Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the usage is Urdu; and the origin is Ancient; and the order is random.
gender
usage
origin
Nazia نازیہ f Urdu, Bengali
From Persian نازی (nāzī) meaning "sweet, coy".
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.
Gohar گوہر f & m Persian, Armenian, Urdu
From Persian گوهر (gōhar) meaning "jewel, gemstone". This name is typically feminine in Iran and Armenia, but masculine in Pakistan.
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.
Yasmeen یاسمین f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسمين or Urdu یاسمین (see Yasmin).
Malik 1 ملک m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay
Means "king" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الملك (al-Malik) is one of the 99 names of Allah. This can also be another way of transcribing the name مالك (see Maalik).
Shahzada شہزادہ m Urdu
Variant of Shahzad.
Shahzad شہزاد m Persian, Arabic, Urdu
Means "prince, son of the king" in Persian.
Yasir یاسر m Arabic, Urdu
Means "easy, wealthy" in Arabic, derived from the root يسر (yasira) meaning "to be easy, to be rich". 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.
Santosh سنتوش m & f Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Urdu, Malayalam, Telugu
From Sanskrit संतोष (saṃtoṣa) meaning "satisfaction, contentment".
Inayatullah عنایت اللہ m Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Means "care of Allah", derived from Arabic عناية (ʿināya) meaning "care, concern" combined with الله (Allah).
Jahangir جہانگیر m Persian, Urdu
Means "world conqueror, world seizer" in Persian, from جهان (jahān) meaning "world" and گیر (gīr) meaning "catch, seize, conquer". This was the name of a 17th-century Mughal emperor.
Hayat حیات f & m Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Means "life" in Arabic, from حيي (ḥayiya) meaning "to live". In Arabic and Persian it is a feminine name, while in Urdu it is masculine.
Jamshed جمشید m Urdu, Tajik
Urdu and Tajik form of Jamshid.
Maryam مریم f Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indonesian, Bashkir, Tatar
Arabic form of Miryam (see Mary) appearing in the Quran. It is also the form used in several other languages. In Iran it is also the name of a flower, the tuberose, which is named after the Virgin Mary.
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".
Shams شمس f & m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Semitic Mythology
Means "sun" in Arabic. This was the name of a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess of the sun, identified with the Akkadian sun god Shamash (whose name is related) and the northern Arabian goddess Nuha.
Salman سلمان m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Means "safe" in Arabic, a derivative of سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".
Rani 1 رانی f Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Urdu, Indonesian
From Sanskrit राणी (rāṇī) meaning "queen".
Sayfullah سیف اللہ m Arabic, Urdu
Means "sword of Allah" from Arabic سيف (sayf) meaning "sword" combined with الله (Allah).
Feroz فیروز m Urdu
Urdu form of Firouz.
Muslim مسلم m Arabic, Urdu, Kazakh, Indonesian, Malay
Name for a follower of Islam, ultimately from Arabic أسْلم (ʾaslama) meaning "to surrender, to submit".
Khurram خرّم m Urdu
Derived from Persian خرّم (khorram) meaning "happy, pleasant".
Naeem نعیم m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic نعيم (see Naim), as well as the usual Urdu and Bengali form.
Shahjahan شاہ جہان m Urdu
Means "king of the world" from Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king" and جهان (jahān) meaning "world". This was the name of the 17th-century Mughal emperor who built the Taj Mahal.
Gul گُل m & f Urdu, Pashto
Means "flower, rose" in Urdu and Pashto, ultimately from Persian.
Bakhtiar بختیار m Persian, Urdu
Means "lucky, fortunate" in Persian.
Dilshad دلشاد m & f Urdu
Urdu form of Delshad.
Gulrukh گُلرخ f Urdu
Means "rose faced" in Persian. This was the name of a wife of the Mughal emperor Babur.
Parvez پرویز m Bengali, Urdu
Bengali and Urdu form of Parviz.
Abdul Haq عبدالحق m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الحقّ (see Abd al-Haqq), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.
Javed جاوید m Persian, Urdu
Means "eternal" in Persian.
Musa موسیٰ m Arabic, Turkish, Hausa, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Moses appearing in the Quran.
Javaid جاوید m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu جاوید (see Javed).
Imran عمران m Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Malay, Indonesian, Bengali
Arabic form of Amram, referring to the father of Moses. According to the Quran, this was also the name of the father of the Virgin Mary (analogous to the Christian Joachim).
Zareen زرین f Urdu
Variant of Zarina.
Farzana فرزانہ f Pashto, Urdu, Bengali
Pashto, Urdu and Bengali form of Farzaneh.
Gulbahar گُلباحار f & m Urdu
Urdu form of Golbahar.
Saifullah سیف اللہ m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيف الله or Urdu سیف اللہ (see Sayfullah).
Shabnam شبنم f Persian, Urdu
Means "dew" in Persian and Urdu.
Sikandar سکندر m Urdu, Pashto
Urdu and Pashto form of Alexander.
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.
Khurshid خورشید m & f Urdu, Uzbek
Urdu and Uzbek form of Khorshid.
Gulzar گُلزار m & f Urdu
Urdu form of Golzar.
Daniyal دانیال m Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Arabic, Persian and Urdu form of Daniel.
Danish دانش m Urdu
From Persian دانش (dānesh) meaning "knowledge, learning".
Sitara ستارہ f Urdu
Means "star" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian.
Rukhsana رخسانہ f Urdu
Urdu form of Roxana.
Gulshan گُلشن m Hindi, Urdu
Hindi and Urdu form of Golshan.
Ismail اسماعیل m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Urdu, Bengali, Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Albanian, Dhivehi
Arabic form of Ishmael, also used in several other languages. According to the Quran and Islamic tradition Ismail was a prophet and the founder of the Arab people.
Kiran کرن f & m Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati, Nepali, Urdu
Derived from Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa), which can mean "dust" or "thread" or "sunbeam".
Raja 2 راجا m Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, Indonesian
Means "king, ruler", from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).
Ibrahim ابراہیم m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Pashto, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Avar, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Albanian, Hausa, Swahili
Arabic form of Abraham, also used in several other languages. This form appears in the Quran.
Younus یونس m Urdu
Usual Urdu transcription of Yunus.
Naveed نوید m Persian, Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Persian نوید or Arabic نويد (see Navid), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.
Parvaiz پرویز m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu پرویز (see Parvez).
Shaheen شاہین m Persian, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Persian شاهین (see Shahin), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.
Rana 2 رانا m Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali
From the Sanskrit title राणा (rāṇā) meaning "king".
Ilyas الیاس m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Kazakh, Chechen, Tatar, Bashkir
Arabic form of Elijah, also used in several other languages.
Parveen پروین f & m Urdu, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Urdu پروین or Hindi परवीन (see Parvin).
Nargis نرگس f Bengali, Urdu, Tajik
Bengali, Urdu and Tajik form of Narges.
Sher شیر m Urdu, Pashto
Means "lion" in Persian. A famous bearer of this name was Sher Shah, a 16th-century Mughal ruler.
Abdullah عبداللہ m Arabic, Turkish, Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الله (see Abd Allah), as well as the regular form in several other languages.
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.
Pervez پرویز m Urdu
Urdu form of Parviz.
Kamran کامران m Persian, Urdu, Azerbaijani
Means "successful, prosperous, fortunate" in Persian.
Naeema نعیمہ f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic نعيمة (see Naima), as well as the usual Urdu form.
Gulnaz گُلناز f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Georgian, Urdu
Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Georgian and Urdu form of Golnaz.
Shahrukh شاہرخ m Urdu, Hindi
Urdu and Hindi form of Shahrokh. A notable bearer is the Indian actor Shahrukh Khan (1965-), normally called Shah Rukh Khan.
Saba 2 صبا f Persian, Urdu
Means "soft breeze" in Persian.
Yousaf یوسف m Urdu
Urdu form of Yusuf.
Faiz 2 فیض m Urdu
Urdu form of Feyz.
Saleem سلیم m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليم or Urdu سلیم (see Salim).
Nasreen نسرین f Bengali, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Bengali নাসরীন (see Nasrin), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.
Mariyam مریم f Dhivehi, Kazakh, Urdu
Dhivehi and Kazakh form of Maryam, as well as an alternate transcription of the Urdu name.
Salim سلیم m Arabic, Urdu
Means "safe, sound, intact" in Arabic, derived from the root سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: سليم, in which the second vowel is long, and سالم, in which the first vowel is long.
Sardar سردار m Persian, Urdu, Pashto
From a title meaning "chief, leader", derived from Persian سر (sar) meaning "head, authority" and the suffix دار (dār) meaning "possessor".
Zeenat زینت f Urdu
Usual Urdu transcription of Zinat.
Haroon ہارون m Urdu
Urdu form of Harun.
Yasmin یاسمین f Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, English (Modern), Spanish (Modern), Portuguese (Modern)
Means "jasmine" in Arabic and Hebrew, derived from Persian یاسمین (yāsamīn). In modern times it has been used in the western world, as an Arabic-influenced variant of Jasmine.
Parvin پروین f & m Persian, Urdu, Hindi
Means "the Pleiades" in Persian. The Pleiades are a group of stars in the constellation Taurus. This name is typically feminine in Iran, but unisex in India.
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".
Abdul عبدال m Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Uzbek, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with عبد ال (ʿAbd al) meaning "servant of the" (such as عبد العزيز (ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz) meaning "servant of the powerful").
Feroze فیروز m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu فیروز (see Feroz).
Daud داؤد m Urdu, Indonesian, Malay, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic داوود or داود (see Dawud), as well as the usual Urdu, Indonesian and Malay form.
Farrukh فرّخ m Urdu, Tajik
Urdu and Tajik form of Farrokh.
Asif آصف m Arabic, Urdu
Possibly derived from the Hebrew name Asaph. In the Quran 27:40 an unnamed person magically transports the Queen of Sheba's throne to Solomon's court. According to some Islamic traditions, the person's name was Asif (or Asaf) and he was Solomon's vizier.
Salma سلمیٰ f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian
Means "safe" in Arabic, derived from سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".
Hira 1 ہیرا f & m Urdu, Nepali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit हीर (hīra) meaning "diamond". It is typically feminine in Pakistan and unisex in India and Nepal.