AALIعاليmArabicMeans "high, lofty, sublime" in Arabic.
AALIYAHعاليةfArabic, English (Modern)Feminine form of
AALI. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by the singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001), who was known simply as Aaliyah.
ABD AL-AZIZعبد العزيزmArabicMeans "servant of the powerful" from Arabic
عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with
عزيز ('aziz) meaning "powerful". This was the name of the first king of modern Saudi Arabia.
ABD AL-HAMIDعبد الحميدmArabicMeans "servant of the praiseworthy" from Arabic
عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with
حميد (hamid) meaning "praiseworthy". This was the name of two sultans of the Ottoman Empire.
ABD ALLAHعبد اللهmArabicMeans "servant of
ALLAH" from Arabic
عبد ('abd) meaning "servant of" combined with
الله (Allah). This was the name of the Prophet
Muhammad's father. He died before his son's birth.
ABD AL-MALIKعبد الملكmArabicMeans "servant of the king" from Arabic
عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" 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-QADIRعبد القادرmArabicMeans "servant of the capable, powerful" from Arabic
عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with
قادر (qadir) meaning "capable, powerful". This was the name of a 19th-century Algerian resistance leader.
ABD AL-RAHMANعبد الرحمن, عبد الرحمانmArabicMeans "servant of the merciful" from Arabic
عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with
رحمن (rahman) meaning "merciful". This was the name of two early caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain.
ABD AL-RASHIDعبد الرشيدmArabicMeans "servant of the rightly guided" from Arabic
عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with
رشد (rashid) meaning "rightly guided".
ABD AL-WALIعبد الولِيmArabicMeans "servant of the guardian" from Arabic
عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with
ولِي (wali) meaning "guardian, friend".
'ABLAعبلةfArabicMeans "full-figured" in Arabic. The 7th-century Arabic poet Antara dedicated much of his poetry to a woman named Abla.
ABUأبوmArabicMeans "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 BAKRأبو بكرmArabicCombination 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.
ADAMآدمmEnglish, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Catalan, Hebrew, Arabic, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical HebrewThis is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew
אדם ('adam) meaning "to be red", referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Akkadian
adamu meaning "to make".
... [more] ADILعادلmArabic, Urdu, UyghurMeans "fair, honest, just" from Arabic
عدل ('adala) "to act justly". This name was borne by several sultans of Bijapur.
AIDAعائدةfArabic, LiteratureVariant of
AYDA. This name was used in Verdi's opera 'Aida' (1871), where it belongs to an Ethiopian princess held captive in Egypt.
AISHAعائشةfArabic, Urdu, AmericanMeans "alive" in Arabic. This was the name of
Muhammad's third wife, the daughter of
Abu Bakr. Some time after Muhammad's death she went to war against
Ali, the fourth caliph, but was defeated. This name is used more by Sunni Muslims and less by Shias.
... [more] ALAعلاءmArabicMeans "excellence, elevation" in Arabic.
ALA AL-DINعلاء الدينmArabicMeans "excellence of religion" from Arabic
علاء ('ala) meaning "excellence, elevation" combined with
دين (din) meaning "religion, faith". This was the name of several sultans of Delhi.
AL-AMIRالآمرmArabic (Rare)Means "the commander, the prince" in Arabic. This was the name of a 10th-century Fatimid imam.
ALMASألماسf & mArabicMeans "diamond" in Arabic, ultimately from Persian.
AMINأمينmArabic, Persian, UrduDerived from Arabic
امين (amin) meaning "truthful". This was the name of the sixth Abbasid caliph.
ANASأنسmArabicMeans "friendliness" in Arabic. This was the name of one of the Prophet
Muhammad's companions.
ANISأنيسmArabicMeans "friendly, friend" in Arabic.
ANWARأنورmArabicMeans "brighter, more luminous" in Arabic. This name was borne by Egyptian president Anwar Sadat (1918-1981), who was assassinated three years after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
AQILعقيل, عاقلmArabicMeans "intelligent, wise" in Arabic. This transcription represents two different Arabic names.
ARWAأروىfArabicPossibly means "mountain goats" in Arabic. This was the name of a 12th-century queen of Yemen.
ASIFأصفmArabicPossibly means "forgiveness" in Arabic.
ASMAAأسماءfArabicMeans "appellations, names" in Arabic. This was the name of a daughter of
Abu Bakr, the first caliph of the Muslims.
ASRAأسرىfArabicMeans "travel at night" in Arabic. It is related to
Isra.
ATIFعاطفmArabicMeans "affection, kindness" in Arabic.
AYDAعائدةfArabicMeans "returning, visitor" in Arabic.
AYMANأيمنmArabicMeans "right-handed, blessed, lucky" in Arabic.
AZIZعزيزmArabic, Persian, Urdu, UzbekMeans "powerful, respected, beloved", derived from Arabic
عزّ ('azza) meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished". In Islamic tradition
العزيز (al-'Aziz) is one of the 99 names of Allah. A notable bearer of the name was Al-'Aziz, a 10th-century Fatimid caliph.
BAKRبكرmArabicMeans "young camel" in Arabic.
Abu Bakr was a father-in-law of the Prophet
Muhammad and the first caliph of the Muslim world.
BAQIباقيmArabicMeans "eternal" in Arabic. This was the pen name of a 16th-century Turkish poet.
BAQIRباقرmArabicMeans "to rip open" in Arabic. Muhammad al-Baqir was the fifth imam of the Shia Muslims.
BASIRبصيرmArabicMeans "wise" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition
البصير (al-Basir) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
BATULبتولfArabicMeans "virgin" in Arabic. This is an Arabic epithet of the Virgin
Mary.
BILALبلالmArabic, UrduMeans "wetting, moistening" in Arabic. This was the name of a companion of the Prophet
Muhammad.
FADLفضلmArabicMeans "grace, generosity" in Arabic. This was a name of both a cousin of
Muhammad and a son of
Abbas (the son of the fourth caliph
Ali).
FARAJفرجmArabicMeans "remedy" or "improvement" in Arabic.
FARUQفاروقmArabicMeans "person who can tell right from wrong" in Arabic. This was the name of the last king of Egypt (1920-1965).
FAYRUZفيروزfArabicMeans "turquoise (the gemstone)" in Arabic, ultimately of Persian origin.
FIHRفهرmArabicMeans "stone pestle" in Arabic. This was the name of an ancestor of
Muhammad.
FIRDAUSفردوسmArabic, PersianDerived from the Arabic word
فردوس (firdaws) meaning "paradise", ultimately derived from Avestan
pairidaeza meaning "garden, enclosure". This name belonged to the 11th-century Persian poet and historian Firdausi, the author of the 'Shahnameh'.
GHASSANغسّانmArabicMeans "youth" in Arabic. This was the name of an Arabian tribe that existed until the 6th century.
GHULAMغلامmArabic, Urdu, PashtoMeans "servant, boy" in Arabic. It is often used as the first part of compound names.
HADILهديلfArabicMeans "cooing (of a pigeon)" in Arabic.
HAFIZحفيظmArabicMeans "custodian, guardian" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition
الحفيظ (al-Hafiz) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
HAFSAحفصةfArabicMeans "gathering" in Arabic. This was the name of the daughter of
Umar, the second caliph, and a wife of
Muhammad.
HAKEEMحكيمmArabicVariant transcription of
HAKIM. A famous bearer is Nigerian-born former basketball player Hakeem Olajuwon (1963-).
HALAهالةfArabicMeans "halo around the moon" in Arabic. This was the name of a sister-in-law of the Prophet
Muhammad.
HALIMحليمmArabicMeans "patient, tolerant, mild" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition
الحليم (al-Halim) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
HAMID (1)حميدmArabic, PersianMeans "praiseworthy, praised" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition
الحميد (al-Hamid) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
HAMZAحمزةmArabic, TurkishPossibly derived from Arabic
hamuza meaning "strong, steadfast". This was the name of the uncle of the Prophet
Muhammad who was killed in battle.
HANNAHحنّةfEnglish, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Arabic, BiblicalFrom the Hebrew name
חַנָּה (Channah) meaning "favour, grace", derived from the root
חָנַן (chanan). In the Old Testament this is the name of the wife of
Elkanah. Her rival was Elkanah's other wife
Peninnah, who had children while Hannah remained barren. After a blessing from
Eli she finally became pregnant with
Samuel.
... [more] HARUNهارونmArabic, Turkish, BosnianArabic form of
AARON. Harun al-Rashid was a 9th-century Abbasid caliph featured in the stories of 'The 1001 Nights'.
HASANحسنmArabic, Turkish, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, IndonesianMeans "handsome", derived from Arabic
حسن (hasuna) meaning "to be beautiful, to be good". Hasan was the son of
Ali and the grandson of the Prophet
Muhammad. He was poisoned by one of his wives and is regarded as a martyr by Shia Muslims. This was also the name of two kings of Morocco. It is sometimes transcribed as
Hassan, though this is a distinct name in Arabic.
HASHIMهاشمmArabicMeans "crusher, breaker" in Arabic. This was the nickname of a great-grandfather of the Prophet
Muhammad. He acquired this nickname because of his practice of crumbling bread and giving it to pilgrims.
HASIMحاسمmArabicMeans "decisive" in Arabic, derived from
حسم (hasama) meaning "to sever, to finish, to decide".
HASSANحسّانmArabic, Persian, UrduMeans "beautifier, improver" in Arabic. Hassan ibn Thabit was a 7th-century poet who was a companion of the Prophet
Muhammad. This name is sometimes transcribed as
Hasan, though the two names are spelled distinctly in Arabic.
HATIMحاتمmArabicMeans "determined, decisive" in Arabic.