Browse Names

Abdul Aziz عبدالعزیز m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد العزيز (see Abd al-Aziz), as well as the usual Urdu, Indonesian and Malay form.

Afzal افضل m Arabic, Urdu
Means "better, superior" in Arabic, a derivative of the root فضل (faḍala) meaning "to be in excess, to excel".

Aiza عائزہ f Urdu
Meaning unknown, possibly of Arabic origin.

Aizah عائزہ f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu عائزہ (see Aiza).

Aurangzeb اورنگزیب m Urdu
Means "honouring the throne" in Persian. This was the name of a 17th-century Mughal emperor of India.

Ayaz ایاز m Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu
From Turkish and Azerbaijani ayaz meaning "frost" or "dry and cold air". This was the name of a slave and later companion of the 11th-century sultan Mahmud of Ghazni.

Azhar اظہر m Arabic, Urdu, Malay
Means "shining, brilliant, bright" in Arabic, derived from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".

Aziz عزیز m Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Indonesian, Malay
Means "powerful, respected, beloved" in Arabic, derived from the root عزّ (ʿazza) meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished". In Islamic tradition العزيز (al-ʿAzīz) is one of the 99 names of Allah. A notable bearer of the name was Al-'Aziz, a 10th-century Fatimid caliph.

Azra عذرا f Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Persian, Urdu
Means "virgin, maiden" in Arabic.

Faiz 2 فیض m Urdu
Urdu form of Feyz.

Faiza فائزہ f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Faiz 1.

Farzana فرزانہ f Pashto, Urdu, Bengali
Pashto, Urdu and Bengali form of Farzaneh.

Fawzia فوزیہ f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Fawzi.

Feroz فیروز m Urdu
Urdu form of Firouz.

Feroze فیروز m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu فیروز (see Feroz).

Fouzia فوزیہ f Arabic (Maghrebi), Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic فوزيّة or Urdu فوزیہ (see Fawzia) chiefly used in North Africa and Pakistan.

Gulnaz گُلناز f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Georgian, Urdu
Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Georgian and Urdu form of Golnaz.

Gulzar گُلزار m & f Urdu
Urdu form of Golzar.

Hafeez حفیظ m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic حفيظ (see Hafiz), as well as the Urdu form of Hafiz.

Hafiz حافظ m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay
Means "preserver, guardian, keeper" in Arabic, a derivative of حفظ (ḥafiẓa) meaning "to preserve, to protect". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: حافظ, in which the first vowel is long, and حفيظ, in which the second vowel is long. In Islamic tradition الحفيظ (al-Ḥafīẓ) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Imtiaz امتیاز m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic امتياز or Urdu امتیاز (see Imtiyaz).

Imtiyaz امتیاز m Arabic, Urdu
Means "distinction, privilege" in Arabic.

Mirza مرزا m Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Bosnian
Means "prince" from Persian میرزا (mīrzā), earlier امیرزاده (amīrzādeh), which is ultimately from Arabic أمير (ʾamīr) meaning "commander" combined with Persian زاده (zādeh) meaning "offspring".

Mumtaz ممتاز m & f Arabic, Urdu
Means "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).

Murtaza مرتضی m Urdu, Arabic
Urdu form of Murtada, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Muzaffar مظفّر m Arabic, Urdu, Uzbek, Tajik
Means "victorious" in Arabic, a derivative of ظفر (ẓafira) meaning "to be victorious".

Nazeer نذیر, نظیر m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic نذير or Urdu نذیر (see Nazir 1) or Arabic نظير or Urdu نظیر (see Nazir 2).

Nazia نازیہ f Urdu, Bengali
From Persian نازی (nāzī) meaning "sweet, coy".

Nazir 1 نذیر m Arabic, Urdu
Means "herald, warner" in Arabic.

Nazir 2 نظیر m Arabic, Urdu
Means "similar, alike, counterpart" in Arabic.

Parvaiz پرویز m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu پرویز (see Parvez).

Parvez پرویز m Bengali, Urdu
Bengali and Urdu form of Parviz.

Pervez پرویز m Urdu
Urdu form of Parviz.

Ramzan رمضان m Chechen, Urdu
Chechen and Urdu form of Ramadan.

Raza رضا m Urdu
Urdu form of Rida.

Rizwan رضوان m Urdu, Arabic
Urdu form of Ridwan, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Rizwana رضوانہ f Urdu, Arabic
Urdu form of Ridwana, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Shahnaz شہناز f & m Persian, Arabic, Urdu
Means "delight of the king" from Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king" and ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry".

Shahzad شہزاد m Persian, Arabic, Urdu
Means "prince, son of the king" in Persian.

Shahzada شہزادہ m Urdu
Variant of Shahzad.

Shazia شازیہ f Urdu
Meaning unknown, possibly of Arabic origin meaning "rare, unusual".

Zafar ظفر m Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Means "victory" in Arabic, from the root ظفر (ẓafira) meaning "to be victorious".

Zaheer ظہیر m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظهير or Urdu ظہیر (see Zahir).

Zahid زاہد m Arabic, Urdu
Means "pious, devout" in Arabic.

Zahida زاہدہ f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Zahid.

Zahir ظہیر m Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali
Means "helper, supporter" in Arabic, related to ظهر (ẓahara) meaning "to be visible, to be clear". This can also be an alternate transcription of Arabic زاهر (see Zaahir 1) or ظاهر (see Zaahir 2).

Zahra 2 زہرہ f Arabic, Urdu
Means "blooming flower, splendour" in Arabic, from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine, to bloom".... [more]

Zain زین m Arabic, Urdu, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic زين (see Zayn), as well as the usual Urdu and Malay form.

Zainab زینب f Arabic, Urdu, Hausa, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab), as well as the usual form in several languages.

Zakia زکیہ f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكيّة (see Zakiyya), as well as the usual Urdu and Bengali transcription.

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

Zamir 1 ضمیر m Arabic, Urdu, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik
Means "mind, heart, conscience" in Arabic.

Zareen زرین f Urdu
Variant of Zarina.

Zarina زرینہ f Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik, Urdu, Malay
From Persian زرین (zarīn) meaning "golden". According to the 5th-century BC Greek historian Ctesias, this was the name of a Scythian queen.

Zawar زوار m Arabic, Urdu
Means "pilgrim, visitor" in Arabic.

Zeenat زینت f Urdu
Usual Urdu transcription of Zinat.

Zehra زہرا, زہرہ f Turkish, Urdu
Turkish and Urdu form of Zahra 1 or Zahra 2.

Zia ضیاء m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (see Ziya), as well as the usual Urdu and Bengali transcription.

Ziauddin ضیاء الدین m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء الدين (see Ziya ad-Din), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Zohra زہرہ f Urdu, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Urdu زہرہ (see Zuhra 1) or Arabic زهرة (see Zuhra 2).

Zubaida زبیدہ 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.

Zubair زبیر m Arabic, Urdu
Derived from Arabic زبر (zubar) meaning "pieces of iron". Zubair ibn al-Awwam was a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad and an early Muslim military commander.

Zuhra 1 زہرہ f Urdu
Urdu form of Zohreh.

Zulfaqar ذو الفقار m Arabic, Urdu
Variant of Zulfiqar.

Zulfikar ذو الفقار m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu ذو الفقار (see Zulfiqar), as well as the Indonesian form.

Zulfiqar ذو الفقار m Arabic, Urdu
From Arabic ذو الفقار (Dhū al-Faqār) interpreted as meaning "cleaver of the spine", derived from ذو (dhū) meaning "possessor, holder" and فقار (faqār) meaning "spine, vertebra". This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's sword, also used by his son-in-law Ali.