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Azamat Азамат m Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Uzbek, Bashkir
Derived from Arabic عظمة (ʿaẓama) meaning "majesty, glory".

Bahrom Баҳром m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Bahram.

Bekzod Бекзод m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Bekzat.

Davlat Давлат m Tajik, Uzbek
Means "government, state" in Tajik and Uzbek.

Ergash Эргаш m Uzbek
Means "to follow" in Uzbek.

Farruh Фарруҳ m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Farrokh.

Farrux Фаррух m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Farrokh.

Feruza Феруза f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Firouzeh.

Ismoil Исмоил m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Ishmael.

Madina Мадина f Tajik, Uzbek, Kazakh, Avar, Chechen
From the name of the city of Medina, Arabic المدينة (al-Madīna), which means "the city". The Saudi city is considered an Islamic holy site because the Prophet Muhammad was based there for a period.

Mahmud Маҳмуд m Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Uzbek, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Means "praised" in Arabic, from the same root as Muhammad. This was the name of the first Muslim ruler of India (11th century). It was also borne by two Ottoman sultans.

Mansur Мансур m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Uzbek, Tatar, Bashkir
Means "victorious, supported" in Arabic, a derivative of نصر (naṣara) meaning "to help, to aid". Abu Jafar al-Mansur was an 8th-century Abbasid caliph and the founder of the city of Baghdad.

Nasiba Насиба f Uzbek, Tajik
Means "fate, luck" in Uzbek and Tajik, from Arabic نصيب (naṣīb).

Nazira Назира f Arabic, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Tajik, Uzbek
Feminine form of Nazir 2.

Nigina Нигина f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Negin.

Nigora Нигора f Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Negar.

Nodira Нодира f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine form of Nadir.

Otabek Отабек m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Atabek.

Qurbon Қурбон m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Qurban.

Rashid Рашид m Arabic, Urdu, Uzbek, Malay
Means "rightly guided" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الرشيد (al-Rashīd) is one of the 99 names of Allah.... [more]

Ruslan Руслан m Russian, Tatar, Bashkir, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Chechen, Ingush, Avar, Circassian, Indonesian, Malay
Form of Yeruslan used by Aleksandr Pushkin in his poem Ruslan and Ludmila (1820), which was loosely based on Russian and Tatar folktales of Yeruslan Lazarevich.

Rustam Рустам m Kazakh, Uzbek, Tajik, Indonesian
Form of Rostam in various languages.

Sanjar Санжар m Uzbek, Medieval Turkic
Turkic name meaning "he who pierces, he who thrusts". Ahmad Sanjar was an 11th-century sultan of the Seljuq Empire.

Saodat Саодат f Uzbek
Means "happiness" in Uzbek.

Sardor Сардор m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Sardar.

Sevara Севара f Uzbek
Means "love" in Uzbek.

Sharif Шариф 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.

Sitora Ситора f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Sitara.

Soliha Солиҳа f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Saliha.

Sulton Султон m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Sultan.

Yulduz Юлдуз f Uzbek
Means "star" in Uzbek.

Zamira Замира f Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Kazakh
Feminine form of Zamir.

Zarina Зарина 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.

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