blackelectric's Personal Name List

Means "hope, aspiration" in Arabic. It is related to Amaal.

From Kazakh and Kyrgyz анар (anar) meaning "pomegranate", a word ultimately derived from Persian.

Means "friendly, friend" in Arabic.

Feminine form of Anis.

Means "travel at night" in Arabic. It is related to Isra.

Means "virgin, maiden" in Arabic.

Means "bringer of good news, herald, harbinger" in Arabic, from the root بشر (bashshara) meaning "to bring good news".

Meaning uncertain. This is the name of the 11th-century patron saint of Toledo, Spain. It might have an Arabic origin (Saint Casilda was a Moorish princess), perhaps from قصيدة (qasidah) meaning "poem". Alternatively it could be derived from a Visigothic name in which the second element is hilds meaning "battle".

Alternate transcription of Arabic دانية (see Daniyah).

Meaning unknown, possibly from Arabic دارس (daris) meaning "studying, learning".

Means "sea, ocean" in Persian.

Persian form of Alexander.

Variant of Fayruz.

Alternate transcription of Arabic فيصل (see Faysal), as well as the usual Urdu, Bengali, Malay and Indonesian form.

Feminine form of Faiz.

Means "joy, happiness" in Arabic.

Means "angel" in Persian.

Derived from the Arabic word فردوس (firdaws) meaning "paradise", ultimately from an Iranian language, akin to Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (pairi daēza) meaning "garden, enclosure".

Alternate transcription of Arabic هادية (see Hadiya).

Means "patient, tolerant, mild" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الحليم (al-Halim) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Means "smile" in Arabic.

Arabic form of Elijah.

Arabic form of Jesus. This form is found in the Quran and is used as a given name by Muslims. Arabic-speaking Christians instead use يسوع (Yasu') to refer to Jesus Christ.

Arabic, Indonesian and Malay form of Alexander.

Variant of Asmahan. This spelling is more typically used within the Somali diaspora.

Derived from Arabic عصم ('Isma) meaning "safeguarding".

Means "nocturnal journey", derived from Arabic سرى (sara) meaning "to travel at night".

Derived from Arabic كَنْز (kanz) meaning "treasure".

Means "premature child" in Arabic. This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's first wife and the mother of all of his children, with the exception of one. She was a wealthy merchant and a widow when they married in the year 595. Muhammad received his first revelation 15 years after their marriage, and she was the first person to convert to Islam.

Feminine form of Akbar.

Derived from Arabic mâysan meaning "sparkling star".

Feminine form of Majid.

Means "glorious, magnificent" in Arabic, from the root مجد (majada) meaning "to be glorious". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: مجيد, in which the second vowel is long, and ماجد, in which the first vowel is long.

Means "wish, desire" in Arabic.

Means "prince" from Persian میرزا (mirza), earlier امیرزاده (amirzadeh), which is ultimately from Arabic أمير (amir) meaning "commander" combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".

Feminine form of Munir.

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

Means "moist, tender, delicate" in Arabic.

From Arabic نفيس (nafis) meaning "precious, valuable".

Means "tranquil, happy, at ease" in Arabic.

It means "poem" in Arabic. This is the name of a protagonist in Susan Abulhawa's novel The Blue Between Sky and Water (2015).

Feminine of Nidal. It means 'my struggle' in Arabic as the final 'i' means 'my, mine'. Nidali is the main protagonist of Randa Jararr book 'A Map of Home: a Novel' published in 2008.

Means "blessing" in Arabic.

Perhaps from Arabic نزير (nazir) meaning "little".

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).

Means "measurement" in Arabic. This was the real name of Majnun, the lover of Layla, in Nizami Ganjavi's 12th-century poem Layla and Majnun.

Feminine form of Rabi 1. This can also be another way of transcribing the name رابعة (see Raabi'a).

Means "prophet, messenger" in Arabic.

Means "seashell, mother-of-pearl" in Arabic.

Means "fortunate, lucky" in Arabic.

Feminine form of Sa'di.

Means "true, sincere, loyal" in Arabic, derived from the root صدق (sadaqa) meaning "to tell the truth".

Alternate transcription of Arabic صلاح الدين (see Salah ad-Din).

Means "leader, commander" in Persian.

The meaning of Saphir is primarily from Sapphire: a precious stone, usually blue (but the stone can also be yellow or red.)

Also, Saphir means a blue color.

Middle English: from Old French safir, via Latin from Greek σάπφειρος and possibly semetic origin, probably denoting lapis lazuli.

The plurality in semetic languages provides a wide range of meaning.

Arabic, from SAFIR, meaning ambasador, diplomat; one who travels; early Morning (just before dawn); Angel; gold and silver Necklace; book.

Hebrew: from SEFER, or SAFIR, meaning Book; Sphere; Number; Counting; Era

Means "fragrant" in Arabic.

Urdu and Pashto form of Alexander.

Short form of Iskandar. A well-known bearer of this name is the British actor Skandar Keynes.

Alternate transcription of Iskandar chiefly used in Tunisia.

Short form of Aleksandar.

Persian form of Thurayya. It became popular in some parts of Europe because of the fame of Princess Soraya (1932-2001), wife of the last Shah of Iran, who became a European socialite.

Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Arabic صوف (suf) meaning "wool", صفا (safa) meaning "pure, clean" or صعف (sa'f) meaning "slim, thin". Sufyan al-Thawri was an 8th-century Islamic scholar.

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.

Feminine form of Sultan.

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

Means "a spring in paradise" in Arabic.

Means "valuable, precious, priceless" in Arabic.

Means "the Pleiades" in Arabic. The Pleiades are a group of stars in the constellation Taurus.

From Persian یار (yar) meaning "friend, helper".

Persian form of Yasmin.

From the Arabic letters ي (called ya) and س (called sin). These letters begin the 36th chapter of the Quran (surah Ya Sin).

Means "to be rich", derived from Arabic يسر (yasira) meaning "to become easy". This was the name of an early Islamic martyr. It was also borne by Yasir Arafat (1929-2004), a leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

Means "jasmine" in Arabic and Hebrew, derived from Persian یاسمین (yasamin). In modern times it has been used in the western world, as an Arabic-influenced variant of Jasmine.

Variant of Yasmin.

Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسمين (see Yasmin).

Arabic form of Yehoshu'a (see Joshua).

Means "wealth, ease" in Arabic.

Means "pious, devout" in Arabic.

Derived from Arabic ظهير (zahir) meaning "helper, supporter". This can also be an alternate transcription of Arabic زاهر (see Zaahir 1) or ظاهر (see Zaahir 2).

Feminine form of Zayd. This was the name of a Muslim princess who took refuge at the court of (and perhaps married) Alfonso VI of León and Castile in the 11th century.

Derived from Arabic زاد (zada) meaning "to increase". This was the name of a slave who became the adopted son of the Prophet Muhammad.