The names listed here are used in the Arab world, as well as some other Muslim regions. They are not necessarily of Arabic origin, though most in fact are. For more information see about Arabic names. See also Iranian names and Turkish names.

QADIR   قدير   m   Arabic
Means "capable, powerful" in Arabic.

QAMAR   قمر   m & f   Arabic
Means "moon" in Arabic.

QASIM   قاسم   m   Arabic
Means "one who divides goods among his people", derived from Arabic قسم (qasama) "to share" or "to divide"... [more]

QISMAT   قسمة   m   Arabic
Means "fate" in Arabic.

QUSAY   قصي   m   Arabic
Possibly derived from Arabic قصي (qasi) meaning "distant"... [more]

RABAB   رباب   f   Arabic
From the Arabic word rababah, a musical instrument... [more]

RABI   ربيع   m   Arabic
Means "springtime" in Arabic.

RABI'A   ربيعة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of RABI

RA'D   m   Arabic
Means "thunder" in Arabic.

RAFIQ   رفيق   m   Arabic
Means either "friend" or "gentle" in Arabic.

RAFIQA   رفيقة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of RAFIQ

RAHAT   راحة   m & f   Arabic
Means "rest, comfort" in Arabic.

RAHEEM   رحيم   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of RAHIM

RAHIM   رحيم   m   Arabic
Means "kind, compassionate" in Arabic.

RAIS   رئيس   m   Arabic
Means "leader, chief" in Arabic.

RAISA (3)   رئيسة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of RAIS

RAJA (1)   رجاء   f   Arabic
Means "hope" in Arabic.

RAJIYA   رجية   f   Arabic
Means "hopeful" in Arabic.

RAJYA   رجية   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of RAJIYA

RANA   رنا   f   Arabic
Means "an eye-catching object" from Arabic رنا (rana) "to gaze".

RANDA   رندة   f   Arabic
Means "scented tree" in Arabic.

RANIYA   رانية   f   Arabic
Means "looking at", derived from Arabic رنا (rana) "to gaze".

RANYA   رانية   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of RANIYA

RASHA   رشاء   f   Arabic
Means "young gazelle" in Arabic.

RASHAD   رشاد   m   Arabic
Means "good sense, good guidance" in Arabic.

RASHED   راشد   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of راشد (RASHID).

RASHEED   رشيد   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of رشيد (RASHID).

RASHID   راشد   m   Arabic
Means "rightly guided" in Arabic... [more]

RASHIDA   راشدة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of RASHID

RASIM   راسم   m   Arabic
Means "planner, architect" in Arabic.

RASIMA   راسمة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of RASIM

RASUL   رسول   m   Arabic
Means "prophet, messenger" in Arabic.

RAUF   رؤوف   m   Arabic
Means "compassionate" in Arabic.

RAWIYA   راوية   f   Arabic
Means "storyteller", derived from Arabic روى (rawa) "to relate".

RAWYA   راوية   f   Arabic
Variant of RAWIYA

RAZA   رضاء   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of RIDA

RIAD   رياض   m   Arabic
Means "meadows, gardens", from the plural of Arabic روضة (rawdah).

RIAZ   رياض   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of RIAD

RIDA   رضاء   m   Arabic
Means "satisfaction, contentment" in Arabic... [more]

RIDWAN   رضوان   m   Arabic
Means "satisfaction" in Arabic.

RIDWANA   رضوانة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of RIZWAN

RIM   ريم   f   Arabic
Means "white antelope" in Arabic.

RIZWAN   رضوان   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of RIDWAN

RIZWANA   رضوانة   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of RIDWANA

RUBA   ربى   f   Arabic
Means "hill" in Arabic.

RUH   روح   m   Arabic
Means "spirit" in Arabic.

RUQAYYA   رقيّة   f   Arabic
Derived either from Arabic رقى (ruqia) meaning "rise, ascent" or from رقية (ruqyah) meaning "spell, charm, incantation"... [more]

RUSUL   m   Arabic
Means "prophets, messengers" in Arabic.

RUWA   رواء   f   Arabic
Means "beauty" in Arabic.

RUYA   رؤية   f   Arabic
Means "vision, sight" in Arabic.

SABAH   صباح   f   Arabic
Means "morning" in Arabic.

SABEEN   f   Arabic
Means "follower of another religion" in Arabic... [more]

SABRI   صبريّ   m   Arabic
Means "patient" in Arabic.

SABRIYYA   صبريّة   m   Arabic
Means "patient" in Arabic.

SA'D   سعد   m   Arabic
Means "fortune, good luck" in Arabic... [more]

SADAF   صدف   f   Arabic
Means "seashell" in Arabic.

SADDAM   صدّام   m   Arabic
Means "one who confronts" in Arabic.

SA'DI   سعدي   m   Arabic
Means "fortunate, lucky" in Arabic.

SA'DIA   سعدية   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SA'DI

SAFI   صفيّ   m   Arabic
Means "pure" in Arabic.

SAFIYA   صفيّة   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of SAFIYYAH

SAFIYYAH   صفيّة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SAFI... [more]

SAHAR   سحر   f   Arabic, Iranian
Means "dawn" in Arabic.

SA'ID   سعيد   m   Arabic
Means "happy, lucky" in Arabic.

SA'IDA   سعيدة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SA'ID

SAIF   سيف   m   Arabic
Means "sword" in Arabic.

SAIF-AL-DIN   سيف الدين   m   Arabic
Means "sword of the faith" from Arabic سيف (sayf) "sword" and دين (din) "religion, faith".

SAIFUL   m   Arabic
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with سيف ال (Sayf al) meaning "sword of the" (such as سيف الدين (Sayf al-Din) "sword of the faith").

SAIFULLAH   سيف الله   m   Arabic
Means "sword of God" from Arabic سيف (sayf) "sword" combined with الله (Allah) "God".

SAIRA   f   Arabic
Possibly means "traveller" in Arabic.

SAJJAD   سجّاد   m   Arabic
Means "kneeling in prayer, prostration" in Arabic.

SAKHR   صخر   m   Arabic
Means "solid rock" in Arabic... [more]

SAKINA   سكينة   f   Arabic
Means "calmness, peace" in Arabic.

SALAH   صلاح   m   Arabic
Means "righteousness" in Arabic.

SALAH-AL-DIN   صلاح الدين   m   Arabic
Means "righteousness of religion" from Arabic صلاح (salah) "righteousness" combined with دين (din) "religion, faith"... [more]

SALEEM   سليم   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of SALIM

SALEH   صلاح   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of SALAH

SALHA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SALIH

SALIH   صالح   m   Arabic
Means "virtuous" in Arabic... [more]

SALIHA   صالحة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SALIH

SALIL   سليل   m   Arabic
Means "sword" or "son" in Arabic.

SALIM   سليم   m   Arabic
Means "safe", derived from Arabic سلم (salima) "to be safe".

SALIMA   سليمة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SALIM

SALMA   سلمى   f   Arabic
Means "safe", derived from Arabic سلم (salima) "to be safe".

SALMAN   سلمان   m   Arabic
Means "safe", derived from Arabic سلم (salima) "to be safe".

SALWAH   سلوة   f   Arabic
Means "comfort" in Arabic.

SAMAD   صمد   m   Arabic
Means "eternal" in Arabic.

SAMAR   سمر   f   Arabic
Means "evening conversation" in Arabic.

SAMEER   سمير   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of SAMIR

SAMEERA   سميرة   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of SAMIRA

SAMI (2)   سامي   m   Arabic
Means "elevated, sublime, supreme" in Arabic.

SAMIA   سامية   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of SAMIYA

SAMINA   ثمينة   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of THAMINA

SAMIR   سمير   m   Arabic
Means "companion in evening talk" in Arabic.

SAMIRA   سميرة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SAMIR

SAMIYA   سامية   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SAMI (2)

SANA   سناء   f   Arabic
Means "brilliance, radiance, splendour" in Arabic.

SANI   سنيّ   m   Arabic
Means "brilliant, splendid" in Arabic.

SANIYYA   سنيّة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SANI

SANYA   سنيّة   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of SANIYYA

SARA   سارة   f   Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Slovene, Polish, English, Arabic
Cognate of SARAH

SARAH   سارة   f   English, French, German, Jewish, Arabic, Biblical
Means "lady" or "princess" in Hebrew... [more]

SAYYID   سيّد   m   Arabic
Means "lord, master" in Arabic... [more]

SAYYIDA   سيّدة   f   Arabic
Means "lady, mistress" in Arabic.

SELIMA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of SALIMA

SHAD (1)   شاد   m   Arabic
Means "happy" in Arabic.

SHADI (1)   شادي   m   Arabic
Means "singer" in Arabic.

SHADIYA   شادية   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SHADI (1)

SHADYA   شادية   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of SHADIYA

SHAFAQAT   شفقة   m & f   Arabic
Means "compassion, pity" in Arabic.

SHAFIQ   شفيق   m   Arabic
Means "compassionate" in Arabic.

SHAFIQA   شفيقة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SHAFIQ

SHAHIRA   شهيرة   f   Arabic
Means "renowned" in Arabic.

SHAHNAZ   شهناز   f   Iranian, Arabic
Means "pride of the king" from the Persian elements shah "king" and naz "pride".

SHAHRAZAD   شهرزاد   f   Iranian, Arabic
Means "person of the city" from the Persian elements shahr "city" and zad "person"... [more]

SHAHRIZAD   f   Iranian, Arabic
Variant of SHAHRAZAD

SHAHRZAD   f   Iranian, Arabic
Variant of SHAHRAZAD

SHAHZAD   m   Iranian, Arabic
Means "prince, son of the king" in Persian.

SHAKEEL   شكيل   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of SHAKIL

SHAKIL   شكيل   m   Arabic
Means "handsome" in Arabic.

SHAKILA   شكيلة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SHAKIL

SHAKIR   شاكر   m   Arabic
Means "thankful" in Arabic.

SHAKIRA   شاكرة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SHAKIR

SHAM'A   شمعة   f   Arabic
Means "lamp" or "candle" in Arabic.

SHAREEF   شريف   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of SHARIF

SHARIAH   شريعة   m   Arabic
Means "divine law, noble law" in Arabic.

SHARIF   شريف   m   Arabic
Means "eminent, virtuous" in Arabic... [more]

SHARIFA   شريفة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SHARIF

SHAZI   شذيّ   f   Arabic
Means "fragrant" in Arabic.

SHIHAB   شهاب   m   Arabic
Means "shooting star, meteor" in Arabic.

SHUKRI   شكريّ   m   Arabic
Means "thanking" in Arabic.

SHUKRIYA   شكريّة   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of SHUKRIYYA

SHUKRIYYA   شكريّة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SHUKRI

SHULA   شعلة   f   Arabic
Means "flame" in Arabic.

SORAYA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of THURAYYA

SUHA   سها   f   Arabic
Means "forgotten, overlooked" in Arabic... [more]

SUHAIL   سهيل   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of SUHAYL

SUHAYL   سهيل   m   Arabic
From the Arabic name of the second brightest star in the sky, known in the western world as Canopus.

SULAIMAN   سليمان   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of SULAYMAN

SULAYMAN   سليمان   m   Arabic
Arabic cognate of SÜLEYMAN

SULTAN   سلطان   m   Arabic
Means "ruler, king, sultan" in Arabic.

SULTANA   سلطانة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SULTAN

SUMAYYA   سميّة   f   Arabic
Means "high above" in Arabic. This was the name of the first martyr for Islam.

SURAYA   ثريّة, ثريّا   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of THURAYYA

SURAYYA   ثريّة, ثريّا   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of THURAYYA

TABASSUM   تبسّم   m & f   Arabic
Means "smiling" in Arabic.

TAHIR   طاهر   m   Arabic
Means "virtuous, pure, chaste" in Arabic.

TAHIRA   طاهرة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of TAHIR

TAHMID   تحميد   m   Arabic
Means "praising" in Arabic.

TALIBA   طالبة   f   Arabic
Means "seeker of knowledge" in Arabic.

TAMID   m   Arabic
Short form of MU'TAMID

TAREK   m   Arabic
Anglicized form of TARIQ

TARIQ   طارق   m   Arabic
Means "he who pounds at the door" in Arabic... [more]

TASNIM   تسنيم   f   Arabic
Means "a spring in paradise" in Arabic.

TAWFIQ   توفيق   m   Arabic
Means "good fortune", derived from Arabic وفق (wafiqa) "to be successful".

THAMINA   ثمينة   f   Arabic
Means "healthy" in Arabic.

THANA   ثناء   f   Arabic
Means "praise" in Arabic.

THURAYYA   ثريّة, ثريّا   f   Arabic
Means "the Pleiades" in Arabic... [more]

TUFAYL   طفيل   m   Arabic
Means "small child" in Arabic.

UMAR   عمر   m   Arabic
Means "populous, flourishing", derived from Arabic عمر ('umr) "life"... [more]

USAMA   أسامة   m   Arabic
Means "lion" in Arabic.

USMAN   عثمان   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of UTHMAN

UTHMAN   عثمان   m   Arabic
Means "baby bustard" in Arabic... [more]

UZMA   عظمى   f   Arabic
Means "supreme, greatest" in Arabic.

WAFAI   وفائي   m   Arabic
Means "loyalty" in Arabic.

WAFI   وفي   m   Arabic
Means "trustworthy, reliable" in Arabic.

WAFIYA   وفيّة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of WAFI

WAHEED   وحيد   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of WAHID

WAHEEDA   وحيدة   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of WAHIDA

WAHID   وحيد   m   Arabic
Means "peerless, unique" in Arabic.

WAHIDA   وحيدة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of WAHID

WALID   وليد   m   Arabic
Means "newborn", derived from Arabic ولد (walada) "to give birth"... [more]

WAQAR   وقار   m   Arabic
Means "majesty, dignity" in Arabic.

WASI   واسع   m   Arabic
Means "broad-minded, liberal, learned" in Arabic.

WASIM   وسيم   m   Arabic
Means "handsome" in Arabic.

WASSIM   m   Arabic
Variant of WASIM

WIDAD   وداد   f   Arabic
Means "love" in Arabic.

YAHYA   يحيى   m   Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of Yochanan (see JOHN).

YAQUB   يعقوب   m   Arabic
Arabic form of Ya'aqov (see JACOB).

YASIR   ياسر   m   Arabic
Means "to be rich", derived from Arabic يسر (yasira) "to become easy"... [more]

YASMEEN   يسمين   f   Iranian, Arabic
Variant transcription of YASMIN

YASMIN   يسمين   f   Iranian, Arabic, English (Modern)
From Persian yasmin meaning "jasmine"... [more]

YASMINE   يسمين   f   Iranian, Arabic, English (Modern)
Variant transcription of YASMIN

YASSER   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of YASIR

YOUSEF   يوسف   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of YUSUF

YOUSSEF   يوسف   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of YUSUF

YUNUS   يونس   m   Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of JONAH

YUSEF   يوسف   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of YUSUF

YUSHUA   m   Arabic
Arabic form of Yehoshu'a (see JOSHUA).

YUSRA   يسرى   f   Arabic
Means "wealth, ease" in Arabic.

YUSUF   يوسف   m   Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of Yosef (see JOSEPH).

ZAAHIR (1)   زاهر   m   Arabic
Derived from Arabic زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine, to radiate".

ZAAHIR (2)   ظاهر   m   Arabic
Derived from Arabic ظهر (zahara) meaning "to become clear, to emerge".

ZAAHIRA   زاهرة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of ZAAHIR (1)

ZAHI   زاهي   m   Arabic
Means "beautiful, brilliant" in Arabic.

ZAHIA   زاهية   f   Arabic
Feminine form of ZAHI

ZAHID   زاهد   m   Arabic
Means "pious, devout" in Arabic.

ZAHIDA   زاهدة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of ZAHID

ZAHIR   ظهير   m   Arabic
Derived from Arabic زهير (zahir) meaning "helper, supporter".

ZAHIRA   ظهيرة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of ZAHIR

ZAHRA   زهراء   f   Arabic
Means "brilliant, bright" in Arabic.

ZAHRAH   زهرة   f   Arabic
Derived from Arabic زهرة (zahrah) meaning "blooming flower".

ZAID   زيد   m   Arabic
Variant of ZAYD

ZAIDA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of ZAYD

ZAIN   زين   m   Arabic
Variant of ZAYN

ZAINA   زينة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of ZAYN

ZAINAB   زينب   f   Arabic
Variant of ZAYNAB

ZAIRA   f   Arabic
Possibly a variant of ZAHRAH

ZAKI   زكيّ   m   Arabic
Means "pure" in Arabic.

ZAKIYYA   زكيّة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of ZAKI

ZAMAN   زمان   m   Arabic
Means "time, age, era" in Arabic.

ZARAY   f   Arabic
Possibly a variant of ZAHRAH

ZAYD   زيد   m   Arabic
Derived from Arabic زاد (zada) "to increase"... [more]

ZAYN   زين   m   Arabic
Means "beauty, grace" in Arabic.

ZAYNA   زينة   f   Arabic
Feminine form of ZAYN

ZAYNAB   زينب   f   Arabic
From the Arabic name of a fragrant flowering plant... [more]

ZIA   ضياء   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of ZIYA

ZIAD   زياد   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of ZIYAD

ZIYA   ضياء   m   Arabic
Derived from Arabic ضياء (diya) meaning "splendour, light, glow"... [more]

ZIYAD   زياد   m   Arabic
Means "growth" in Arabic.

ZUBAIDA   زبيدة   f   Arabic
Means "elite, prime, cream" in Arabic.

ZULAYKHA   زليخا   f   Arabic
Arabic form of ZULEIKA

ZULEKHA   زليخا   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of ZULAYKHA

ZULFAQAR   ذو الفقار   m   Arabic
Variant of ZULFIQAR

ZULFIKAR   ذو الفقار   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of ZULFIQAR

ZULFIQAR   m   Arabic
From Arabic ذو الفقار (Dhu al-Fiqar) meaning "cleaver of the spine"... [more]