "thread" or "sunbeam".
Nazia f Urdu, Bengali
From Persian نازی (nāzī) meaning "sweet, coy".
Parveen f & m Urdu, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Urdu پروین or Hindi परवीन (see Parvin).
Parvin f & m Persian, Urdu, Hindi
Means "the Pleiades" in Persian. The Pleiades are a group of stars in the constellation Taurus. This name is typically feminine in Iran, but unisex in India.
Qurban m Urdu, Azerbaijani
From Arabic قربان (qurbān) meaning "sacrifice, sacrificial animal". It is associated with the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, which features the ritual sacrifice of an animal.
Raja 2 m Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, Indonesian
Means "king, ruler", from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).
Ramzan m Chechen, Urdu
Chechen and Urdu form of Ramadan.
Rana 2 m Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali
From the Sanskrit title राणा (rāṇā) meaning "king".
Sabeen f Urdu
Possibly from Arabic meaning "follower of another religion", a name given to the Prophet Muhammad and other Muslims by non-Muslim Arabs.
Saima 1 f Urdu
Derived from Arabic صائم (ṣāʾim) meaning "fasting".
Saira f Urdu
Possibly means "traveller" in Arabic.
Sajra f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Saira.
Samar 2 m Urdu, Bengali
From Arabic ثمر (thamar) meaning "fruit, profit".
Shabana f Urdu
Feminine form of Shaban.
Shabnam f Persian, Urdu
Means "dew" in Persian and Urdu.
Shahjahan m Urdu
Means "king of the world" from Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king" and جهان (jahān) meaning "world". This was the name of the 17th-century Mughal emperor who built the Taj Mahal.
Shama f Hindi, Urdu, Marathi
Means "lamp, candle" in Hindi and other Indian languages, ultimately from Arabic شمْع (shamʿ).
Shandar m Urdu
Means "fabulous" in Urdu.
Shazia f Urdu
Meaning unknown, possibly of Arabic origin meaning "rare, unusual".
Sher m Urdu, Pashto
Means "lion" in Persian. A famous bearer of this name was Sher Shah, a 16th-century Mughal ruler.
Sitara f Urdu
Means "star" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian.
Sultan m & f Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Indonesian
Means "ruler, king, sultan" in Arabic. In the Arab world this name is typically masculine, but Turkey it is given to both boys and girls.
Sultana f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Sultan.
Zareen f Urdu
Variant of Zarina.
Zarina f Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik, Urdu, Malay
From Persian زرین (zarīn) meaning "golden". According to the 5th-century BC Greek historian Ctesias, this was the name of a Scythian queen.
Zohra f Urdu, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Urdu زہرہ (see Zuhra 1) or Arabic زهرة (see Zuhra 2).
Zuhra 1 f Urdu
Urdu form of Zohreh.