Arabic Names

Ra'd رعد m Arabic
Means "thunder" in Arabic. This is the name of the 13th chapter of the Quran (surah ar-Rad).

Raed رائد m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رائد (see Raid).

Rafik رفيق m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رفيق (see Rafiq).

Rafiq رفيق m Arabic, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali
Means either "friend" or "gentle, kind" in Arabic.

Rafiqa رفيقة f Arabic
Feminine form of Rafiq.

Raghad رغد f Arabic
Means "prosperity, affluence, comfort" in Arabic.

Rahaf رهف f Arabic
Means "delicate, fine, thin" in Arabic.

Rahat راحة m & f Arabic, Urdu
Means "rest, comfort" in Arabic.

Raheem رحيم m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رحيم (see Rahim).

Rahim رحيم m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Bengali, Malay
Means "merciful, kind, compassionate" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الرحيم (al-Raḥīm) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Rahima رحيمة f Arabic, Bengali
Feminine form of Rahim.

Rahma رحمة f Arabic, Indonesian
Means "mercy, compassion" in Arabic.

Rahman رحمٰن m Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
Means "merciful" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الرحمٰن (al-Raḥmān) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Rahmatullah رحمة الله m Arabic, Pashto
Means "mercy of Allah", derived from Arabic رحْمة (raḥma) meaning "mercy" combined with الله (Allah).

Raid رائد m Arabic
Means "pioneer, explorer" in Arabic.

Rais رئيس m Arabic
Means "leader, chief" in Arabic.

Raisa 3 رئيسة f Arabic
Feminine form of Rais.

Raja 1 رجاء f Arabic
Means "hope" in Arabic, from the root رجا (rajā) meaning "to hope, to anticipate".

Rajaa رجاء f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رجاء (see Raja 1).

Rajab رجب m Arabic
From the name of the seventh month in the Islamic calendar, derived from Arabic رجب (rajaba) meaning "respect, awe".

Rajiya رجية f Arabic
Means "hope" in Arabic, derived from رجا (rajā) meaning "to hope, to anticipate".

Rajya رجية f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رجية (see Rajiya).

Ramadan رمضان m Arabic
From the name of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is derived from Arabic رمض (ramaḍ) meaning "parchedness, scorchedness". Muslims traditionally fast during this month.

Rami رامي m Arabic
Means "archer, marksman" in Arabic. This is the Arabic name for the constellation Sagittarius.

Ramiz رامز m Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Albanian
Means "indicating, signalling" in Arabic, a derivative of رمز (ramaza) meaning "to make a sign, to indicate".

Ramla رملة f Arabic
Means "sand" in Arabic. This was the name of one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad.

Ramlah رملة f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic رملة (see Ramla).

Ramy رامي m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رامي (see Rami).

Ramzi رمزي m Arabic
Means "symbolic, coded" in Arabic, from the root رمز (ramaza) meaning "to make a sign, to indicate".

Rana 1 رنا f Arabic
Means "to gaze, to look intently" in Arabic.

Randa رندة f Arabic
Means "scented tree" in Arabic.

Rania رانية f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رانية (see Raniya).

Raniya رانية f Arabic
Possibly related to the Arabic root رنا (ranā) meaning "to gaze, to look intently".

Ranya رانية f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رانية (see Raniya).

Raouf رؤوف m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رؤوف (see Rauf).

Rasha رشا f Arabic
Means "young gazelle" in Arabic.

Rashad رشاد m Arabic, Azerbaijani
Means "good sense, good guidance" in Arabic, from the root رشد (rashada) meaning "to be on the right path".

Rashed راشد m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic راشد (see Rashid).

Rasheed رشيد m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic رشيد or Urdu رشید (see Rashid).

Rashid رشيد, راشد m Arabic, Urdu, Uzbek, Malay
Means "rightly guided" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الرشيد (al-Rashīd) is one of the 99 names of Allah.... [more]

Rashida رشيدة, راشدة f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Rashid.

Rasim راسم m Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "planner, architect" in Arabic.

Rasima راسمة f Arabic
Feminine form of Rasim.

Rasool رسول m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic رسول (see Rasul), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Rasul رسول m Arabic, Avar
Means "prophet, messenger" in Arabic.

Rauf رؤوف m Arabic
Means "compassionate" in Arabic.

Rawda روضة f Arabic
Means "meadow, garden" in Arabic.

Rawiya راوية f Arabic
Means "storyteller" in Arabic, derived from روى (rawā) meaning "to relate, to tell".

Rawya راوية f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic راوية (see Rawiya).

Rayan ريّان m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ريّان (see Rayyan).

Rayhana ريحانة f Arabic
Means "basil" in Arabic. This was the name of a wife of the Prophet Muhammad.

Rayyan ريّان m & f Arabic
Means "watered, luxuriant" in Arabic. According to Islamic tradition this is the name of one of the gates of paradise.

Reda رضا m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رضا (see Rida).

Reem ريم f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ريم (see Rim).

Rehab رحاب f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رحاب (see Rihab).

Reham رهام f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رهام (see Riham).

Riad رياض m Arabic
Means "meadows, gardens" in Arabic, the plural form of Rawda.

Riaz رياض m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رياض (see Riad).

Rida رضا m Arabic
From Arabic رضًا (riḍan) meaning "satisfaction, contentment". This name was borne by Ali ar-Rida, a 9th-century Shia imam.

Ridha رضا m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رضا (see Rida).

Ridwan رضوان m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "consent, approval" in Arabic, a derivative of the root رضي (raḍiya) meaning "to be satisfied, to be content".

Ridwana رضوانة f Arabic
Feminine form of Ridwan.

Rifat رفعت, رفعة m Arabic
Derived from Arabic رفعة (rifʿa) meaning "high rank, elevation".

Rihab رحاب f Arabic
Means "wide areas, vastnesses" in Arabic, from the plural form of رحبة (raḥba).

Riham رهام f Arabic
Means "fine rain, drizzle" in Arabic.

Rihanna ريحانة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ريحانة (see Rayhana). This name is borne by the Barbadian singer Robyn Rihanna Fenty (1988-), known simply as Rihanna. In the United States it jumped in popularity between the years 2005 and 2008, when Rihanna was releasing her first albums. It quickly declined over the next few years.

Rim ريم f Arabic
Means "white antelope" in Arabic.

Rima 1 ريما f Arabic
Variant of Rim.

Rizwan رضوان m Urdu, Arabic
Urdu form of Ridwan, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Rizwana رضوانة f Urdu, Arabic
Urdu form of Ridwana, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Ruba ربى f Arabic
Means "hill" in Arabic.

Rubab رباب f Arabic, Urdu
From an Arabic word referring to a type of stringed musical instrument. This was the name of the wife of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Husayn.

Ruh روح m Arabic
Means "spirit" in Arabic.

Ruqayya رقيّة f Arabic
Derived either from Arabic رقيّ (ruqīy) meaning "rise, ascent" or from رقية (ruqya) meaning "spell, charm, incantation". Both of these words are derived from the Arabic root رقي (raqiya) meaning "to rise". This was the name of one of the daughters of the Prophet Muhammad. She became a wife of Uthman, the third caliph of the Muslims. The name was also borne by daughters of Ali and Husayn.

Ruqayyah رقيّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رقيّة (see Ruqayya).

Rushd رشد m Arabic
Means "following the right path" in Arabic, from the root رشد (rashada) meaning "to be on the right path".

Rushda رشدى f Arabic
Feminine form of Rushd.

Rusul رسل m Arabic
Means "prophets, messengers" in Arabic.

Ruwa رواء f Arabic
Means "beauty" in Arabic.

Ruya رؤية f Arabic
Means "vision, sight" in Arabic, a derivative of رأى (raʾā) meaning "to see, to perceive".

Sa'ad سعد m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعد (see Sa'd).

Saad سعد m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعد (see Sa'd), as well as the usual Malay form.

Saada سعادة f Arabic
Means "happiness, luck" in Arabic, a derivative of سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky".

Saadia سعدية f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعدية or Urdu سعدیہ (see Sadia).

Sabah صباح f & m Arabic, Turkish
Means "morning" in Arabic and Turkish, related to the Arabic root صبح (ṣabuḥa) meaning "to be beautiful, to be radiant".

Sabah ad-Din صباح الدين m Arabic (Rare)
Means "morning of religion", derived from Arabic صباح (ṣabāḥ) meaning "morning" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion".

Sabeeha صبيحة f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic صبيحة or Urdu صبیحہ (see Sabiha).

Saber صابر m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic صابر (see Sabir), as well as the usual Persian transcription.

Sabih صبيح m Arabic
Means "beautiful" or "morning" in Arabic, derived from the root صبح (ṣabuḥa) meaning "to be beautiful, to be radiant".

Sabiha صبيحة f Arabic, Turkish, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Sabih.

Sabir صابر m Arabic, Urdu, Azerbaijani
Means "patient, enduring" in Arabic, from the root صبر (ṣabara) meaning "to bind, to be patient".

Sabri صبريّ m Arabic, Turkish, Albanian, Malay
Means "patient" in Arabic, a derivative of صبر (ṣabara) meaning "to bind, to be patient".

Sabriyya صبريّة f Arabic
Feminine form of Sabri.

Sa'd سعد m Arabic
Means "fortune, good luck" in Arabic, derived from سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky". Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas was a military commander during the early years of Islam, serving under the Prophet Muhammad and his successor Umar.

Sadaf صدف f Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Means "seashell, mother-of-pearl" in Arabic.

Saddam صدّام m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "one who confronts" in Arabic. It was borne by the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (1937-2006).

Sa'di سعدي m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعدي (see Sadi).

Sadi سعدي m Arabic, Turkish
Means "fortunate, lucky" in Arabic, a derivative of سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky".

Sa'dia سعدية f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعدية (see Sadia).

Sadia سعدية f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Sadi.

Sadiq صادق m Arabic, Urdu
Means "true, sincere, loyal" in Arabic, derived from the root صدق (ṣadaqa) meaning "to tell the truth".

Saeed سعيد m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعيد (see Said), as well as the usual Persian, Urdu and Dhivehi transcription.

Safa صفا, صفاء m & f Persian, Turkish, Arabic
Persian and Turkish form of Safaa or Safaa', as well as an alternate Arabic transcription of either of those names.

Safaa صفا f & m Arabic
Means "pure" in Arabic. As-Safaa is the name of one of the two sacred hills near Mecca. This can also be an alternate transcription of Arabic صفاء (see Safaa').

Safaa' صفاء f & m Arabic
Means "serenity, clarity" in Arabic, a derivative of صفا (ṣafā) meaning "to be clear, to be pure".

Safi صفيّ m Arabic
Means "pure" in Arabic, derived from صفا (ṣafā) meaning "to be clear, to be pure".

Safia صفيّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic صفيّة (see Safiyya).

Safiya صفيّة f Hausa, Kazakh, Arabic
Hausa and Kazakh form of Safiyya. It is also an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Safiyya صفيّة f Arabic
Feminine form of Safi. This was the name of one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad.

Safiyyah صفيّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic صفيّة (see Safiyya).

Sahar سحر f Arabic, Persian
Means "dawn" in Arabic.

Sa'id سعيد m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعيد (see Said).

Said سعيد m Arabic, Uzbek, Tajik, Chechen, Avar, Indonesian, Malay
Means "happy, lucky" in Arabic, from سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky". This was the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Sa'ida سعيدة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعيدة (see Saida).

Saida سعيدة f Arabic
Feminine form of Said.

Saif سيف m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "sword" in Arabic.

Saif al-Din سيف الدين m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيف الدين (see Sayf ad-Din).

Saiful سيف ال m Arabic, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with سيف ال (Sayf al) meaning "sword of the" (such as Sayf ad-Din).

Saifullah سيف الله m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيف الله or Urdu سیف اللہ (see Sayfullah).

Sajid ساجد m Arabic
Means "worshipping" in Arabic, a derivative of سجد (sajada) meaning "to bow down, to prostrate".

Sajjad سجّاد m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Means "one who prays" in Arabic, derived from سجد (sajada) meaning "to bow down, to prostrate".

Sakhr صخر m Arabic
Means "solid rock" in Arabic. This name appears in the poems of the 7th-century poetess Al-Khansa.

Sakina سكينة f Arabic, Urdu
Means "calmness, peace" in Arabic.

Salah 1 صلاح m Arabic
Means "righteousness" in Arabic.

Salah ad-Din صلاح الدين m Arabic
Means "righteousness of religion" from Arabic صلاح (ṣalāḥ) meaning "righteousness" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith". A famous bearer of this name was the sultan Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, known in the western world as Saladin, the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty in Egypt in the 12th century. He recaptured Jerusalem from the crusaders and repelled the invaders of the Third Crusade. Salah ad-Din was an honorific; his birth name was Yusuf.

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

Salaheddine صلاح الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic صلاح الدين (see Salah ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Salama سلامة m & f Arabic
Means "safety" in Arabic, from the root سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".

Saleem سليم m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليم or Urdu سلیم (see Salim).

Saleh صالح m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic صالح (see Salih), as well as the usual Indonesian form.

Salem 1 سالم m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سالم (see Salim).

Salha صالحة f Arabic
Feminine form of Salih.

Salih صالح m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Bengali
Means "virtuous" in Arabic, a derivative of صلح (ṣalaḥa) meaning "to be good, to be proper". According to the Quran this was the name of an early Arabian prophet.

Saliha صالحة f Arabic, Turkish
Feminine form of Salih.

Salil سليل m Arabic
Means "drawn, unsheathed" or "son, descendant" in Arabic.

Salim سليم, سالم m Arabic, Urdu
Means "safe, sound, intact" in Arabic, derived from the root سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: سليم, in which the second vowel is long, and سالم, in which the first vowel is long.

Salima سليمة, سالمة f Arabic
Feminine form of Salim.

Salma سلمى f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian
Means "safe" in Arabic, derived from سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".

Salman سلمان m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Means "safe" in Arabic, a derivative of سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".

Salwa سلوى f Arabic
Means "comfort, solace" in Arabic.

Sama سماء f Arabic
Means "sky" in Arabic.

Samaa سماء f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سماء (see Sama).

Samad صمد m Arabic
Means "eternal" in Arabic.

Samar 1 سمر f Arabic
Means "evening conversation" in Arabic, from the root سمر (samara) meaning "to talk in the evening".

Sameer 1 سمير m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سمير (see Samir 1).

Sameera 1 سميرة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سميرة (see Samira 1).

Sameh سامح m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سامح (see Samih).

Samer سامر m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سامر (see Samir 1).

Sami 2 سامي m Arabic, Turkish, Albanian
Means "elevated, sublime, supreme" in Arabic, from the root سما (samā) meaning "to be high".

Sami 3 سميع, سامع m Arabic, Urdu
Means "hearing, listening" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition السميع (al-Samīʿ) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Samia 1 سامية f Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic سامية (see Samiya), as well as the usual Bengali transcription.

Samih سامح, سميح m Arabic
Means "forgiving, kind" in Arabic, derived from سمح (samuḥa) meaning "to be kind, to be magnanimous". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: سامح, in which the first vowel is long, and سميح, in which the second vowel is long.

Samiha سامحة, سميحة f Arabic
Feminine form of Samih.

Samina ثمينة f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثمينة (see Thamina), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Samir 1 سمير, سامر m Arabic, Azerbaijani
Means "companion in evening talk" in Arabic, from the root سمر (samara) meaning "to talk in the evening". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: سمير, in which the second vowel is long, and سامر, in which the first vowel is long.

Samira 1 سميرة f Arabic, Persian
Feminine form of Samir 1.

Samiya سامية f Arabic
Feminine form of Sami 2.

Samra سمراء f Arabic
Means "brunette" in Arabic.

Sana سناء f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سناء (see Sanaa).

Sanaa سناء f Arabic
Means "brilliance, radiance, splendour" in Arabic, derived from the root سنا (sanā) meaning "to gleam, to shine".

Sani 1 سنيّ m Arabic
Means "brilliant, splendid" in Arabic, a derivative of سنا (sanā) meaning "to gleam, to shine".

Saniyya سنيّة f Arabic
Feminine form of Sani 1.

Sanya 1 سنيّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سنيّة (see Saniyya).

Sara سارة f Hebrew, Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, Catalan, Galician, Romanian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, Macedonian, Polish, English, Arabic, Persian, Amharic, Tigrinya, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Latin
Form of Sarah used in various languages.

Sarah سارة f English, French, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical
From the Hebrew name שָׂרָה (Sara) meaning "lady, princess, noblewoman". In the Old Testament this is the name of Abraham's wife, considered the matriarch of the Jewish people. She was barren until she unexpectedly became pregnant with Isaac at the age of 90. Her name was originally Sarai, but God changed it at the same time Abraham's name was changed (see Genesis 17:15).... [more]

Saud سعود m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعود (see Su'ud).

Sawda سودة f Arabic
Means "black" in Arabic. This was the name of a wife of the Prophet Muhammad. She was said to have lived for a time in Abyssinia (modern Ethiopia and Eritrea).

Sawsan سوسن f Arabic
Arabic form of Susanna.

Sayed سيّد m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيّد (see Sayyid).

Sayf ad-Din سيف الدين m Arabic
Means "sword of the faith" from Arabic سيف (sayf) meaning "sword" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Sayfullah سيف الله m Arabic, Urdu
Means "sword of Allah" from Arabic سيف (sayf) meaning "sword" combined with الله (Allah).

Sayyid سيّد m Arabic
Means "lord, master" in Arabic. A famous bearer was the Egyptian musician Sayyid Darwish (1892-1923).

Sayyida سيّدة f Arabic
Means "lady, mistress" in Arabic.

Selima سليمة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليمة (see Salima).

Shaban شعبان m Arabic, Albanian
From the name of the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. It is derived from Arabic شعب (shaʿaba) meaning "scatter".

Shadi 1 شادي m Arabic
Means "singer" in Arabic.

Shadiya شادية f Arabic
Feminine form of Shadi 1.

Shady شادي m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شادي (see Shadi 1).

Shadya شادية f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شادية (see Shadiya).

Shafaqat شفقة m & f Arabic
Means "compassion, pity" in Arabic, a derivative of شفق (shafaqa) meaning "to pity, to sympathize".

Shafiq شفيق m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay
Means "compassionate" in Arabic, from the root شفق (shafaqa) meaning "to pity, to sympathize".

Shafiqa شفيقة f Arabic
Feminine form of Shafiq.

Shahd شهد f Arabic
Means "honey" in Arabic.

Shahed شاهد m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic شاهد (see Shahid 1), as well as the usual Bengali form.

Shahid 1 شاهد m Arabic, Urdu
Means "witness" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الشاهد (al-Shāhid) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Shahid 2 شهيد m Arabic, Bengali
Means "martyr, witness" in Arabic. This name is related to Shahid 1, though it is spelled distinctly in Arabic.

Shahida شاهدة f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay
Feminine form of Shahid 1.

Shahin شاهين m Persian, Arabic, Bengali
Means "falcon" in Persian, referring more specifically to the Barbary falcon (species Falco pelegrinoides). The bird's name is a derivative of Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king".

Shahira شهيرة f Arabic
Means "renowned" in Arabic.

Shahla شهلاء f Arabic, Persian
From an obsolete Arabic word probably meaning "dark blue", referring to the eyes.

Shahnaz شهناز f & m Persian, Arabic, Urdu
Means "delight of the king" from Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king" and ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry".

Shahrazad شهرزاد f Persian (Rare), Arabic
Possibly means "noble lineage" from Persian چهر (chehr) meaning "lineage, origin" and آزاد (āzād) meaning "free, noble". Alternatively, it might mean "child of the city" from شهر (shahr) meaning "city, land" combined with the suffix زاد (zād) meaning "child of". This is the name of the fictional storyteller in The 1001 Nights. She tells a story to her husband the king every night for 1001 nights in order to delay her execution.

Shahrizad شهرزاد f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهرزاد (see Shahrazad).

Shahzad شهزاد m Persian, Arabic, Urdu
Means "prince, son of the king" in Persian.

Shaima شيماء f Arabic
Possibly means "beauty marks" in Arabic. This was the name of the daughter of Halima, the foster mother of the Prophet Muhammad.

Shaimaa شيماء f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima).

Shakeel شكيل m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شكيل (see Shakil).

Shakil شكيل m Arabic
Means "handsome" in Arabic.

Shakila شكيلة f Arabic
Feminine form of Shakil.

Shakir شاكر m Arabic, Urdu
Means "thankful" in Arabic, from the root شكر (shakara) meaning "to thank".

Shakira شاكرة f Arabic
Feminine form of Shakir. A famous bearer is the Colombian singer Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (1977-), known simply as Shakira.

Shakur شكور m Arabic
Means "thankful" in Arabic, from the root شكر (shakara) meaning "to thank". In Islamic tradition الشكور (al-Shakūr) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Shakura شكورة f Arabic
Feminine form of Shakur.

Shamil شاميل m Arabic, Kazakh, Avar, Chechen, Tatar, Azerbaijani
Means "comprehensive, universal" in Arabic, a derivative of شمل (shamila) meaning "to contain".

Shams شمس f & m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Semitic Mythology
Means "sun" in Arabic. This was the name of a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess of the sun, identified with the Akkadian sun god Shamash (whose name is related) and the northern Arabian goddess Nuha.

Shamsa شمسة f Arabic
Strictly feminine variant of Shams.

Shams ad-Din شمس الدين m Arabic
Means "sun of the religion", from Arabic شمس (shams) meaning "sun" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith". This was the given name of the 14th-century Berber explorer Ibn Battuta.

Shams al-Din شمس الدين m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شمس الدين (see Shams ad-Din).

Shamsuddin شمس الدين m Arabic, Bengali, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic شمس الدين (see Shams ad-Din), as well as the usual Bengali and Malay form.

Shareef شريف m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريف (see Sharif).

Sharia شريعة m Arabic (Rare)
Means "divine law, noble law" in Arabic, from the root شرع (sharaʿa) meaning "to go, to enact".

Shariah شريعة m Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريعة (see Sharia).

Sharif شريف m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian, Tajik, Uzbek, Malay
Means "noble, eminent" in Arabic, a derivative of شرف (sharufa) meaning "to be noble, to be illustrious". This was a title used by the descendants of Muhammad.

Sharifa شريفة f Arabic
Feminine form of Sharif.

Sharifah شريفة f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريفة (see Sharifa).

Shawkat شوكت m Arabic, Bengali
Derived from Arabic شوكة (shawka) meaning "bravery, valour, power".

Shayma شيماء f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima).

Shazi شذيّ f Arabic
Means "fragrant" in Arabic.

Sherif شريف m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريف (see Sharif).

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

Shimaa شيماء f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima).

Shukri شكريّ m Arabic
Means "thanking, thankful" in Arabic, derived from شكر (shakara) meaning "to thank".

Shukriya شكريّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شكريّة (see Shukriyya).

Shukriyya شكريّة f Arabic
Feminine form of Shukri.

Shula شعلة f Arabic
Means "flame" in Arabic.

Siddiq صدّيق m Arabic, Urdu
Means "honest, truthful" in Arabic, derived from the root صدق (ṣadaqa) meaning "to tell the truth".

Siddiqa صدّيقة f Arabic (Rare), Urdu
Feminine form of Siddiq.

Siham سهام f Arabic
Means "arrows" in Arabic, the plural of سهم (sahm).

Sinan سنان m Arabic, Turkish
Means "spearhead" in Arabic.

Somaya سميّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سميّة (see Sumayya).

Souad سعاد f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعاد (see Suad).

Su'ad سعاد f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعاد (see Suad).

Suad سعاد f & m Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian
Means "happiness, luck" in Arabic, from the root سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky". In Arabic it is typically feminine, while in Bosnia and Albania it is typically masculine.

Subhan سبحان m Arabic, Urdu
Means "glory, praise" in Arabic.

Suha سها f Arabic
Means "forgotten, overlooked" in Arabic. Al-Suha (also called Alcor) is the name of a star in the constellation Ursa Major.

Suhail سهيل m Arabic, Urdu
Derived from Arabic سهل (sahl) meaning "level, even, smooth". This is the Arabic name of the second brightest star in the sky, known in the western world as Canopus. It is also the official (IAU) name of the third brightest star in the constellation Vela.

Suhaila سهيلة f Arabic, Malay
Feminine form of Suhail.

Suhayl سهيل m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail).

Sulaiman سليمان m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليمان (see Sulayman), as well as the usual Indonesian and Malay form.

Sulayman سليمان m Arabic, Kyrgyz
Arabic form of Solomon. It appears in the Quran.

Sultan سلطان m & f Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Indonesian
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.

Sultana سلطانة f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Sultan.

Sumaya سميّة f Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic سميّة (see Sumayya) or Bengali সুমাইয়া (see Sumaiya).

Sumayya سميّة f Arabic
Means "high, elevated, lofty" in Arabic, derived from سما (samā) meaning "to be high". This was the name of the first martyr for Islam.

Suraya ثريّا, ثريّة f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثريّا or ثريّة (see Thurayya), as well as the usual Malay form.

Surayya ثريّا, ثريّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثريّا or ثريّة (see Thurayya).

Su'ud سعود m Arabic
Means "fortune, good luck" in Arabic, a plural form of Sa'd. This name is traditionally transcribed as Saud. It was the name of the ancestor of the Saud dynasty, the ruling family of Saudi Arabia.

Tabassum تبسّم f & m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "smiling" in Arabic, from the root بسم (basama) meaning "to smile".

Taghreed تغريد f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic تغريد (see Taghrid).

Taghrid تغريد f Arabic
Means "singing, chirping" in Arabic.

Taha طٰهٰ m Arabic
From the Arabic letters ط (called ta) and ه (called ha). These letters begin the 20th chapter of the Quran (surah Ta Ha).

Taher طاهر m Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Tahir, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Tahir طاهر m Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
Means "virtuous, pure, chaste" in Arabic.

Tahira طاهرة f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Tahir.

Tahmid تحميد m Arabic, Bengali
Means "praising" in Arabic, related to the root حمد (ḥamida) meaning "to praise".

Taj تاج m Arabic
Means "crown" in Arabic.

Talaat طلعت m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic طلعت (see Talat).

Tal'at طلعت m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic طلعت (see Talat).

Talat طلعت m Arabic, Urdu, Turkish
Means "face, visage, appearance" in Arabic.

Talha طلحة m Arabic, Turkish, Urdu
Derived from Arabic طلح (ṭalḥ) meaning "fruit-bearing tree". This was the name of an early companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Talib طالب m Arabic, Urdu
Means "seeker of knowledge, student" in Arabic. Abu Talib was an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad who raised him after his parents and grandparents died. His name was in fact a kunya (a nickname) formed using Abu; his real name may have been Imran.

Taliba طالبة f Arabic
Feminine form of Talib.

Tamer تامر m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic تامر (see Tamir 2).

Tamid تمد m Arabic
Short form of Mu'tamid.

Tamir 2 تامر m Arabic
Derived from Arabic تمر (tamr) meaning "date (fruit)".

Tarek طارق m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic طارق (see Tariq).

Tareq طارق m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic طارق (see Tariq).

Tarik طارق m Bosnian, Arabic
Bosnian form of Tariq. It is also an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Tariq طارق m Arabic, Urdu
Means "visitor, knocker at the door" in Arabic, from طرق (ṭaraqa) meaning "to knock". This is the Arabic name of the morning star. Tariq ibn Ziyad was the Islamic general who conquered Spain for the Umayyad Caliphate in the 8th century.

Tasneem تسنيم f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic تسنيم (see Tasnim), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Tasnim تسنيم f Arabic, Bengali
From the name of a water spring in paradise, according to Islamic tradition.

Tawfiq توفيق m Arabic
Means "success, good fortune" in Arabic, derived from وفق (wafiqa) meaning "to be successful".

Tayeb طيّب m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic طيّب (see Tayyib).

Tayyib طيّب m Arabic
Means "pleasant, good-natured" in Arabic.

Tayyiba طيّبة f Arabic
Feminine form of Tayyib.

Thamina ثمينة f Arabic
Means "valuable, precious, priceless" in Arabic.

Thamir ثامر m Arabic
Means "fruitful" in Arabic.

Thana ثناء f Arabic
Means "praise" in Arabic.

Thuraya ثريّا, ثريّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثريّا or ثريّة (see Thurayya).

Thurayya ثريّا, ثريّة f Arabic
Means "the Pleiades" in Arabic. The Pleiades are a group of stars in the constellation Taurus.

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

Tuba طوبى f Arabic, Turkish
From the name of a type of tree that is believed to grow in heaven in Islamic tradition. It means "blessedness" in Arabic.

Tufayl طفيل m Arabic
Means "small child" in Arabic.

Turki تركيّ m Arabic
Means "Turk, Turkish" in Arabic. The word itself is of Turkic origin.

Umar عمر m Arabic, Urdu, Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Indonesian, Hausa
Means "flourishing, living long" in Arabic, related to Arabic عمر (ʿumr) meaning "life". Umar was a companion and strong supporter of the Prophet Muhammad who became the second caliph of the Muslims. He is considered to be one of the great founders of the Muslim state. The name was also borne by a 12th-century poet from Persia, Umar Khayyam.

Umayma أميمة f Arabic
Means "little mother" in Arabic, from a diminutive of أمّ (ʾumm) "mother". This was the name of an aunt of the Prophet Muhammad.

Umm أمّ f Arabic
Means "mother" in Arabic. This is often used in a kunya, a type of Arabic nickname (see the masculine counterpart Abu).

Umm Kulthum أمّ كلثوم f Arabic
Combination of Umm and Kulthum. This was the name of a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad who married Uthman.

Umran عمران m Arabic
Means "flourishing, thriving" in Arabic, derived from the root عمر (ʿamara) meaning "to live long, to thrive".

Usama أسامة m Arabic
Means "lion" in Arabic.

Uthman عثمان m Arabic
Means "baby bustard" in Arabic (a bustard is a type of large bird). Uthman was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad who married two of his daughters. He was the third caliph of the Muslims.

Uzma عظمى f Arabic
Means "supreme, greatest" in Arabic, a derivative of عظم (ʿaẓuma) meaning "to be great".

Wadud ودود m Arabic
Means "lover, affectionate" in Arabic, from the root ودّ (wadda) meaning "to love". In Islamic tradition الودود (al-Wadūd) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Wael وائل m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وائل (see Wail).

Wafa وفاء f Arabic
Means "loyalty, faithfulness" in Arabic, a derivative of وفى (wafā) meaning "to fulfill, to live up to a promise".

Wafaa وفاء f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وفاء (see Wafa).

Wafai وفائي m Arabic
Means "loyalty, faithfulness" in Arabic, derived from وفى (wafā) meaning "to fulfill, to live up to a promise".

Wafi وفي m Arabic
Means "trustworthy, reliable, loyal, perfect" in Arabic, derived from the root وفى (wafā) meaning "to fulfill, to live up to a promise".

Wafiya وفيّة f Arabic
Feminine form of Wafi.

Waheed وحيد m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic وحيد or Urdu وحید (see Wahid).