ABBAS عبّاس m Arabic, Persian, UrduMeans "austere" in Arabic. This was the name of the Prophet
Muhammad's uncle. It was also borne by a son of
Ali, the fourth caliph.
ADIL عادل m Arabic, Urdu, UyghurMeans "fair, honest, just" from Arabic
عدل ('adala) "to act justly". This name was borne by several sultans of Bijapur.
AISHA عائشہ f Arabic, Urdu, AmericanMeans "alive" in Arabic. This was the name of
Muhammad's third wife, the daughter of
Abu Bakr. Some time after Muhammad's death she went to war against
Ali, the fourth caliph, but was defeated. This name is used more by Sunni Muslims and less by Shias.
... [more] AKBAR اکبر m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indian (Muslim)Means "greater, greatest" in Arabic. This was the name of a 16th-century Mughal ruler who expanded the empire to include most of India.
ALI (1) علی m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Avar, Kazakh, DhivehiMeans "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] AMIN امین m Arabic, Persian, UrduDerived from Arabic
امين (amin) meaning "truthful". This was the name of the sixth Abbasid caliph.
AYAZ ایاز m Turkish, Azerbaijani, UrduFrom 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.
AZIZ عزیز m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, UzbekMeans "powerful, respected, beloved", derived from Arabic
عزّ ('azza) meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished". In Islamic tradition
العزيز (al-'Aziz) is one of the 99 names of Allah. A notable bearer of the name was Al-'Aziz, a 10th-century Fatimid caliph.
BABUR بابر m UrduFrom a Persian word meaning "tiger". This was the nickname of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad, the 16th-century founder of the Mughal Empire in India.
BILAL بلال m Arabic, UrduMeans "wetting, moistening" in Arabic. This was the name of a companion of the Prophet
Muhammad.
GHULAM غلام m Arabic, Urdu, PashtoMeans "servant, boy" in Arabic. It is often used as the first part of compound names.
GUL گُل m & f Urdu, PashtoMeans "flower, rose" in Urdu and Pashto, ultimately from Persian.
GULBADAN گُلبدن f Urdu (Rare)Means "having a body like a rose" in Persian. This was the name of a daughter of the Mughal emperor Babur.
GULRUKH گُلرخ f UrduMeans "rose faced" in Persian. This was the name of a wife of the Mughal emperor Babur.
HASAN حسن m Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, IndonesianMeans "handsome", derived from Arabic
حسن (hasuna) 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.
HASSAN حسّان m Arabic, Persian, UrduMeans "beautifier, improver" in Arabic. Hassan ibn Thabit was a 7th-century poet who was a companion of the Prophet
Muhammad. This name is sometimes transcribed as
Hasan, though the two names are spelled distinctly in Arabic.
JAHANGIR جہانگیر m Persian, UrduMeans "world conqueror" in Persian. This was the name of a 17th-century Mughal emperor.
KHAN خان m Urdu, PashtoFrom a title meaning "king, ruler". Its origin is probably Mongolian, though the word has been transmitted into many other languages.
KHURSHID خورشید m & f Persian, Urdu, Persian MythologyModern Persian form of Avestan
Hvare Khshaeta meaning "shining sun". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata (or angel) who was associated with the sun.
MARYAM مریم f Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bashkir, TatarArabic, Persian, Urdu, Bashkir and Tatar form of
Miryam (see
MARY). In Iran it is also the name of a flower, the tuberose, which is named after the Virgin Mary.
MUHAMMAD محمّد m Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Tajik, Indonesian, Malay, AvarMeans "praiseworthy", derived from Arabic
حمد (hamid) meaning "to praise". This was the name of the prophet who founded the Islamic religion in the 7th century. According to Muslim belief, at age 40 Muhammad was visited by the angel
Gabriel, who provided him with the first verses of the Quran. Approximately 20 years later he conquered Mecca, the city of his birth, and his followers controlled most of the Arabian Peninsula at the time of his death in 632.
... [more] NADIM ندیم m Arabic, UrduMeans "drinking companion", derived from Arabic
ندم (nadima) meaning "to drink together".
QASIM قاسم m Arabic, UrduMeans "one who divides goods among his people", derived from Arabic
قسم (qasama) "to share" or "to divide". This was the name of a son of
Muhammad who died while young.
RAJA (2) راجا m Urdu, Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, IndonesianMeans "king, ruler", from Sanskrit
राजन् (rajan).
SABEEN صبین f UrduPossibly from Arabic meaning "follower of another religion", a name given to
Muhammad and other Muslims by non-Muslim Arabs.
SAIRA سائرہ f UrduPossibly means "traveller" in Arabic.
SARDAR سردار m Persian, Urdu, PashtoFrom a title meaning "chief, leader", derived from Persian
sar "head, authority" and
dar "possessor".
SHAHID شاہد m Arabic, UrduMeans "witness" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition
الشاهد (al-Shahid) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
SHAHJAHAN شاہ جہان m UrduMeans "king of the world" from the Persian elements
شاه (shah) "king" and
جهان (jahan) "world". This was the name of the 17th-century Mughal emperor who built the Taj Mahal.
SHER شیر m Urdu, PashtoMeans "lion" in Persian. A famous bearer of this name was Sher Shah, a 16th-century Mughal ruler.
SITARA ستارہ f UrduMeans "star" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian.
SUHAIL سہیل m Arabic, UrduDerived from Arabic
سَهُلَ (sahula) meaning "level, even". This is the Arabic name of the second brightest star in the sky, known in the western world as Canopus.
SULTAN سلطان m & f Arabic, Turkish, Urdu, Bengali, AvarMeans "ruler, king, sultan" in Arabic. In the Arab world this name is typically masculine, but Turkey it is given to both boys and girls.
UMAR عمر m Arabic, UrduMeans "populous, flourishing", derived from Arabic
عمر ('umr) meaning "life". Umar was a companion and strong supporter of
Muhammad who became the second caliph of the Muslims. He is considered to be one of the great founders of the Muslim state. The name was also borne by a 12th-century poet from Persia, Umar Khayyam.
YASIN یاسین m Arabic, Persian, UrduFrom the Arabic letters
ي (called
ya) and
س (called
sin). These letters begin the 36th chapter of the Quran (surah Ya Sin).
YASIR یاسر m Arabic, UrduMeans "to be rich", derived from Arabic
يسر (yasira) meaning "to become easy". This was the name of an early Islamic martyr. It was also borne by Yasir Arafat (1929-2004), a leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization.