Arabic (Maghrebi) Submitted Names

Lahcène لحسن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Hasan (chiefly Algerian).

Lahna f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Lahoucine الحسين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الحسين (see Al-husayn) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Lahsen لحسن, الحسن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الحسن (see Al-Hasan) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Lahsene لحسن, الحسن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الحسن (see Al-Hasan) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Laïd العيد m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic العيد (al-'id) meaning "the feast, the holiday, the festival".

Laid العيد m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Laïd.

Lakdar لخضر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Lakhdar.

Lakhdar لخضر, الأخضر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الأخضر (al-akhdar) meaning "the green".

Lamiaa لمياء f Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Lamya (chiefly Egyptian and Moroccan).

Lamiae لمياء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Lamya (chiefly Moroccan).

Lamine لامين m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Al-Amin used in parts of western Africa as well as an Arabic alternate transcription chiefly used in northern Africa.

Lamyaa لمياء f Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Lamya (chiefly Moroccan and Egyptian).

Lamyae لمياء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic لمياء (see Lamya) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Larbi العربي m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic العربي (al-arabiyy) meaning "the Arab".

Layane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Layan.

Leïla ليلى f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Layla influenced by French orthography.

Leïticia f French (African, Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi)

Lemleika f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Liassine لياسين m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Rare variant of Yasin (chiefly Algerian).

Lobna لبنى f Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Egyptian and Maghrebi transcription of Lubna.

Lotfi لطفي m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Lutfi chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Loubna لبنى f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Lubna chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Loudjaïn لجين f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Lujayn

Loulia f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Lula f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Algerian name... [more]

Lyes إلياس m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Shortened form of Ilyes (chiefly Algerian).

Madani مدني m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مَدَنِيّ (madaniyy) meaning "city dweller, civilian, citizen", chiefly found in Algerian and Moroccan Arabic.

Madjid مجيد m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Majid chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mahassen f Arabic (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant transcription of Mahassine.

Mahassine محاسن f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مُحَسِّن (muḥassin) meaning "embellisher, beautifier, improver" (chiefly Moroccan).

Mahbouba محبوبة f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Feminine form of Mahbub (chiefly Tunisian and Algerian).

Mahfoud محفوظ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Mahfuz (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Mahieddine محيي الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Mohy al-Din (chiefly Algerian).

Mahiedine محيي الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Mohy al-Din (chiefly Algerian).

Mahjoub محجوب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مَحْجُوب (maḥjūb) meaning "veiled, covered, invisible" (chiefly Moroccan).

Mahjouba محجوبة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Feminine form of Mahjoub (chiefly Moroccan and Tunisian).

Maïssa ميساء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic mâysan meaning "sparkling star".

Maïssane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic mâysan meaning "sparkling star".

Majda f Arabic, Bosnian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Feminine form of Majid.

Makhlouf مخلوف m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Makhluf (chiefly Algerian).

Mamode m Mauritian Creole, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Mahmud chiefly used in Mauritius and Maghreb.

Mariem مريم f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Maryam chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Maroua مروة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Marwa.

Marouan مروان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Marwan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Marouane مروان‎ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Marwan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Marouen مروان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Marwan (chiefly Tunisian).

Marouène مروان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Marouene influenced by French orthography.

Marouene مروان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Marwan used in Tunisia.

Marwane مروان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Marwan (chiefly Moroccan).

Maryama مريم f Arabic (Maghrebi), Somali
Maghrebi and Somali variant of Maryam.

Mayssa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Maïssa.

Mayssane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Maïssane.

Mbarka مباركة f Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Feminine form of Mubarak used in Northern Africa. This was the name of a possibly legendary Berber princess who ruled the ksar or oasis town of El Menia in Algeria.

Mebarek مبارك m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مبارك (see Mubarak) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Medhi مهدي m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Mahdi chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mehdia مهدية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Mahdiyya chiefly used in North Africa.

Mehdy مهدي m Persian (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Persian and Maghrebi transcription of Mehdi.

Mehieddine محي الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Mohy al-Din chiefly used in Algeria.

Mélika مليكة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Melika influenced by French orthography (chiefly Tunisian).

Melika مليكة f Persian, Bosnian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Malika.

Meriame مريم f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مريم (see Maryam) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Merieme مريم f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Miriam (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Meryam مريم f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مريم (see Maryam) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Meryeme مريم f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مريم (see Maryam) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Merzouk مرزوق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مرزوق (see Marzuq) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Messaoud مسعود m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Mas'ud chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Messaouda مسعودة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Feminine form of Messaoud (chiefly Algerian).

Meya f Arabic (Maghrebi)

M'Hamed محمد m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Muhammad chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Miloud ميلود m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Mouloud (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Mimoun ميمون m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Maymun used in Morocco.

Minoucha f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Mirvet ميرفت f Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Mervet.

Mohamed-ali m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Combination of Mohamed and Ali 1.

Mohamed-amine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Combination of Mohamed and Amine 1.

Mohand محند m Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Alternate transcription of Muhannad chiefly used in Northern Africa. It is also used as a Berber form of Muhammad.

Mohcine محسن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic محسن (see Muhsin) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mohsine محسن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic محسن (see Muhsin) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Moncef منصف m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مُنْصِف (munṣif) meaning "just, fair" (chiefly Tunisian).

Monia مونيا f Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Munya.

Morjana مرجانة f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Derived from Arabic مَرْجَانَة (marjāna) meaning "small pearl, coral".

Mostéfa مصطفى m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Mustafa chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mostefa مصطفى m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Mustafa chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Moufida مفيدة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مُفِيد (mufīd) meaning "useful, beneficial" (chiefly Tunisian and Algerian).

Mouhamed محمد m Arabic (Maghrebi), Western African
Arabic alternate transcription of Muhammad chiefly used in northern Africa as well as the form used in parts of western Africa.

Mouhcine محسن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic محسن (see Muhsin) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mouhsin محسن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic محسن (see Muhsin) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mouhsine محسن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic محسن (see Muhsin) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mouhssin محسن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic محسن (see Muhsin) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mouhssine محسن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic محسن (see Muhsin) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mouloud مولود‎‎ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid) "born, newborn", referring to the birth of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (chiefly Algerian).

Mounia مونية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Munya (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Mounir منير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Munir chiefly used in North Africa.

Mounira منيرة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Munira (chiefly Algerian and Tunisian).

Muhmad m Arabic (Maghrebi, Arabized, Modern)

Myriame مريم f Arabic (Maghrebi), French
Variant of Maryam.

Myrieme مريم f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Miriam (chiefly Moroccan).

Nacer ناصر‎‎ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Nasir used in Algeria.

Nacéra ناصرة, نصيرة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nasira chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nacereddine نصر الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Nasir al-Din (chiefly Algerian).

Nacim نسيم m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nasim chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nadjib نجيب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Najib (chiefly Algerian).

Nahïl m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Nahil.

Naïm نعيم m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Na'im.

Naima نعيمة f Arabic (Maghrebi), Bengali, Uzbek, Maranao, Maguindanao, Popular Culture
Alternate transcription of Na'ima primarily used in Northern Africa as well as the Bengali, Uzbek, Maranao, and Maguindanao form of the name.... [more]

Najlae نجلاء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Najla used in Morocco.

Nalia f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Naoual نوال‎‎ f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Nawal (chiefly Moroccan).

Naoufal نوفل m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Nawfal (chiefly Moroccan).

Naoufel نوفل m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Nawfal (chiefly Tunisian).

Narimene ناريمان f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Algerian Arabic feminine form of Nariman.

Nassera نسيرة‎‎ f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Nasira (chiefly Algerian).

Nassima نسيمة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nasima chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nassira نصيرة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Nasira (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Nawel نوال f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nawal chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nawfel نوفل‎‎ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Nawfal (chiefly Tunisian and Moroccan).

Nazha نزهة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi Arabic variant of Naziha.

Nedia f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Neila f English (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Neil and Nail.

Néjib نجيب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Najib (chiefly Tunisian).

Nejmeddine نجم الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi (chiefly Tunisian) transcription of Najm al-Din.

Nesba f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Nesria نسرية f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Found in Tunisia.

Nesrine نسرين f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Nasrin (chiefly Tunisian and Algerian).

Nezha نزهة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic نزاهة (nazaha) meaning "integrity, honesty, virtuousness" (chiefly Moroccan).

Nisrine نسرين f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Nasrin (chiefly Moroccan).

Nissrine نسرين f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi Arabic transcription of Nasrin.

Noara f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Norddin نور الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi), Malay
Moroccan Arabic transcription of Nur ad-Din as well as a Malay form.

Nordine نور الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nur ad-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Noria نورية f Arabic (Maghrebi), French (Modern), French (Swiss, Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant transliteration of نورية (see Nouria).

Nouh m American (Modern, Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Nuh.

Nouha نهى f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Nuha 1.

Noumidia f Berber (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
A modern coinage derived from the name of the Ancient Berber kingdom and later Roman province Numidia.... [more]

Nourddine نور الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nur ad-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nourdin نور الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Nur ad-Din chiefly used in Morocco.

Nourdine نور الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nur ad-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nouredine نور الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nur ad-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nouri نوري m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "my light" from Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light, brightness" (chiefly Tunisian).

Nouria نورية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light, glow, illumination" (chiefly Algerian).

Nourredine نور الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Nur ad-Din (chiefly Maghrebi).

Noussair نُــصَيّر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Nusayr. Notable bearers of this name include the Moroccan soccer players Noussair El Maimouni (b. 1991) and Noussair Mazraoui (b. 1997).

Nouzha نزهة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi Arabic variant of Naziha.

Ons أُنس f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Possibly means "gladness, removal of fear" or from Arabic أَنْسَ (ʾansa) meaning "to forget". A known bearer is Ons Jabeur (1994–), a Tunisian tennis player.

Othmen عثمان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عثمان (see Uthman) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Otman عثمان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عثمان (see Uthman) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Otmane عثمان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عثمان (see Uthman) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Ouafa وفاء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وفاء (see Wafa) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Ouafae وفاء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وفاء (see Wafa) chiefly used in Morocco.

Ouahab وهاب m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi transcription of Wahab.

Ouahid وحيد‎ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Wahid (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Ouarda وردة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Warda (chiefly Algerian).

Ouardia وردية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Ouarda (chiefly Algerian).

Ouidad وداد f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وداد (see Widad) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Ouided وداد f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi transcription of Widad (chiefly Tunisian).

Oula علا f Arabic (Maghrebi)
It means the first or a high place depending on the way it is pronounced

Oumaima أميمة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Umaima chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Oumayma أميمة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Umaima (chiefly Moroccan and Tunisian).

Oumayra أميرة f Arabic, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Umaira as well as the Maghrebi form of Umaira.

Oussad m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Oussama أسامة m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Usama chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Oussema أسامة m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Usama chiefly used in Tunisia.

Pacha m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Rabah رابح m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "profitable, gainful, winner" in Arabic, from the root ربح (rabiha) meaning "to gain, to win, to profit".

Rabii ربيع m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ربيع (see Rabi 1) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Rached راشد m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Rashid (chiefly Tunisian).

Rachide رشيد m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Rashid.

Rachouane رشوان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Arabic رشوان (Rashwan) influenced by French orthography (chiefly Tunisian).

Radhouane رضوان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Ridwan (chiefly Tunisian).

Radhouène رضوان m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi transcription of Ridwan (chiefly Tunisian).

Radia f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Radouane رضوان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رضوان (see Ridwan) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Rafik رفيق m Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian), Indian (Muslim)
Variant transcription of Rafiq (chiefly Algerian and Egyptian) also used in India.

Rafika رفيقة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Rafiqa.

Rajae رجاء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Raja 1 used in Morocco.

Ramdane رمضان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Ramadan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Raouf رؤوف m Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Rauf (chiefly Maghrebi and Egyptian).

Raouia راوية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Rawiya (chiefly Tunisian and Moroccan).

Rayane ريان m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Rayan (chiefly Maghrebi).

Razane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Razan

Réda رضا m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Ridha used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Redhouane رضوان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رضوان (see Ridwan) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Redouan رضوان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Redouane (chiefly Moroccan).

Rédouane رضوان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Redouane chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Redouane رضوان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Ridwan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Riadh رياض m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Tunisian Maghrebi transcription of Riad.

Ridouane رضوان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Ridwan (chiefly Moroccan).

Rihen m Indian, Arabic (Maghrebi)

Rilès m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Rime f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Rima.

Rimel f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Rita f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate latinisation of Ghita.

Rkia رقية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رقية (see Ruqayyah) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Rochdi رشدي m Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic رَشَدَ (rašada) meaning "to go the right way, to be well guided", etymologically related to Rashad and Rashid.

Romaissa رميصاء f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Rumaisaa (chiefly Algerian). This was the name of Rumaysa bint Milhan, one of the first female converts to Islam.

Rouwayd رويد m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "walking gently" in Arabic.

Ryad رياض m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Riad (chiefly Algerian).

Rym ريم f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ريم (see Rim) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Sabrine صابرين f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sabreen. Also compare Sabrina.

Saddek صادق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Algerian Arabic transcription of Sadiq.

Sadek صادق m Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian), Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Sadiq chiefly used in Northern Africa and Egypt as well as the Bengali form of the name.

Safae صفاء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Safaa used in Morocco.

Safouan صفوان m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Safwan (chiefly Moroccan and Tunisian).

Safouane صفوان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Safwan (chiefly Moroccan).

Saïd سعيد m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sa'id chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Saïda سعيدة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Sa'ida used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Saifeddine سيف الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيف الدين (see Sayf ad-Din) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Salaheddine صلاح الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Salah al-Din (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Saloua سلوى f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Salwa (chiefly Moroccan and Tunisian).

Samya f English (Modern), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Samiyah.

Sanae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
A notable bearer of the name is the Morocan-German politician Sanae Abdi, member of the 20th German Bundestag.

Saousan سوسن f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sawsan (chiefly Moroccan).

Saoussen سوسن f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sawsan (chiefly Tunisian).

Saphia صفية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transliteration of صفية (see Safiyyah). Saphia Azzeddine (*1979) is a French naturalized Moroccan writer, actress, and screenwriter.

Sarih سَارِح m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "shepherd" in Moroccan Arabic.

Sarihah سَارِحة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Feminine form of Sarih.

Sawssen سوسن f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sawsan (chiefly Tunisian).

Sebti سبتي m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown, of Arabic origin.

Seghir صغير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Saghir (chiefly Algerian).

Seif سيف m Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian), Swahili
Maghrebi and Egyptian transcription of Saif.

Seifallah سيف الله m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Tunisian Arabic transcription of Saifullah.

Seifeddine سيف الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Saif al-Din (chiefly Tunisian and Algerian).

Sfia صفية f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Safiyyah chiefly used in Northern Africa. A known bearer is Sfia Bouarfa (1950-), a Moroccan-Belgian politician.

Shahinez f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Chahinez, the usual Maghrebi form of Shahnaz.

Sheryne f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sherine.

Sihame سهام f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Siham (chiefly Moroccan).

Sihem سهام f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Siham chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Skander إسكندر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Iskandar chiefly used in Tunisia.

Slaheddine صلاح الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Salah al-Din used in Tunisian Arabic.

Slim سليم m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Salim (chiefly Tunisian).

Sliman سليمان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sulayman chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Slimane سليمان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sulayman chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Smaïl إسماعيل m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Isma'il chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Smail إسماعيل m Arabic (Maghrebi), Bosnian
Maghrebi Arabic alternate transcription of Smaïl as well as the Bosnian form of Isma'il (see Ishmael).

Smaïn إسماعيل m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Algerian diminutive of Ismail.

Sofian سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Sofiane سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Sofiën m Arabic (Maghrebi, Dutchified), Dutch (Rare)
Dutchified form of Sofien. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch soccer player Sofiën Klibi (b. 1992), who currently plays for VV Born.

Sofien سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sufyan (chiefly Tunisian).

Sofiène سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sofiene influenced by French orthography (chiefly Tunisian).

Sofiene سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sufyan (chiefly Tunisian).

Sofyan سفيان m Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Indonesian form of Sufyan as well as an Arabic alternate transcription chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Sofyane سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Sufyan (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Sophian سفيان m Indonesian, Malay, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Sufyan.

Sophiane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sufyan.

Soufia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Safiyyah.

Soufian سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soufiane سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Souhaib صهيب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic صهيب (see Suhaib) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Souhaila سهيلة f Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic
Maghrebi as well as variant form of Suhaila, mainly used in Morocco (in the case of the Maghreb).

Souheil سهيل m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Suhail chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Souheila سهيله, سهيلة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Suhaila

Souhila سهيلة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Suhaila.

Soukaina سكينة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sakina chiefly used in Morocco.

Soukayna سكينة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سكينة (see Sakina) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Souleyman سليمان m Arabic (Maghrebi), Muslim (Gallicized)
Gallicized transliteration of سليمان (see Sulayman).

Souline f Arabic (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi)

Soumaya سمية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Sumaya.

Soumia سمية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sumayya primarily used in Algerian and Moroccan Arabic.

Soumya سمية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سمية (see Sumayya) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soundos f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sundus, often found in Morocco. A known bearer of this name is Soundos El Ahmadi, a Dutch actress of Moroccan descent.

Tahar طاهر‎‎ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Tahir chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Taïeb طيب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Tayyib used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Taieb طيب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Taïeb.

Taoufik توفيق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Tawfiq chiefly used in North Africa.

Taoufiq توفيق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Tasnime تسنيم f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Tasnim.

Tebra f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Tewfik m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Tawfiq.

Tidjani m Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized), Western African (Gallicized)
Variant spelling of Tijani.

Tijani m & f Arabic (Maghrebi), Hausa, Western African, Nigerian
From Arabic تِيجَانِ (tījāni) meaning "crowns".

Toufiq توفيق m Bengali, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Bengali transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq), as well as an alternate transcription chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Touraya f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Thurayya.

Touria توريا f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Touriya.

Touriya توريا f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning as of yet unknown.

Touriya ثريا, ثرية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثريا or ثرية (see Thurayya) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Vanilia f Various, Portuguese (Brazilian, ?), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare, ?)
Perhaps from Greek βανίλια (vanilia) meaning "vanilla" or Italian vaniglia meaning "vanilla".

Waël m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Wael

Wafae وفاء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Wafa used in Morocco.

Wafia وافيا f Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
Feminine form of Wafi.

Wiam ويام f & m Arabic (Maghrebi), Muslim
Means "harmony" in Arabic.

Wissem وسام m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Wisam chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Yacine ياسين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Yasin chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Yadine m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Yamanda f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Yamina يمينة, يامينا f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic يمين (yamin) meaning "right hand, oath".

Yani ياني m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "Peace"

Yarra f & m Western African, Yoruba, Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African
Means "child" in Yoruba, Nago and Kanga, spoken in Northern and Western Africa.

Yaset m Arabic (Maghrebi), Muslim

Yasine ياسين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Yasin.

Yassine ياسين‎‎ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Yasin chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Yessine ياسين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Yasin (chiefly Tunisian).

Yoseph يوسف m Arabic (Maghrebi)
See Joseph

Yosra يسرى f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Yusra, used mainly in Tunisia.

Younès يونس m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Yunus used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Youness يونس m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Yunus chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Youssefe يوسف m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Rare Maghrebi variant of Yusuf.

Youssra يسرى f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Yusra (chiefly Moroccan).

Yucef m Arabic (Maghrebi), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant transcription of Yusef.