ADILعادلmArabic, Urdu, UyghurMeans "fair, honest, just" from Arabic
عدل ('adala) "to act justly". This name was borne by several sultans of Bijapur.
AISHAعائشہfArabic, 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] AMINامینmArabic, Persian, UrduDerived from Arabic
امين (amin) meaning "truthful". This was the name of the sixth Abbasid caliph.
AZIZعزیزmArabic, 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.
BABURبابرmUrduFrom a Persian word meaning "tiger". This was the nickname of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad, the 16th-century founder of the Mughal Empire in India.
BILALبلالmArabic, UrduMeans "wetting, moistening" in Arabic. This was the name of a companion of the Prophet
Muhammad.
GHULAMغلامmArabic, Urdu, PashtoMeans "servant, boy" in Arabic. It is often used as the first part of compound names.
GULگُلm & fUrdu, PashtoMeans "flower, rose" in Urdu and Pashto, ultimately from Persian.
GULBADANگُلبدنfUrdu (Rare)Means "having a body like a rose" in Persian. This was the name of a daughter of the Mughal emperor Babur.
GULRUKHگُلرخfUrduMeans "rose faced" in Persian. This was the name of a wife of the Mughal emperor Babur.
HASANحسنmArabic, 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.
HASSANحسّانmArabic, 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.
JAHANGIRجہانگیرmPersian, UrduMeans "world conqueror" in Persian. This was the name of a 17th-century Mughal emperor.
KHANخانmUrdu, PashtoFrom a title meaning "king, ruler". Its origin is probably Mongolian, though the word has been transmitted into many other languages.
KHURSHIDخورشیدm & fPersian, 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.
MARYAMمریمfArabic, Persian, UrduArabic, Persian and Urdu form of
Miryam (see
MARY). In Iran it is also the name of a flower, the tuberose, which is named after the Virgin Mary.
MUHAMMADمحمّدmArabic, 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 Qur'an. 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] NADIMندیمmArabic, UrduMeans "drinking companion", derived from Arabic
ندم (nadima) meaning "to drink together".
QASIMقاسمmArabic, 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)راجاmUrdu, Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, IndonesianMeans "king, ruler", from Sanskrit
राजन् (rajan).
SABEENصبینfUrduPossibly from Arabic meaning "follower of another religion", a name given to
Muhammad and other Muslims by non-Muslim Arabs.
SAIRAسائرہfUrduPossibly means "traveller" in Arabic.
SARDARسردارmPersian, Urdu, PashtoFrom a title meaning "chief, leader", derived from Persian
sar "head, authority" and
dar "possessor".
SHAHIDشاہدmArabic, UrduMeans "witness" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition
الشاهد (al-Shahid) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
SHAHJAHANشاہ جہانmUrduMeans "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.
SHERشیرmUrdu, PashtoMeans "lion" in Persian. A famous bearer of this name was Sher Shah, a 16th-century Mughal ruler.
SITARAستارہfUrduMeans "star" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian.
SUHAILسہیلmArabic, 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.
SULTANسلطانm & fArabic, 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.
UMARعمرmArabic, 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.
YASINیاسینmArabic, Persian, UrduFrom the Arabic letters
ي (called
ya) and
س (called
sin). These letters begin the 36th chapter of the Qur'an (surah Ya Sin).
YASIRیاسرmArabic, 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.