Browse Names

Sharif شریف m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian, Tajik, Uzbek, Malay
Means "noble, eminent" in Arabic, a derivative of شرف (sharufa) meaning "to be noble, to be illustrious". This was a title used by the descendants of Muhammad.

Shaukat شوکت m Urdu
Urdu transcription of Shawkat.

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

Sher شیر m Urdu, Pashto
Means "lion" in Persian. A famous bearer of this name was Sher Shah, a 16th-century Mughal ruler.

Siddiq صدّیق m Arabic, Urdu
Means "honest, truthful" in Arabic, derived from the root صدق (ṣadaqa) meaning "to tell the truth".

Siddiqa صدّیقہ f Arabic (Rare), Urdu
Feminine form of Siddiq.

Sikandar سکندر m Urdu, Pashto
Urdu and Pashto form of Alexander.

Sitara ستارہ f Urdu
Means "star" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian.

Sohail سہیل m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu سہیل (see Suhail).

Subhan سبحان m Arabic, Urdu
Means "glory, praise" in Arabic.

Suhail سہیل m Arabic, Urdu
Derived from Arabic سهل (sahl) meaning "level, even, smooth". This is the Arabic name of the second brightest star in the sky, known in the western world as Canopus. It is also the official (IAU) name of the third brightest star in the constellation Vela.

Sultan سلطان m & f Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Indonesian
Means "ruler, king, sultan" in Arabic. In the Arab world this name is typically masculine, but Turkey it is given to both boys and girls.

Sultana سلطانہ f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Sultan.

Syed سید m Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali
Urdu, Punjabi and Bengali form of Sayyid.

Syeda سیدہ f Urdu
Urdu form of Sayyida.

Tabassum تبسّم f & m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "smiling" in Arabic, from the root بسم (basama) meaning "to smile".

Tahir طاہر m Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
Means "virtuous, pure, chaste" in Arabic.

Tahira طاہرہ f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Tahir.

Talat طلعت m Arabic, Urdu, Turkish
Means "face, visage, appearance" in Arabic.

Talha طلحہ m Arabic, Turkish, Urdu
Derived from Arabic طلح (ṭalḥ) meaning "fruit-bearing tree". This was the name of an early companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Talib طالب m Arabic, Urdu
Means "seeker of knowledge, student" in Arabic. Abu Talib was an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad who raised him after his parents and grandparents died. His name was in fact a kunya (a nickname) formed using Abu; his real name may have been Imran.

Tariq طارق m Arabic, Urdu
Means "visitor, knocker at the door" in Arabic, from طرق (ṭaraqa) meaning "to knock". This is the Arabic name of the morning star. Tariq ibn Ziyad was the Islamic general who conquered Spain for the Umayyad Caliphate in the 8th century.

Tasneem تسنیم f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic تسنيم (see Tasnim), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Umar عمر m Arabic, Urdu, Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Indonesian, Hausa
Means "flourishing, living long" in Arabic, related to Arabic عمر (ʿumr) meaning "life". Umar was a companion and strong supporter of the Prophet 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.

Usman عثمان m Urdu, Indonesian, Hausa
Urdu, Indonesian and Hausa form of Uthman.

Waheed وحید m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic وحيد or Urdu وحید (see Wahid).

Waheeda وحیدہ f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic وحيدة or Urdu وحیدہ (see Wahida).

Wahid وحید m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian
Means "peerless, unique" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الوحيد (al-Waḥīd) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Wahida وحیدہ f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Wahid.

Wali ولی m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
Means "helper, protector, friend" in Arabic, derived from ولي (waliya) meaning "to be close". It is also used to refer to saints in Islamic tradition.

Waqar وقار m Arabic, Urdu
Means "majesty, dignity" in Arabic.

Waseem وسیم m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic وسيم (see Wasim), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Yasin یاسین m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish
From 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, 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.

Yasmeen یاسمین f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسمين or Urdu یاسمین (see Yasmin).

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.

Younus یونس m Urdu
Usual Urdu transcription of Yunus.

Yousaf یوسف m Urdu
Urdu form of Yusuf.

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.