Names Categorized "top 10 in Egypt"

Ahmed m Turkish, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Bengali, Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
Variant of Ahmad. This was the name of three Ottoman sultans.

Ali 1 m Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Avar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik, Dhivehi, Albanian, Bosnian
Means "lofty, sublime" in Arabic, from the root علا ('ala) meaning "to be high". Ali ibn Abi Talib was a cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and the fourth caliph to rule the Muslim world. His followers were the original Shia Muslims, who regard him as the first rightful caliph.... [more]

Ana f Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Albanian, Macedonian, Georgian, Fijian, Tongan
Form of Anna used in various languages.

Ashraqat f Arabic
Means "brightness" in Arabic.

Asmaa f Arabic
Means "appellations, names" in Arabic. This was the name of a daughter of Abu Bakr, the first caliph of the Muslims.

Aya 2 f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic آية (see Ayah).

Bilal m Arabic, Turkish, Urdu
Means "wetting, moistening" in Arabic. This was the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Dina 3 f Arabic
Possibly from Arabic دين (din) meaning "religion".

Eman f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic إيمان (see Iman). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.

Farida f Arabic
Feminine form of Farid.

Fatin 1 f Arabic
Means "charming, seductive, fascinating" in Arabic.

Fatma f Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kurdish
Turkish, Azerbaijani and Kurdish form of Fatimah, as well as an Arabic variant.

Hamza m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian
Possibly derived from Arabic hamuza meaning "strong, steadfast". This was the name of the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad who was killed in battle.

Ibrahim m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Pashto, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Avar, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Albanian, Hausa, Swahili
Arabic form of Abraham, also used in several other languages.

Khaled m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu خالد (see Khalid).

Maha f Arabic
Means "oryx" in Arabic. The oryx is a variety of antelope that is said to represent beauty.

Mahmoud m Persian, Arabic
Usual Persian form of Mahmud, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Marwa f Arabic
From the Arabic name of a fragrant plant. Al-Marwa is the name of one of the two sacred hills near Mecca.

Mohamed m Arabic, Dhivehi, Swahili
Alternate transcription of Arabic محمّد (see Muhammad) chiefly used in Egypt and Algeria. This is also the usual Dhivehi and Swahili form.

Mona 3 f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منى (see Muna).

Mostafa m Persian
Persian form of Mustafa.

Muhammad m Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Tajik, Uzbek, Indonesian, Malay, Avar
Means "praised, commendable" in Arabic, derived from the root حمد (hamida) meaning "to praise". This was the name of the prophet who founded the Islamic religion in the 7th century. According to Islamic belief, at age 40 Muhammad was visited by the angel Gabriel, who provided him with the first verses of the Quran. Approximately 20 years later he conquered Mecca, the city of his birth, and his followers controlled most of the Arabian Peninsula at the time of his death in 632.... [more]

Muhammed m Turkish, Arabic
Turkish form of Muhammad, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Mustafa m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Urdu
Means "the chosen one" in Arabic, an epithet of Muhammad. This was the name of four Ottoman sultans. Another famous bearer was Mustafa Kemal (1881-1938), also known as Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.

Omar 1 m Arabic, Bosnian, Kazakh, Malay, English, Spanish, Italian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عمر (see Umar). This is the usual English spelling of the name of the 12th-century poet Umar Khayyam. In his honour it has sometimes been used in the English-speaking world, notably for the American general Omar Bradley (1893-1981).

Reem f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ريم (see Rim).

Sahar f Arabic, Persian
Means "dawn" in Arabic.

Sara f Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, Catalan, Galician, Romanian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, Macedonian, Polish, English, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Biblical Greek
Form of Sarah used in various languages.

Shahd f Arabic
Means "honey" in Arabic.

Shaimaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima).

Taha m Arabic
From the Arabic letters ط (called ta) and ه (called ha). These letters begin the 20th chapter of the Quran (surah Ta Ha).

Youssef m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf).

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