Aali عالي m ArabicMeans
"high, lofty, sublime" in Arabic, from the root
علا (ʿalā) meaning "to be high".
Aamir 1 عامر m Arabic, UrduMeans
"prosperous, substantial, populated" in Arabic, related to the root
عمر (ʿamara) meaning "to live long, to thrive".
Abd al-Aziz عبد العزيز m ArabicMeans
"servant of the powerful" from Arabic
عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with
عزيز (ʿazīz) meaning "powerful". This was the name of the first king of modern Saudi Arabia.
Abd al-Hamid عبد الحميد m ArabicMeans
"servant of the praiseworthy" from Arabic
عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with
حميد (ḥamīd) meaning "praiseworthy". This was the name of two sultans of the Ottoman Empire.
Abd Allah عبد الله m ArabicMeans
"servant of Allah" from Arabic
عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with
الله (Allah). This was the name of the Prophet
Muhammad's father. He died before his son's birth.
Abd al-Malik عبد الملك m ArabicMeans
"servant of the king" from Arabic
عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with
ملك (malik) meaning "king". This was the name of the fifth Umayyad caliph, who made Arabic the official language of the empire.
Abd al-Qadir عبد القادر m ArabicMeans
"servant of the capable, servant of the powerful" from Arabic
عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with
قادر (qādir) meaning "capable, powerful". This was the name of a 19th-century Algerian resistance leader.
Abd al-Wali عبد الولي m ArabicMeans
"servant of the guardian" from Arabic
عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with
ولي (walī) meaning "guardian, friend".
Abd ar-Rahman عبد الرحمٰن m ArabicMeans
"servant of the merciful" from Arabic
عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with
رحْمن (raḥman) meaning "merciful". This was the name of two early caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain.
Abu أبو m ArabicMeans
"father of" in Arabic. This is commonly used as an element in a kunya, which is a type of Arabic nickname. The element is combined with the name of one of the bearer's children (usually the eldest son). In some cases the kunya is figurative, not referring to an actual child, as in the case of the Muslim caliph
Abu Bakr.
Abu Bakr أبو بكر m ArabicCombination of
Abu and
Bakr. Abu Bakr was a companion and father-in-law of the Prophet
Muhammad and the first caliph of the Muslim world. His name was in fact a kunya (a nickname) formed using
Abu; his real name was
Abd Allah. Shia Muslims hold a more negative view of Abu Bakr, hence this name is more widely used among Sunnis.
Adam آدم m English, French, German, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Catalan, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Georgian, Malay, Indonesian, Dhivehi, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical HebrewThis is the Hebrew word for
"man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew
אדם (ʾaḏam) meaning
"to be red", referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Akkadian
adamu meaning
"to make".
... [more] Adel عادل m Persian, ArabicPersian form of
Adil, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.
Affan عفّان m ArabicMeans
"chaste, modest, pure" in Arabic, from the root
عفّ (ʿaffa) meaning "to refrain, to be chaste". This was the name of the father of the caliph
Uthman.
Afif عفيف m ArabicMeans
"chaste" in Arabic, from the root
عفّ (ʿaffa) meaning "to refrain, to be chaste".
Afzal أفضل m Arabic, UrduMeans
"better, superior" in Arabic, a derivative of the root
فضل (faḍala) meaning "to be in excess, to excel".
Akif عاكف m Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, UrduMeans
"devoted, focused" in Arabic. It refers to one who practices
اعتكاف (iʿtikāf), which is seclusion inside a mosque for a period of time to worship.
Akram أكرم m & f Arabic, Persian, Urdu, BengaliMeans
"most generous" in Arabic (a superlative form of
Karim). It is typically feminine in Iran, unisex in Pakistan, and masculine elsewhere.
Ala 1 علاء m ArabicMeans
"excellence, elevation" in Arabic, from the root
علا (ʿalā) meaning "to be high".
Ala ad-Din علاء الدين m ArabicMeans
"excellence of religion" from Arabic
علاء (ʿalāʾ) meaning "excellence, elevation" combined with
دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith". This was the name of several sultans of Delhi.
Al-Amir الآمر m Arabic (Rare)Means
"the commander, the prince" in Arabic. This was the name of a 10th-century Fatimid imam.
Ali 1 عليّ m Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Avar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik, Dhivehi, Albanian, BosnianMeans
"lofty, sublime" in Arabic, from the root
علا (ʿalā) 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] Amal 1 أمل f & m ArabicMeans
"hope, aspiration" in Arabic, from the root
أمل (ʾamala) meaning "to hope for".
Amir 1 أمير m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Malay, Indonesian, BosnianMeans
"commander, prince" in Arabic. This was originally a title, which has come into English as the Arabic loanword
emir.
Ammar عمّار m Arabic, Urdu, MalayMeans
"one who lives a long life, one who builds" in Arabic, from the root
عمر (ʿamara) meaning "to live long, to thrive". Ammar ibn Yasir was an early companion of the Prophet
Muhammad. After Muhammad's death he supported
Ali.
Amr عمرو m ArabicMeans
"life" in Arabic, from
عمر (ʿamara) meaning "to live long, to thrive". The final
و is generally not pronounced in this name.
Anis أنيس m ArabicMeans
"friendly, friend" in Arabic, from the root
أنس (ʾanisa) meaning "to be friendly".
Ansar أنصار m Arabic, UrduMeans
"helpers" in Arabic, referring to those who helped the Prophet
Muhammad when he came to Medina.
Anwar أنور m Arabic, Urdu, IndonesianMeans
"brighter, more luminous" in Arabic, related to
نور (nūr) meaning "light". This name was borne by Egyptian president Anwar Sadat (1918-1981), who was assassinated three years after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Aqil عقيل m Arabic, UrduMeans
"intelligent, wise, reasonable" in Arabic, from the root
عقل (ʿaqala) meaning "to have intelligence, to be reasonable". Aqil ibn Abi Talib was the name of a cousin of the Prophet
Muhammad.
As'ad أسعد m ArabicMeans
"happier, luckier" in Arabic, from the root
سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky".
Asghar أصغر m Arabic, Persian, UrduMeans
"smallest, youngest" in Arabic. It is used by Shias in honour of Ali al-Asghar, a young son of
Husayn killed with his father.
Asif آصف m Arabic, UrduPossibly derived from the Hebrew name
Asaph. In the Quran
27:40 an unnamed person magically transports the Queen of Sheba's throne to Solomon's court. According to some Islamic traditions, the person's name was Asif (or Asaf) and he was Solomon's vizier.
Atif عاطف m Arabic, UrduMeans
"affection, kindness" in Arabic, derived from the root
عطف (ʿaṭafa) meaning "to incline, to be fond of".
Atuf عطوف m ArabicMeans
"affectionate, loving" in Arabic, a derivative of
عطف (ʿaṭafa) meaning "to incline, to be fond of".
Ayman أيمن m ArabicMeans
"right-handed, blessed, lucky" in Arabic, a derivative of
يمين (yamīn) meaning "right hand".
Aziz عزيز m Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Indonesian, MalayMeans
"powerful, respected, beloved" in Arabic, derived from the root
عزّ (ʿazza) meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished". In Islamic tradition
العزيز (al-ʿAzīz) is one of the 99 names of Allah. A notable bearer of the name was Al-'Aziz, a 10th-century Fatimid caliph.