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Aameen f & m Arabic
Means "oh Allah, accept our prayer" in Arabic. This is a cognate of the English word amen.

Aashiq m Arabic
Variant transcription of Ashiq.

Aassem m Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Asim 1.

Abadir m Near Eastern Mythology, Coptic (Bohairic), Coptic (Sahidic), Arabic (Archaic), Ethiopian, Somali (Archaic)
Means "mighty father". This was a Phoenician name for the highest deity. It was borne by a legendary Coptic saint who was martyred with his sister Irais (or Iraja, Herais, Rhais).

Abatur m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Near Eastern Mythology, Arabic (Archaic)
Means literally, "father of the Uthre" in Mandaean, which translates roughly to "father of the angels," derived from aba "father" combined with uthra ('utria) "angel". In the Mandaean Gnostic cosmology, Abatur is "the third of four emanations from the supreme, unknowable deity", and the father of Ptahil, the Mandaean demiurge.

Abbass m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عباس (see Abbas).

Abdalá m Arabic (Hispanicized)
Spanish traditional transcription of the name Abdullah.

Abdila m Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Abd Allah.

Abdulá m Arabic (Hispanicized)
Spanish alternate transcription of Abdullah (along with Abdalá).

Aboudi m Arabic, Jewish
Variant transcription of Abudi. When used in the Jewish culture, is transferred use of the surname Aboudi.

Abraar f & m Arabic
Variant transcription of أبرار (see Abrar).

Abukar m Arabic, Somali
Possibly means "father of the unique".

Abuzar m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic أبو ذر (see Abu Dharr).

Abzari m Arabic, Urdu
Means "seeds, spice, seedsman, one who sows" in Arabic.

Achmed m Arabic, Indonesian, German (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ahmad.

Achraf m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أشرف (see Ashraf) chiefly used in North Africa.

Achref m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أشرف (see Ashraf) chiefly used in North Africa.

Ackeem m Arabic (Modern, Rare), English
Derived from the name Akeem.

Adalai m Arabic, Hebrew
Variant of Adlai.

Adlène m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Adlene influenced by French orthography.

Adlene m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عدلان (see Adlan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Adnaan m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عدنان (see Adnan).

Adnane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عدنان (see Adnan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Adnene m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عدنان (see Adnan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Afdhal m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic أفضل (see Afzal), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Ahcène m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Ahsan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Ahmani f & m African American, Arabic
Variant of Amani.

Ahmaud m Arabic
Variant of Ahmad.

Aïmane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate trancsription of Arabic أيمن (see Aiman 2) chiefly used in Northern Africa (using French-influenced orthography).

Akhlaq m Arabic, Urdu
Means "morals, ethics" in Arabic, the plural form of خلق (khuluq) meaning "character, morals".

Akiram m Arabic
Means "bountiful and ever optimistic" in Arabic.

Aladin m Arabic, Maguindanao, Indonesian, Bosnian
Alternate transcription of Arabic علاء الدين (see Ala al-Din), as well as the Maguindanao, Indonesian and Bosnian form.

Al-Amin m Arabic, Bengali
Means "the truthful", derived from Arabic أمين (amin).

Albaid m Arabic, Persian
Action oriented, pioneer, natural leader, independent, strong willed, positive, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, brave and innovative.

Aldara m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Aliyar m Arabic, Turkish
From Arabic عالي (eali), meaning "high".

Alluah m Arabic (Modern)
From southern Arabia

Alqama m Arabic
Alqama is an Arabic name for boys that refers to a fruit of a plant known al-ḥanẓal (known as bitter apple and desert gourd in English, scientific name Citrullus colocynthis). It is also used to mean “bitterness”.

Anisse m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Rare variant of Anis (chiefly Maghrebi).

Anouar m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أنور (see Anwar) chiefly used in North Africa.

Anouer m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أنور (see Anwar) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Ansaar m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic أنصار or Urdu انصار (see Ansar).

Antara m Arabic (Rare), Bengali (Muslim, Arabized, Rare)
Meaning:- "Brave","Courageous","Fearless"... [more]

Antoun m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic أنطون (see Antun).

Anzala m & f Arabic

Arafat m & f Arabic, Bengali
From the name of a sacred hill in Mecca where pilgrims spend a day praying during the hajj.

Armaan m Arabic, Indian (Muslim)
Armaan is an arabic name also used in Pakistan. It means strong desire

Arshad m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay
Means "more rightly guided, more mature, more sensible" in Arabic.

Arshil m Arabic (Rare)

Asfour m Arabic
Means "sparrow (bird)" in Arabic.

Asheeq m Arabic
Variant transcription of Ashiq.

Ashqar m Arabic
Muslim name from the Arabic word for "blond".

Ashref m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic أشرف (see Ashraf).

Ashter m Arabic
Name of a salar of the army of Syedna Ali

Asifur m Arabic

Assaad m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic أسعد (see As'ad).

Atheer f & m Arabic (Arabized)
In Arabic, Atheer refers to the "luster/light which reflects off a sword."... [more]

Awadil m Arabic
Means “reward”.

Aymane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أيمن (see Ayman) chiefly used in North Africa.

Ayyash m Arabic
“Means having a rich lively hood and helping other lively hood

Ayyoub m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أيوب (see Ayyub) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Azareh f & m Persian, Arabic
Primarily feminine variant of Azar.

Azdine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عز الدين (see Izz ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Azhari m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Arabic أزهر ('azhar) meaning "shining, bright".

'Azra'il m Arabic
Arabic form of Azrael.

Azzouz m Arabic
Maybe a diminutive of Aziz or from Abd al-Aziz

Babikr m Northern African (Rare), Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Babiker.

Bachar m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بشار (see Bashar) influenced by French orthography.

Bachir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Bashir chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Badaba m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Patape.

Badawi m Arabic (Mashriqi)
Transferred use of the surname Badawi, which comes from Arabic بَدَوِيّ (badawiyy, “bedouin”), referring to nomadic Arab tribes in the desert.

Badrul m Arabic, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with بدر ال (Badr al) meaning "full moon of the" (such as Badr al-Din).

Bahjat m Arabic
Derived from Arabic بهجة (bahjah) meaning "joy, happiness".

Bahlul m Arabic
Means “fool” or “simpleton”.

Bakary m Arabic
An indirect Quranic name from Arabic Bakūr / Bakr, an ancient name of Arabian tribes, meaning "young camel".

Bamoun m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Pamoun, as pa- typically becomes ba- in Arabic, since Arabic doesn't have the phoneme /p/.

Banoub m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Panoub, as pa- typically becomes ba- in Arabic, since Arabic doesn't have the phoneme /p/.

Barquq m Circassian, Adyghe, Turkish, Arabic
Adyghe name of Unknown Meaning. It is famous mainly as the name of the Burji dynasty’s founder.

Baseem m Arabic
Variant transcription of Basim.

Basher m Arabic, Urdu, Filipino, Maranao
Arabic and Urdu alternate transcription of Bashir as well as the Maranao form.

Bassel m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسل (see Basil 2).

Bassil m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسل (see Basil 2).

Bassim m Arabic
Variant transcription of Basim.

Béchir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Bechir based on French orthography.

Bechir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Bashir (chiefly Tunisian).

Belhaj f & m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Besada m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Psote.

Beshoi m Arabic (Egyptian)
Possibly related to Besarion

Billal m Arabic (Maghrebi), Bengali (Muslim)
Maghrebi transcription and Bengali form of Bilal.

Billel m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بلال (see Bilal) chiefly used in Algeria.

Bnouda m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Sahidic Coptic name Panoute.

Bnoudi m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Bohairic Coptic name Phnouti. In other words, one could say that this is a cognate or a variant form of Bnouda.

Bouzid m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Zaid".

Brahen m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Short form of Abrahen.

Cassim m Arabic
Variant of Kasim.

Chafik m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شفيق (see Shafiq) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chafiq m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi form of Shafiq.

Chahid m Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant spelling of Shahid.

Chaker m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Shakir (chiefly Tunisian).

Chakib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شكيب (see Shakib) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chakir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Shakir chiefly used in Moroccan Arabic.

Charif m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of شريف (see Sharif), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Chawki m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شوقي (see Shawqi) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chehab m Arabic
Variant of Shihab.

Cheikh m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Western African and Maghrebi variant of Sheikh.

Chérif m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Sharif used in North Africa and parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Chiheb m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Tunisian Arabic transcription of Shihab.

Chokri m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شكري (see Shukri) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Çulema m Judeo-Spanish, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Possibly a Judeo-Spanish and Moorish form of Solomon.

Daamin m Arabic
Derived from Arabic ضامن (daamin) meaning "guarantor, guarantee", which itself is ultimately derived from Arabic أمن (amn) meaning "security, peace". Also compare Arabic تأمين (ta'min) meaning "insurance".

Dakhil m Arabic
Means "to enter, to sieze" or "foreign, exotic; foreigner, stranger" in Arabic.

Damiri m Arabic (Rare)

Dandan m Arabic
A sea creature from Arabian mythology which mentioned in 9th volume of The Book of 1001 Nights. It said that can swallow a ship and it's crews in one gulp.

Darras m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Dawoud m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Dawud.

Dhafer m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظافر (see Zafir).

Dhafir m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظافر (see Zafir).

Djabar m Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic جبّار (see Jabbar) chiefly used in North Africa, as well as an Indonesian variant of the name.

Djaber m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جبّار (see Jabbar) chiefly used in Algeria.

Djafar m Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Indonesian form of Jafar as well as an Arabic alternate transcription chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Djahid m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of جاهد (see Jahid), chiefly used in Algeria.

Djalal m Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Jalal chiefly used in Northern Africa as well as an Indonesian form of the same name.

Djalil m Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Indonesian form of Jalil as well as an alternate transcription of the name chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Djamal m Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Jamal chiefly used in Northern Africa as well as an Indonesian form of the same name.

Djamel m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Jamal chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Djamil m Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic جميل (see Jamil) chiefly used in North Africa, as well as an older Indonesian variant of the name.

Duraid m Arabic (Rare)
Sahabi name that means "toothless"

Eithar m Arabic (Archaic)
"altruistic"

Ekrema m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عكرمة (see Ikrima).

Ekrima m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عكرمة (see Ikrima).

Elamin m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Al-Amin.

Eltaib m Arabic
It's a name lots of people in my family have.

Elzain m Arabic
Derived from زين (zayn) meaning "beauty" or "beautiful".

Enayat m & f Persian, Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عنايت (see Inayat) chiefly used in Egypt, as well as the Persian form of this name.

Eshaal f & m Arabic
Traditional Muslim name in either gender, it means "kindled".

Essaïd m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic السَّعِيد (as-saʿīd) meaning "the happy" or "the lucky" (see Sa'id). A notable bearer is Essaïd Belkalem (1989-), an Algerian footballer.

Fadhel m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فاضل (see Fadil).

Fadhil m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic فاضل (see Fadil), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Faheem m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic فهيم (see Fahim), as well as the Urdu form.

Faïçal m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Faysal used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Faizan m Arabic, Urdu
Means "overflow, inundation, flood" (in the sense of overflowing charity or grace) in Arabic.

Fakhry m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فخري (see Fakhri).

Faouaz m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of فواز (see Fawwaz), chifely used in Morocco and Algeria.

Faouzi m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Fawzi chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Faqeer m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic فقير or Urdu فقیر (see Faqir).

Fardis m Arabic (Arabized, Rare)
Paradise

Farhat m & f Arabic, Urdu
Means "joy, mirth, delight" in Arabic.

Faries m Arabic (Rare)
Dutchized form of Faris, as the spelling has been (slightly) adjusted to suit the Dutch language.

Farook m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فاروق (see Faruq).

Farouq m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فاروق (see Faruq).

Farraj m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "happy, joyous, jubilant" in Arabic.

Faseeh m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic فصيح or Urdu فصیح (see Fasih).

Fathan m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "opening, conquering" in Arabic, from the root فتح (fataḥa) meaning "to open, to conquer".

Fatine m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Fatin 1 or Fatin 2 (chiefly Moroccan).

Fattah m Arabic
Means "opener, victory giver" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الفتح (al-Fattah) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Fawwaz m Arabic, Malay
Means "winner, victorious" in Arabic, from the root فاز (fāza) meaning "to win, to triumph".

Fayadh m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فياض (see Fayyaz).

Fayçal m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Faysal used Algeria and Morocco.

Faycal m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Simplified and misleading transcription of Fayçal.

Fayyad m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فياض (see Fayyaz).

Fayyaz m Arabic, Urdu
Means "abundant, bountiful, overflowing, generous" in Arabic.

Feisal m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فيصل (see Faysal).

Fuzail m Arabic
Variant transcription of Fadil.

Fuzzal m Arabic (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Fadil.

Gaafar m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جعفر (see Jafar).

Garrah m Arabic

Gasser m Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic

Gazali m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic غزالي (see Ghazali), as well as an Indonesian variant.

Gemeni m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant of Gemini.

Ghafir m Arabic
Derived from Arabic غفر (gafara) meaning "to forgive, to excuse, to pardon". Also compare Ghafur, which is closely related.

Ghafur m Arabic, Tajik
Means "forgiving" in Arabic, derived from the root غفر (ghafara) meaning "to forgive, to excuse, to pardon". In Islamic tradition الغفور (al-Ghafur) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Ghaith m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غيث (see Ghayth).

Ghaleb m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Ghalib.

Ghanem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غانم (see Ghanim).

Ghanim m Arabic
Means "gainer, winner" in Arabic, derived from the root غنم (ghanima) meaning "to make a profit, to make booty, to obtain".

Gharib m Arabic
Means "rare, amazing, extraordinary" or "foreigner, stranger" in Arabic, from the root غرب (gharuba) meaning "to be strange, to be odd".

Gheith m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غيث (see Ghayth).

Gufran f & m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic غفران (see Ghufran), as well as the Indonesian form (typically only masculine).

Haaris m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu حارث (see Harith).

Habeeb m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حبيب (see Habib).

Hacène m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Hasan or Hassan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Hachem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic هاشم (see Hashim) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Hacine m Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized)
French spelling of Hassine.... [more]

Hadeed m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حديد (see Hadid).

Hafedh m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حافظ (see Hafiz).

Hafidh m Arabic, Swahili, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic حافظ or حفيظ (see Hafiz), as well as a Swahili and Indonesian variant.

Haikel m Malay, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Malay variant of Haykal, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription chiefly used in Tunisia.

Hairat m Arabic
Means "Surprise" in Arabic

Haisam m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic هيثم (see Haytham).

Hajjay m Arabic
Arabic version of ‘Haggai’, a minor prophet in the bible.... [more]

Haleem m Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic حليم (see Halim), as well as the Urdu and Dhivehi form.

Hamada m Arabic
Means "praising" in Arabic, from the root حمد (ḥamida) meaning "to praise".

Hamate m Medieval Arabic (Moorish, Hispanicized)
Variant of Amete.

Hamdan m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "the praised one" in Arabic, from the root حمد (hamida) meaning "to praise".

Hamdun m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "praised, commended" in Arabic, from the word حمد (ḥamd) meaning "praise, commendation".

Hamete m Medieval Arabic (Moorish, Hispanicized)
Variant of Amete.

Hammad m Arabic, Urdu
Means "one who praises" in Arabic, from the root حمد (ḥamida) meaning "to praise".

Hammam m Arabic
Means "eager, active, energetic" in Arabic.

Hammod m Arabic (Rare)
Variant spelling meaning "to praise, to commend".

Hammud m Muslim (Rare), Arabic (Rare)
Rare variant of Hamoud.

Hamoud m Arabic
Derived from Arabic حَمِدَ (ḥamida) meaning "to praise, to commend". It is etymologically related to Muhammad, Ahmad, and Hamid 1.

Hamzah m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic حمزة (see Hamza), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.

Hamzeh m Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Hamza, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Hanafi m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
From the name of 8th-century Islamic theologian and jurist Abu Hanifa, who founded the Hanafi school (madhhab) of Sunni Islam.

Hannan f & m Arabic (Arabized, Rare)
The most merciful, The Beneficent. One of the names of Allah.... [more]

Hareth m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حارث (see Harith).

Hasani m Arabic
This name means Handsome

Hashir m Arabic, Muslim
From 'Al-Haashir', meaning "the gatherer," which is one of the names for the Prophet.

Hasiib m Arabic, Indonesian
Another version of Hasib

Hassen m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسان (see Hassan) or حسن (see Hasan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Hassib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Hasib (chiefly Tunisian).

Hateem m Arabic
Variant transcription of Hatim.

Hattan m Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "light rain, drizzle" in Arabic.

Hawari m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "apostle, follower, disciple" in Arabic.

Haykal m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian
Means "temple, place of worship, altar" in Arabic.

Haykel m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic هيكل (see Haykal) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Haysam m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic هيثم (see Haytham).

Haytam m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Northern African transcription of هيثم (see Haytham).

Hekmat m & f Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic حكمت (see Hikmat), as well as the Persian form.

Heykel m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic هيكل (see Haykal) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Hichem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic هشام (see Hisham) chiefly used in North Africa.

Hocine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسين (see Husayn) chiefly used in North Africa.

Houari m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Hawari (chiefly Algerian).... [more]

Housam m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسام (see Husam).

Hozefa m Arabic
Variant form or transcription of the name Huzaifa or Huzaifah, which is a modern form of Hudhayfah.

Hudhud m Arabic
This is the word for hoopoe-bird. This animal is one of the main protagonists of Surah An-Naml (the Ant) in the Qur'an.

Humaid m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حميد (see Humayd).

Humayd m Arabic
Means "praiseworthy", derived from a diminutive of Arabic حميد (ḥamīd).

Humayr m Muslim, Arabic
Possibly a masculine form of Humayra.... [more]

Hunayn m Arabic
Possibly derived from John. Hunayn ibn Ishaq (latin: Iohannitius) (809 – 873) was a famous and influential scholar, physician, and scientist of Arab Christian descent.

Hussam m Arabic
Variant transcription of Husam. Known bearers of this name include the Iraqi singer Hussam Al-Rassam (b. 1978), the Palestinian soccer player Hussam Abu Saleh (b... [more]

Hussin m Malay, Arabic
Malay variant of Husayn, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Ibadat m & f Kazakh, Persian, Turkish, Arabic
Derived from the Turkish word ibadet, meaning "worship" (ultimately derived from Arabic ibādat). Used in Kazakh, Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Turkmen, Tajik, Uzbek, & Pashto languages.

Ichrak m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Ishraq

Idrees m Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic إدريس (see Idris 1), as well as the Urdu and Dhivehi form.

Idries m Arabic
Variant of Idris 1.

Ifriqi m Arabic
Ibrahim al-Ifriqi is a notable bearer

Ihsane m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic إحسان (see Ihsan) chiefly used in North Africa.

'Iithan m Arabic

Ikhlas f & m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "sincerity, devotion, loyalty" in Arabic. This is the name of the 112th chapter of the Quran (surah Al-Ikhlas).

Ikrima m & f Arabic, Indonesian
Means "female pigeon, dove" in Arabic, used as a feminine name in Indonesia and a masculine name elsewhere. This was the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Iliass m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic إلياس (see Ilyas) chiefly used in North Africa.

Iliess m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic إلياس (see Ilyas) chiefly used in North Africa.

Illyas m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic إلياس (see Ilyas).

Ilyass m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic إلياس (see Ilyas) chiefly used in Morocco.

Ilyess m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic إلياس (see Ilyas) chiefly used in North Africa.

Imrane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عمران (see Imran) chiefly used in North Africa.

Irshad m Arabic, Urdu
Means "guidance, direction" in Arabic, from the root أرشد (ʾarshada) meaning "to guide, to lead on the right course".

Irtiqa f & m Arabic
Means "ascending, rising" in Arabic.

Ishraq m & f Arabic, Bengali
Means "brilliance, illumination, radiance" in Arabic.

Islaam m & f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Islam.

Islame f & m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Islam (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Ismaïl m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Ismail used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Istiak m Arabic
Male name of Arabic origin meaning "longing" or "craving".

Ja'afar m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic جعفر (see Jafar), as well as the Malay form.

Jaafar m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic جعفر (see Jafar), as well as the Malay form.

Jabaar m Arabic
From Arabic meaning "mighty".

Jabbad m Arabic
Means "wolverine" in Arabic.

Jacine m Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized)
Variant of Yasin.

Jahlil m Arabic
Means "praised" or "admired" in Arabic.

Jahlil m Arabic
Variant spelling of Jalil

Jalaal m Arabic (Egyptian)

Jaleel m Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic جليل (see Jalil), as well as the Urdu and Dhivehi form.

Jammal m Arabic (Rare), Urdu (Rare), African American
Alternate transcription of Jamal.

Jandal m Arabic

Jarood m Arabic
Means "ominous" in Arabic... [more]

Jaroud m Arabic
Means "ominous" in Arabic... [more]

Jarrah m Arabic
Means "surgeon" in Arabic, from the root جرح (jaraḥa) meaning "to wound, to hurt".

Jassem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جاسم (see Jasim).

Jasser m Arabic
An ancient Arab name meaning "brave", "valiant, "dauntless", "fearless", and "daring".

Jattab m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Jawhar m Arabic
Means "jewel, gem, precious stone" in Arabic, ultimately from Persian گوهر (gōhar).

Jawher m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جوهر (see Jawhar) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Jazeel m Arabic
From Arabic جَزِيل (jazeel) meaning "very much".

Jessim m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Jasim.

Jirjis m Arabic
Arabic form of George

Jubran m Arabic
Means "healing, comfort, recompense" in Arabic, from the root جبر (jabara) meaning "to restore, to comfort, to treat kindly".

Junais m Arabic (Rare)

Jurayj m Arabic
Arabic transliteration of Gregory

Jurjus m Arabic
Arabic form of George.

Kadhem m Arabic
Literally means "withholds", in reference to a common Arabic phrase meaning "withholds anger". Could be translated as "he who withholds anger" or simply "well-tempered". The Arabic root is kdhm, meaning "to withhold, to restrain, to control".

Kadhim m Arabic
Variant transcription of Kazim.

Kahlil m Arabic
Variant of Khalil.

Kameel m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic كامل (See Kamil 1).

Kareef m Arabic
Means "born during autumn" in Arabic.

Karido m Arabic (Japanized)
Japanese form of Khalid.

Karrar m Arabic
Means "recurring, repeating" in Arabic, from the word كَرَّرَ (karrara) meaning "to repeat".

Karshm m Arabic (Mashriqi, Arabized, Rare, Archaic)
Ulaqa bin Karshm Al-Kilabi is a Muslim historian from Banu Amir bin Kilab who lived in the first century AH

Kasber m Arabic
Arabic form of Casper meaning "treasurer"

Kasbir m Arabic
Arabic form of Casper meaning "treasurer".

Kaseem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic قاسم (see Qasim).

Kashar m Arabic

Kashef m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic كاشف (see Kashif).

Kashif m Arabic, Urdu
Means "discoverer, revealer" in Arabic.

Kassim m Arabic, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Qasim as well as the Malay form.

Khadij m Arabic
Masculine form of Khadijah.

Khadim m Arabic, Urdu
Means "servant, attendant" in Arabic and Urdu.

Khairi m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic خيري (see Khayri), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Khairy m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic خيري (see Khayri), as well as a Malay variant.

Khalaf m Arabic
Means "successor, descendant" in Arabic, from the root خلف (khalafa) meaning "to succeed, to follow". This is an honorific title given to generations of Muslims after the third.