Dhivehi Names

Dhivehi names are used by the Dhivehi people of the Maldives.

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Abdulla ޢަބްދުﷲ m Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Dhivehi, Uyghur, Arabic
Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Dhivehi and Uyghur form of Abd Allah, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Ahmed އަޙްމަދު m Turkish, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Bengali, Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
Variant of Ahmad. This was the name of three Ottoman sultans.

Aishath ޢާއިޝަތު f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Aisha.

Ali 1 ޢަލީ m Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Avar, Kazakh, Dhivehi, Albanian, Bosnian
Means "lofty, sublime" in Arabic. Ali ibn Abi Talib was a cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and the fourth caliph to rule the Muslim world. His followers were the original Shia Muslims, who regard him as the first rightful caliph.... [more]

Aminath އާމިނަތު f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Aminah 1.

Fathimath ފާތިމަތް f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Fatimah.

Ibrahim އިބްރާހީމް m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Albanian, Western African, Eastern African, Hausa, Swahili
Form of Abraham in several languages.

Latheef ލަޠީފް m Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Latif.

Mariyam މަރިޔަމް f Dhivehi, Kazakh, Urdu
Dhivehi and Kazakh form of Maryam, as well as an alternate transcription of the Urdu name.

Mohamed މުޙައްމަދު m Arabic, Dhivehi, Eastern African, Swahili
Alternate transcription of Arabic محمّد (see Muhammad) chiefly used in Egypt and Algeria. This is also the usual Dhivehi and Swahili form.

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

Zuhura ޒުހުރާ f Eastern African, Swahili, Dhivehi
Means "Venus (the planet)" in Swahili and Dhivehi (both from Arabic زهرة).

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