Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the usage is Arabic; and the pattern is *da.
gender
usage
pattern
Aida عائدة f Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Bashkir, Literature
Variant of Ayda. This name was used in Verdi's opera Aida (1871), where it belongs to an Ethiopian princess held captive in Egypt.
Ayda عائدة f Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Means "returning, visitor" in Arabic. In Turkey this is also associated with ay meaning "moon".
Farida فريدة f Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Bengali, Tatar, Bashkir
Feminine form of Farid.
Fida فداء f & m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
Means "redemption" in Arabic, a derivative of فدى (fadā) meaning "to redeem, to to ransom, to sacrifice". It is typically masculine in Pakistan and feminine in Indonesia.
Fidda فضّة f Arabic
Means "silver" in Arabic.
Ghada غادة f Arabic
Means "graceful woman" in Arabic.
Guda جودة m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جودة (see Juda).
Hamada حمادة m Arabic
Means "praising" in Arabic, from the root حمد (ḥamida) meaning "to praise".
Hamida حميدة f Arabic, Bengali
Feminine form of Hamid 1.
Hoda هدى f Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Huda, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.
Hooda هدى f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic هدى (see Huda).
Houda هدى f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic هدى (see Huda) chiefly used in North Africa.
Huda هدى f Arabic
Means "right guidance" in Arabic, from the root هدى (hadā) meaning "to lead the right way, to guide".
Juda جودة m Arabic
Means "goodness, excellence" in Arabic, derived from جاد (jāda) meaning "to be excellent, to be generous".
Khalida خالدة f Arabic
Feminine form of Khalid.
Magda 2 ماجدة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ماجدة (see Majda 2).
Majda 2 ماجدة f Arabic
Feminine form of Majd.
Majida ماجدة f Arabic
Feminine form of Majid.
Masuda مسعودة f Arabic, Bengali
Feminine form of Masud.
Messaouda مسعودة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مسعودة (see Masuda) chiefly used in North Africa.
Murtada مرتضى m Arabic
Means "chosen" in Arabic. This is an epithet of Ali, the fourth caliph.
Nada 1 ندى f Arabic
From Arabic نَدًى (nadan) meaning "dew, moisture, generosity", a derivative of ندي (nadiya) meaning "to be moist, to be damp".
Nida نداع f Arabic, Turkish, Urdu
Means "call, proclamation" in Arabic, a derivative of نادى (nādā) meaning "to call, to announce, to invite".
Rachida رشيدة, راشدة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رشيدة or راشدة (see Rashida) chiefly used in North Africa.
Randa رندة f Arabic
Means "scented tree" in Arabic.
Rashida رشيدة, راشدة f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Rashid.
Rawda روضة f Arabic
Means "meadow, garden" in Arabic.
Reda رضا m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رضا (see Rida).
Rida رضا m Arabic
From Arabic رضًا (riḍan) meaning "satisfaction, contentment". This name was borne by Ali ar-Rida, a 9th-century Shia imam.
Rushda رشدى f Arabic
Feminine form of Rushd.
Saada سعادة f Arabic
Means "happiness, luck" in Arabic, a derivative of سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky".
Sa'ida سعيدة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعيدة (see Saida).
Saida سعيدة f Arabic
Feminine form of Said.
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).
Sayyida سيّدة f Arabic
Means "lady, mistress" in Arabic.
Shahida شاهدة f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay
Feminine form of Shahid 1.
Waheeda وحيدة f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic وحيدة or Urdu وحیدہ (see Wahida).
Wahida وحيدة f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Wahid.
Warda وردة f Arabic
Means "rose" in Arabic, ultimately a borrowing from an Iranian language.
Zahida زاهدة f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Zahid.
Zaida زيدة f Arabic (Rare), Spanish
Feminine form of Zayd. This was the name of a Muslim princess who took refuge at the court of (and perhaps married) Alfonso VI of León and Castile in the 11th century.
Zoubida زبيدة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Zubaida chiefly used in North Africa (using French-influenced orthography).
Zubaida زبيدة f Arabic, Urdu
Means "elite, prime, cream" in Arabic. This was the name of a 9th-century wife of Harun ar-Rashid, the Abbasid caliph featured in the stories of The 1001 Nights.