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.

KHALED   خالد   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of KHALID

KHALEEL   خليل   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of KHALIL

KHALID   خالد   m   Arabic
Means "eternal", derived from Arabic خلد (khalada) "to last forever"... [more]

KHALIFA   خليفة   m   Arabic
Means "successor, caliph" in Arabic... [more]

KHALIL   خليل   m   Arabic
Means "friend" in Arabic.

KHALIQ   خليق   m   Arabic
Means "creator" in Arabic.

KHAYRAT   خيرات   m & f   Arabic
Derived from Arabic خيرة (khayrah) meaning "good deed".

KHAYRI   خيريّ   m   Arabic
Means "charitable" in Arabic.

KHAYYAM   خيّام   m   Arabic
Means "tent maker" in Arabic... [more]

LATIF   لطيف   m   Arabic
Means "gentle, kind" in Arabic.

LUTFI   لطفيّ   m   Arabic
Means "kind, gentle" in Arabic.

MAHFUZ   محفوظ   m   Arabic
Means "safeguarded" in Arabic.

MAHIR   ماهر   m   Arabic
Means "skilled" in Arabic.

MAHMOOD   محمود   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of MAHMUD

MAHMOUD   محمود   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of MAHMUD

MAHMUD   محمود   m   Arabic
Means "praiseworthy" in Arabic, from the same root as MUHAMMAD... [more]

MAHOMET   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD

MAJID   مجيد   m   Arabic
Means "glorious" in Arabic.

MAKRAM   مكرم   m   Arabic
Means "generous" or "noble" in Arabic.

MALAK   ملك   f & m   Arabic
Means "angel" in Arabic.

MALIK   ملك   m   Arabic
Means "king" in Arabic.

MANSOOR   منصور   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of MANSUR

MANSUR   منصور   m   Arabic
Means "victorious" in Arabic... [more]

MARAM   مرام   f & m   Arabic
Means "wish, desire" in Arabic.

MASOOD   مسعود   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of MAS'UD

MAS'UD   مسعود   m   Arabic
Means "lucky" in Arabic.

MAZIN   مازن   m   Arabic
Means "rain clouds" in Arabic.

MEHMOOD   محمود   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of MAHMUD

MEHMUD   محمود   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of MAHMUD

MIDHAT   m   Arabic
Means "praise, eulogy" in Arabic.

MIHAMMAD   محمّد   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD

MIRAJ   معراج   m   Arabic
Means "place of ascent" in Arabic.

MIRZA   ميرزا   m   Iranian, Arabic
Means "prince" in Persian.

MIS'ID   m   Arabic
Variant of MUS'AD

MOHAMED   محمّد   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD

MOHAMMAD   محمّد   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD

MOHAMMED   محمّد   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD

MOSTAFA   مصطفى   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of MUSTAFA

MUBIN   مبين   m   Arabic
Means "clear, distinct" in Arabic.

MUFADDAL   مفضّل   m   Arabic
Means "preferred" in Arabic.

MUHAMMAD   محمّد   m   Arabic
Means "praiseworthy", derived from Arabic حمد (hamid) "to praise"... [more]

MUHAMMED   محمّد   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD

MUHSIN   محسن   m   Arabic
Means "beneficent" in Arabic.

MUKHTAR   مختار   m   Arabic
Means "chosen" in Arabic.

MUNIR   منير   m   Arabic
Means "bright, shining" in Arabic.

MURAD   مراد   m   Arabic
Means "wish, desire" in Arabic.

MURTADA   مرتضى   m   Arabic
Means "chosen" in Arabic.

MURTAZA   مرتضى   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of MURTADA

MUSA   موسى   m   Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of MOSES

MUS'AD   مسعد   m   Arabic
Means "lucky" in Arabic.

MUSTAFA   مصطفى   m   Arabic
Means "the chosen one" in Arabic, an epithet of Muhammad... [more]

MUSTAPHA   مصطفى   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of MUSTAFA

MU'TAMID   معتمد   m   Arabic
Means "relying on, leaning on" in Arabic... [more]

MU'TASIM   معتصم   m   Arabic
Means "faithful to God" in Arabic.

NABIL   نبيل   m   Arabic
Means "noble" in Arabic.

NADER   نادر   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of NADIR

NADIM   نديم   m   Arabic
Means "drinking companion", derived from Arabic ندم (nadima) "to drink together".

NADIR   نادر   m   Arabic
Means "rare" in Arabic.

NAGI   نجيّ   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of NAJI

NAGIB   نجيب   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of NAJIB

NAIL   نائل   m   Arabic
Means "attainer" in Arabic.

NA'IM   نعيم   m   Arabic
Means "tranquil, at ease" in Arabic.

NAJI   نجيّ   m   Arabic
Means "safe" in Arabic.

NAJIB   نجيب   m   Arabic
Means "noble" or "intelligent" in Arabic.

NASEER   نصير   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of NASIR

NASIB   نسيب   m   Arabic
Means "noble" in Arabic.

NASIR   ناصر, نصير   m   Arabic
Means "helper" in Arabic.

NASSER   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of NASIR

NAVEED   m   Iranian, Arabic
Means "good news" in Persian.

NAVID   m   Iranian, Arabic
Variant of NAVEED

NAZIH   نزيه   m   Arabic
Means "honest, virtuous" in Arabic.

NIMA (1)   نعمة   f & m   Arabic
Means "blessing" in Arabic.

NIZAR   نزار   m   Arabic
Perhaps from Arabic نزير (nazir) "little".

NOOR   نور   f & m   Arabic
Variant transcription of NUR

NUR   نور   f & m   Arabic
Means "light" in Arabic.

OMAR (1)   عمر   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of UMAR

OSAMA   أسامة   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of USAMA

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]

RABI   ربيع   m   Arabic
Means "springtime" in Arabic.

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

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

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.

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]

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

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

RAUF   رؤوف   m   Arabic
Means "compassionate" in Arabic.

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.

RIZWAN   رضوان   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of RIDWAN

RUH   روح   m   Arabic
Means "spirit" in Arabic.

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

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]

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

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

SAFI   صفيّ   m   Arabic
Means "pure" in Arabic.

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

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".

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

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

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

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

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

SALIM   سليم   m   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".

SAMAD   صمد   m   Arabic
Means "eternal" in Arabic.

SAMEER   سمير   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of SAMIR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SHAFIQ   شفيق   m   Arabic
Means "compassionate" in Arabic.

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.

SHAKIR   شاكر   m   Arabic
Means "thankful" 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]

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

SHUKRI   شكريّ   m   Arabic
Means "thanking" in Arabic.

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.

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

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

TAHMID   تحميد   m   Arabic
Means "praising" 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]

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

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]

WAFAI   وفائي   m   Arabic
Means "loyalty" in Arabic.

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

WAHEED   وحيد   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of WAHID

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

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

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]

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).

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".

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

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

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

ZAID   زيد   m   Arabic
Variant of ZAYD

ZAIN   زين   m   Arabic
Variant of ZAYN

ZAKI   زكيّ   m   Arabic
Means "pure" in Arabic.

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

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

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

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.

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]