Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the usage is Arabic; and the pattern is ___a.
gender
usage
pattern
'Abla عبلة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبلة (see Abla).
Abla عبلة f Arabic
Means "full-figured" in Arabic. The 7th-century Arab poet Antara dedicated much of his poetry to a woman named Abla.
Afra 2 عفرا f Arabic
Means "whitish red" in Arabic.
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.
Alaa 1 علاء m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic علاء (see Ala 1).
Alaa 2 آلاء f Arabic
Means "blessings, favours, benefits" in Arabic, the plural of إلًى (ʾilan).
Alia 1 علياء, عالية, عليّة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic علياء (see Alya 1), عالية (see Aaliyah) or عليّة (see Aliya 1).
Alya 1 علياء f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish
Means "sky, heaven, loftiness" in Arabic.
Amna آمنة f Arabic, Urdu, Bosnian
Means "safety" in Arabic, derived from أمن (ʾamina) meaning "to be safe".
Arwa أروى f Arabic
Means "female ibex, mountain goat" in Arabic. This name was borne by some relatives of the Prophet Muhammad. It was also the name of a 12th-century queen of Yemen.
Asma أسماء, أسمى f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay
Means "supreme, higher" in Arabic, a derivative of the root سما (samā) meaning "to be high". This was the name of a daughter of Abu Bakr, the first caliph of the Muslims.
Asra أسرى f Arabic
Means "travel at night" in Arabic.
Ayda عائدة f Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Means "returning, visitor" in Arabic. In Turkey this is also associated with ay meaning "moon".
Azra عذراء f Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Persian, Urdu
Means "virgin, maiden" in Arabic.
Baha بهاء m Arabic, Turkish
Means "splendour, glory" in Arabic.
Dana 4 دانا m & f Persian, Arabic
Means "wise" in Persian.
Dema ديمة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ديمة (see Dima 1).
Dima 1 ديمة f Arabic
Means "downpour" in Arabic.
Dina 3 دينا f Arabic
Possibly from Arabic دين (dīn) meaning "religion".
Diya 2 ضياء m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (see Ziya).
Doaa دعاء f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic دعاء (see Dua).
Duaa دعاء f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic دعاء (see Dua).
Duha ضحى f & m Arabic
Means "morning" in Arabic.
Eesa عيسى m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عيسى (see Isa 1).
Essa عيسى m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عيسى (see Isa 1).
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.
Guda جودة m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جودة (see Juda).
Hala هالة f Arabic
Means "halo around the moon" in Arabic. This was the name of a sister-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad.
Hana 1 هناء f Arabic, Bosnian
Means "bliss, happiness" in Arabic, from the root هنأ (hanaʾa) meaning "to gladden, to enjoy".
Hawa حواء f Arabic, Swahili
Arabic form of Eve.
Haya هيا f Arabic
Means "hurry, come quickly" in Arabic.
Heba هبة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic هبة (see Hiba).
Hiba هبة f Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic, a derivative of وهب (wahaba) meaning "to give".
Hoda هدى f Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Huda, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.
Huda هدى f Arabic
Means "right guidance" in Arabic, from the root هدى (hadā) meaning "to lead the right way, to guide".
Isra إسراء f Arabic
Means "nocturnal journey" in Arabic, derived from سرى (sarā) meaning "to travel by night". According to Islamic tradition, the Isra was a miraculous journey undertaken by the Prophet Muhammad.
Issa عيسى m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عيسى (see Isa 1).
Juda جودة m Arabic
Means "goodness, excellence" in Arabic, derived from جاد (jāda) meaning "to be excellent, to be generous".
Juma جمعة m Arabic, Pashto, Swahili
Means "Friday" or "week" in Arabic.
Lina 1 لينا f Arabic
Means "soft, tender" in Arabic, derived from لان (lāna) meaning "to be soft". It can also be from Arabic لينة (līna), a type of palm tree, likely derived from the same root.
Maha مها f Arabic
Means "oryx" in Arabic. The oryx is a variety of antelope that is said to represent beauty.
Mona 3 منى f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منى (see Muna).
Muna منى f Arabic
Means "wishes, desires", from the plural form of Munya.
Musa موسى m Arabic, Turkish, Hausa, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Moses appearing in the Quran.
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".
Nima 1 نعمة f & m Arabic
Means "blessing" in Arabic.
Noha نهى f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نهى (see Nuha 1).
Nora 2 نورة, نورا f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نورة or نورا (see Nura).
Nuha 1 نهى f Arabic
Means "mind, wisdom" in Arabic.
Nura نورة, نورا f Arabic
Strictly feminine form of Nur.
Raja 1 رجاء f Arabic
Means "hope" in Arabic, from the root رجا (rajā) meaning "to hope, to anticipate".
Rana 1 رنا f Arabic
Means "to gaze, to look intently" 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.
Rima 1 ريما f Arabic
Variant of Rim.
Ruba ربى f Arabic
Means "hill" 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".
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.
Sama سماء f Arabic
Means "sky" in Arabic.
Sana سناء f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سناء (see Sanaa).
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.
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).
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.
Uzma عظمى f Arabic
Means "supreme, greatest" in Arabic, a derivative of عظم (ʿaẓuma) meaning "to be great".
Wafa وفاء f Arabic
Means "loyalty, faithfulness" in Arabic, a derivative of وفى (wafā) meaning "to fulfill, to live up to a promise".
Yara 1 يارا f Arabic
From Persian یار (yār) meaning "friend, helper".
Ziya ضياء m Arabic, Turkish
Means "splendour, light, glow" in Arabic. This was the name of a 14th-century Islamic Indian historian.