Muammar معمّر m ArabicMeans
"given long life" in Arabic, from the root
عمر (ʿamara) meaning "to live long, to thrive". A famous bearer was the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011).
Mubarak مبارك m ArabicMeans
"blessed" in Arabic, from the root
برك (baraka) meaning "to kneel down, to be blessed".
Mubin مبين m ArabicMeans
"clear, distinct" in Arabic, a derivative of
بان (bāna) meaning "to be plain, to be evident".
Mufaddal مفضّل m ArabicMeans
"preferred" in Arabic, ultimately a derivative of
فضل (faḍala) meaning "to be in excess, to excel, to be gracious".
Muhammad محمّد m Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Tajik, Uzbek, Indonesian, Malay, AvarMeans
"praised, commendable" in Arabic, derived from the root
حمد (ḥamida) meaning "to praise". This was the name of the prophet who founded the Islamic religion in the 7th century. According to Islamic belief, at age 40 Muhammad was visited by the angel
Gabriel, who provided him with the first verses of the Quran. Approximately 20 years later he conquered Mecca, the city of his birth, and his followers controlled most of the Arabian Peninsula at the time of his death in 632.
... [more] Mumin مؤمن m ArabicMeans
"believer" in Arabic, ultimately related to
أمن (ʾamuna) meaning "to be faithful".
Mumtaz ممتاز m & f Arabic, UrduMeans
"distinguished, outstanding" in Arabic, derived from
امتاز (imtāza) meaning "to be distinguished". The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as tomb for his wife Mumtaz Mahal (1593-1631).
Munya منية f ArabicMeans
"wish, desire" in Arabic, related to the root
منا (manā) meaning "to tempt, to put to the test".
Murtada مرتضى m ArabicMeans
"chosen" in Arabic. This is an epithet of
Ali, the fourth caliph.
Musad مسعد m ArabicMeans
"lucky" in Arabic, from the root
سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky".
Mu'tamid معتمد m Arabic (Rare)Means
"relying on, leaning on" in Arabic. Al-Mu'tamid was a 9th-century Abbasid caliph. This was also the name of an 11th-century Abbadid ruler of Seville, who was a patron of the arts and a poet.
Mutasim معتصم m ArabicMeans
"holding fast, adhering to" in Arabic.
Naaji ناجي m ArabicMeans
"saved, safe" in Arabic, a derivative of
نجا (najā) meaning "to save, to entrust, to confide in".
Nada 1 ندى f ArabicFrom Arabic
نَدًى (nadan) meaning
"dew, moisture, generosity", a derivative of
ندي (nadiya) meaning "to be moist, to be damp".
Nadim نديم m Arabic, UrduMeans
"drinking companion" in Arabic, derived from
ندم (nadima) meaning "to drink together".
Nadiyya ناديّة f ArabicMeans
"announcement, call" in Arabic, derived from
نادى (nādā) meaning "to call, to announce, to invite".
Nafisa نفيسة f ArabicFrom Arabic
نفيس (nafīs) meaning
"precious, valuable", from the root
نفس (nafusa) meaning "to be precious".
Naif نايف m ArabicMeans
"high, excellent" in Arabic.
Naji نجيّ m ArabicMeans
"intimate friend" in Arabic, a derivative of
نجا (najā) meaning "to save, to entrust, to confide in". This can also be another way of transcribing the name
ناجي (see
Naaji).
Najib نجيب m ArabicMeans
"noble, distinguished" in Arabic.
Najwa نجوى f ArabicMeans
"secret, whisper, confidential talk" in Arabic, from the root
نجا (najā) meaning "to save, to entrust, to confide in".
Nasir ناصر, نصير m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, MalayMeans
"helper" in Arabic, from the root
نصر (naṣara) meaning "to help, to aid". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names:
ناصر, in which the first vowel is long, and
نصير, in which the second vowel is long.
Nasr نصر m ArabicMeans
"triumph, victory" in Arabic, from the root
نصر (naṣara) meaning "to help, to aid".
Nawra نورة f ArabicMeans
"flower, blossom" in Arabic, a derivative of
نوّر (nawwara) meaning "to blossom, to illuminate, to light".
Nur ad-Din نور الدين m ArabicMeans
"light of religion", from Arabic
نور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with
دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Omar 1 عمر m Arabic, Bosnian, Kazakh, Malay, English, Spanish, ItalianAlternate 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).
Qadir قادر, قدير m Arabic, UrduMeans
"capable, powerful, mighty" in Arabic, from the root
قدر (qadara) meaning "to have power, to be able". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names:
قادر, in which the first vowel is long, and
قدير, in which the second vowel is long. In Islamic tradition
القادر (al-Qādir) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Qasim قاسم m Arabic, UrduMeans
"one who divides goods among people" in Arabic, derived from
قسم (qasama) meaning "to divide, to distribute". This was the name of a son of the Prophet
Muhammad who died while young.
Qays قيس m ArabicMeans
"measurement" in Arabic. This was the real name of Majnun, the lover of
Layla, in Nizami Ganjavi's 12th-century poem
Layla and Majnun.
Qismat قسمة m ArabicMeans
"fate" in Arabic, related to the root
قسم (qasama) meaning "to divide, to distribute".
Qusay قصي m ArabicPossibly derived from Arabic
قصي (qaṣī) meaning
"distant". This was the name of an ancestor of the Prophet
Muhammad who was in charge of a temple in Mecca.
Raabi'a رابعة f ArabicMeans
"fourth" in Arabic, a derivative of
أربعة (ʾarbaʿa) meaning "four". This name was borne by an 8th-century Sufi mystic from Basra in Iraq.
Ra'd رعد m ArabicMeans
"thunder" in Arabic. This is the name of the 13th chapter of the Quran (surah ar-Rad).
Raid رائد m ArabicMeans
"pioneer, explorer" in Arabic.
Rais رئيس m ArabicMeans
"leader, chief" in Arabic.
Raja 1 رجاء f ArabicMeans
"hope" in Arabic, from the root
رجا (rajā) meaning "to hope, to anticipate".
Rajab رجب m ArabicFrom the name of the seventh month in the Islamic calendar, derived from Arabic
رجب (rajaba) meaning "respect, awe".
Rajiya رجية f ArabicMeans
"hope" in Arabic, derived from
رجا (rajā) meaning "to hope, to anticipate".
Ramadan رمضان m ArabicFrom 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 ArabicMeans
"archer, marksman" in Arabic. This is the Arabic name for the constellation Sagittarius.
Ramla رملة f ArabicMeans
"sand" in Arabic. This was the name of one of the wives of the Prophet
Muhammad.
Rana 1 رنا f ArabicMeans
"to gaze, to look intently" in Arabic.
Raniya رانية f ArabicPossibly related to the Arabic root
رنا (ranā) meaning
"to gaze, to look intently".
Rauf رؤوف m ArabicMeans
"compassionate" in Arabic.
Rawiya راوية f ArabicMeans
"storyteller" in Arabic, derived from
روى (rawā) meaning "to relate, to tell".
Rayyan ريّان m & f ArabicMeans
"watered, luxuriant" in Arabic. According to Islamic tradition this is the name of one of the gates of paradise.
Riad رياض m ArabicMeans
"meadows, gardens" in Arabic, the plural form of
Rawda.
Rida رضا m ArabicFrom Arabic
رضًا (riḍan) meaning
"satisfaction, contentment". This name was borne by Ali ar-Rida, a 9th-century Shia imam.
Rifat رفعت, رفعة m ArabicDerived from Arabic
رفعة (rifʿa) meaning
"high rank, elevation".
Rihab رحاب f ArabicMeans
"wide areas, vastnesses" in Arabic, from the plural form of
رحبة (raḥba).
Riham رهام f ArabicMeans
"fine rain, drizzle" in Arabic.
Rihanna ريحانة f ArabicAlternate 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 ArabicMeans
"white antelope" in Arabic.
Rubab رباب f Arabic, UrduFrom 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.
Ruqayya رقيّة f ArabicDerived 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.
Rushd رشد m ArabicMeans
"following the right path" in Arabic, from the root
رشد (rashada) meaning "to be on the right path".
Rusul رسل m ArabicMeans
"prophets, messengers" in Arabic.
Ruya رؤية f ArabicMeans
"vision, sight" in Arabic, a derivative of
رأى (raʾā) meaning "to see, to perceive".
Saada سعادة f ArabicMeans
"happiness, luck" in Arabic, a derivative of
سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky".
Sa'd سعد m ArabicMeans
"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.
Saddam صدّام m Arabic, Urdu, BengaliMeans
"one who confronts" in Arabic. It was borne by the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (1937-2006).
Sadiq صادق m Arabic, UrduMeans
"true, sincere, loyal" in Arabic, derived from the root
صدق (ṣadaqa) meaning "to tell the truth".
Safaa صفا f & m ArabicMeans
"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 ArabicMeans
"serenity, clarity" in Arabic, a derivative of
صفا (ṣafā) meaning "to be clear, to be pure".
Safi صفيّ m ArabicMeans
"pure" in Arabic, derived from
صفا (ṣafā) meaning "to be clear, to be pure".
Sajid ساجد m ArabicMeans
"worshipping" in Arabic, a derivative of
سجد (sajada) meaning "to bow down, to prostrate".
Sakhr صخر m ArabicMeans
"solid rock" in Arabic. This name appears in the poems of the 7th-century poetess Al-Khansa.
Salah ad-Din صلاح الدين m ArabicMeans
"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.
Salih صالح m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, BengaliMeans
"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.
Salil سليل m ArabicMeans
"drawn, unsheathed" or
"son, descendant" in Arabic.
Salim سليم, سالم m Arabic, UrduMeans
"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.
Samar 1 سمر f ArabicMeans
"evening conversation" in Arabic, from the root
سمر (samara) meaning "to talk in the evening".
Sami 3 سميع, سامع m Arabic, UrduMeans
"hearing, listening" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition
السميع (al-Samīʿ) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Samih سامح, سميح m ArabicMeans
"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.
Sanaa سناء f ArabicMeans
"brilliance, radiance, splendour" in Arabic, derived from the root
سنا (sanā) meaning "to gleam, to shine".
Sani 1 سنيّ m ArabicMeans
"brilliant, splendid" in Arabic, a derivative of
سنا (sanā) meaning "to gleam, to shine".
Sawda سودة f ArabicMeans
"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).
Sayyid سيّد m ArabicMeans
"lord, master" in Arabic. A famous bearer was the Egyptian musician Sayyid Darwish (1892-1923).
Shaban شعبان m Arabic, AlbanianFrom the name of the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. It is derived from Arabic
شعب (shaʿaba) meaning "scatter".
Shafaqat شفقة m & f ArabicMeans
"compassion, pity" in Arabic, a derivative of
شفق (shafaqa) meaning "to pity, to sympathize".
Shahid 1 شاهد m Arabic, UrduMeans
"witness" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition
الشاهد (al-Shāhid) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Shaima شيماء f ArabicPossibly means
"beauty marks" in Arabic. This was the name of the daughter of
Halima, the foster mother of the Prophet
Muhammad.
Shakur شكور m ArabicMeans
"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.
Shams ad-Din شمس الدين m ArabicMeans
"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.
Sharia شريعة m Arabic (Rare)Means
"divine law, noble law" in Arabic, from the root
شرع (sharaʿa) meaning "to go, to enact".
Shihab شهاب m ArabicMeans
"shooting star, meteor" in Arabic.