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Adnan عدنان m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Means "settler" in Arabic. According to tradition, Adnan was an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad and the northern Arabian tribes.

Affan عفّان m Arabic
Means "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.

Afnan أفنان f Arabic
Means "tree branches" in Arabic, the plural form of فنن (fanan). It is given in reference to verse 55:48 in the Quran.

Ahsan أحسن m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "most handsome, most beautiful" in Arabic (a superlative form of Hasan).

Aiman 2 أيمن m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic أيمن (see Ayman), as well as the usual Malay form.

Ayman أيمن m Arabic
Means "right-handed, blessed, lucky" in Arabic, a derivative of يمين (yamīn) meaning "right hand".

Faten فاتن f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فاتن (see Fatin 1).

Fatin 1 فاتن f Arabic, Malay
Means "charming, seductive, fascinating" in Arabic.

Fatin 2 فطين m Arabic
Means "intelligent, clever" in Arabic.

Hanan 2 حنان f Arabic
Means "mercy, compassion" in Arabic, derived from the root حنّ (ḥanna) meaning "to sympathize, to pity".

Harun هارون m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
Arabic form of Aaron. Harun ar-Rashid was a 9th-century Abbasid caliph featured in the stories of The 1001 Nights.

Hasan حسن m Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay, Albanian, Bosnian, Uzbek, Tajik
Means "handsome" in Arabic, from the root حسن (ḥasuna) 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.

Ihsan إحسان m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
Means "charity, good deed" in Arabic, from the root حسن (ḥasuna) meaning "to be good".

Imaan إيمان f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic إيمان (see Iman).

Imran عمران m Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Malay, Indonesian, Bengali
Arabic form of Amram, referring to the father of Moses. According to the Quran, this was also the name of the father of the Virgin Mary (analogous to the Christian Joachim).

Irfan عرفان m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Bosnian
Means "knowledge, awareness, learning" in Arabic.

Janan جنان f Arabic
Means "heart" or "soul" in Arabic, a derivative of جنّ (janna) meaning "to cover, to hide".

Jinan جنان m & f Arabic
Means "garden" or "paradise" in Arabic, ultimately from the root جنّ (janna) meaning "to cover, to hide".

Layan ليان f Arabic
Means "soft, delicate" in Arabic, from the root لان (lāna) meaning "to be soft".

Mamun مأمون m Arabic, Bengali
Means "trustworthy" in Arabic, derived from أمن (ʾamuna) meaning "to be faithful".

Mazin مازن m Arabic
Means "rain clouds" in Arabic.

Mubin مبين m Arabic
Means "clear, distinct" in Arabic, a derivative of بان (bāna) meaning "to be plain, to be evident".

Mumin مؤمن m Arabic
Means "believer" in Arabic, ultimately related to أمن (ʾamuna) meaning "to be faithful".

Omran عمران m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عمران (see Umran).

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

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

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

Yasin ياسين m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish
From the Arabic letters ي (called ya) and س (called sin). These letters begin the 36th chapter of the Quran (surah Ya Sin).

Zaman زمان m Arabic, Urdu
Means "time, age, era" in Arabic.

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