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AAFIA f Arabic, UrduMeans "health, well-being, freedom from illness" in Arabic.
AAMEEN f & m ArabicMeans "oh Allah, accept our prayer" in Arabic. This is a cognate of the English word
amen.
AARA f & m ArabicMeans "one who adorns, beautifier" in Arabic.
ABATUR m Judeo-Christian 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.
ABBAD m ArabicAbbad is an Arabic name that is named after a companion of the Muslim prophet Muhammad.
ABD AL-FATTAH m ArabicMeans "servant of the conqueror" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with فتاح
(fattāḥ) meaning "opener, conqueror".
ABD AL-ILAH m ArabicMeans "servant of the god" derived from Arabic عَبْد ال
(ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with إِلٰه
(ʾilāh) meaning "god, deity".
ABD AL-KHALIQ m ArabicMeans "servant of the Creator" from Arabic عبد ال
(ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with خَالِق
(ḵāliq) meaning "Creator, Maker".
ABD AL-MAJID m ArabicMeans "servant of the glorious" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with مجيد
(majīd) meaning "glorious, exalted".
ABDALMASSIH m ArabicMeans "servant of the
messiah", from Arabic عبد ال (
'abd al) and المسح (
masih) "messiah,
Christ". It was borne by a ninth-century martyr who was executed for reverting to Christianity after having converted to Islam...
[more] ABD AL-RAHIM m ArabicMeans "servant of the compassionate" in Arabic, from Arabic عبد ال
(ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with رحيم
(raḥīm) meaning "merciful, compassionate".
ABD-AL-SAMI m ArabicMeans "servant of the all hearing" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with سَمِيْع (
samee) meaning "hearing".
ABD AS-SALAM m ArabicMeans "servant of the all-peaceable" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" and السلام
('as-Salām) "the peace".
ABDEL-FATTAH m Arabic (Egyptian)Means "servant of the conqueror" from Arabic عبد ال (
'abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with فتاح (
fattah) meaning "conqueror".
Al-Fattāḥ is one of the names of
Allah in the Quran.
ABDELHAK m Arabic (Maghrebi)Means "servant of the true" from Arabic عبد ال
(ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with حق
(ḥaqq) meaning "true, right, correct" (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
ABDUL-AHAD m ArabicMeans "servant of the one" from Arabic (
'abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with (
ahad) meaning "one, unqiue".
ABDUL-AZIM m ArabicMeans "servant of the mighty" from Arabic عبد ال (
'abd al) "servant of the" and
Azim "magificent, great, powerful".
ABDUL BAQI m Arabic, Afghani, MuslimMeans "servant of the everlasting" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) "servant of the" combined with باقي
(bāqī) "remaining, eternal, lasting".
ABDUL HADI m Arabic, MalayMeans "servant of the guide" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" and هادي
(hādi) "guide, leader".
ABDULWAHAB m ArabicMeans "servant of the all-giver", from Arabic عبد الو
(ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with وهاب
(wahāb) "giver, bestower" (see
Wahab).
ABDULWAHHAB m ArabicMeans "Servant of the Bestower" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with وهاب (wahhab) "bestower".
ABDUL ZAHRA m ArabicMeans "servant of Zahra", from the Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with
Zahra. This name is especially popular with Shia Muslims as it refers to
Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet
Muhammad while it is strictly forbidden by Sunni Muslims.
ABDUR RAZZAQ m ArabicMeans "servant of the all-provider" from Arabic
عبد ال ('abd al) "servant (of the)" and
رزاق (razzāq) "provider, sustainer". In Islamic tradition, الرزاق
(ar-Razzāq) is one of the 99 names of
Allah.
ABIR f ArabicDerived from Arabic عَبِير
(ʿabīr) meaning "scent, perfume".
ABUDI m Arabic (Rare)Means "devoted worshiper of God" in Arabic, ultimately from Arabic عَبَدَ
(ʿabada) meaning "to worship, to venerate".
ABULKHAIR m Arabic, Kazakh, MaranaoDerived from Arabic أَبُو
(ʾabū) meaning "father (of)" combined with خَيْر
(ḵayr) meaning "goodness, good".
ADANE m & f ArabicFrom Arabic
`adana meaning "to settle down (in a place or a country)".
ADI f & m ArabicMeans "jewel" or "ornament" in Arabic.
AELAN m Arabic, MuslimPossibly a transcription of عِلان meaning "announcement, proclamation" in Arabic.
AFNAN m & f ArabicMeans "full spreading branches of trees" in Arabic.
AFRAH f ArabicFrom Arabic فَرَح
(faraḥ) meaning "happiness, gladness, mirth, joy", related to
Fariha and
Farah.
AFROZEH f ArabicMeans "That which illuminates; bringer of light" in Arabic.
AHMAR m ArabicMeans "red" in Arabic from the root ح-م-ر (
ḥ-m-r) related with this colour.
AIN m & f Astronomy, ArabicMeans "eye" in Arabic. This is the traditional name of the star Epsilon Tauri in the constellation Taurus.
AJWAD m ArabicMeans "horses", the plural form of Arabic جَوَاد
(jawād) "steed, horse".
AKIF m ArabicA name referring to one who sits in
iʿtikāf, which is an Islamic practice consisting of a period of staying in a mosque for a certain number of days.
AL-'ALA' m ArabicMeans "the exalted".
Laqab of
'Ala'. This was the personal name of Abu Sa'd al-'Ala' ibn Sahl (c. 940–1000), a Muslim mathematician, physicist and optics engineer. Ibn Sahl is credited with first discovering the law of refraction, and used it to create anaclastic lenses.
ALANOUD f ArabicMeans "the strong-willed" "the smart" "the popular" "the loved".
AL-HASAN m ArabicMeans "the handsome".
Laqab of
Hasan. This was the personal name of Alhazen, an Arab scientist who lived c. 965 - c. 1040 AD and is considered by some to be the first theoretical physicist.
AL-HUSAYN m ArabicMeans "the beautiful".
Laqab of
Husayn. This was the personal name of Avicenna, a famous physician in the medieval Islamic world.
ALIRAZA m Arabicnamed after an important character in shia islam, Ali Al-Ridha
AL-MUNTASIR m ArabicDerived from Arabic
منتصر (muntasir) meaning "victor". This is part of the title
المنتصر بالله (al-Muntasir bi-llah) meaning "He who triumphs in God", which was the regional title of Abu Ja'far Muhammad, an Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad.
AMAD m & f ArabicMeans "period (of time)" in Arabic.
AMAMAH f Arabic, MuslimAmamah is a name originate from the Qua'ranic verse 33:72 referring to the trust God placed in mankind.
AMAN f ArabicIt's an Arabic name which means "The feeling of safety and peace". Although the word is used constantly in everyday speech, using it as a name is not that common.
AMANULLAH m ArabicDerived from Arabic
aman "trust, security" combined with
Allah "God".
AMAT AL-ALEEM f ArabicMeans "maidservant of the omniscient" from Arabic أمة ال (amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" combined with عليم (alim) meaning "omniscient".
AMAT AL-RAZZAK f ArabicMeans "maidservant of the all-provider" from Arabic أمة ال (amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" and رزاق (razzāq) "provider, sustainer". In Islamic tradition, الرزاق (ar-Razzāq) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
AMATERRAHMANE f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)Means "maidservant of the merciful" from Arabic أمة ال (amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" combined with رحمن (rahman) meaning "merciful".
AMR m ArabicMeans "long-lived", derived from Arabic عَمَرَ
(ʿamara) meaning "to live long, to be long-lived".
ANAYAH f ArabicMeans "care, protection, diligence" in Arabic.
ANOUD f ArabicMeans "brave, strong-willed, courageous".
ANWAAR f & m Arabic, UrduDerived from Arabic أَنْوَار
(ʾanwār) meaning "lights", the plural of نُور
(nūr) (see
Nur or
Anwar). It is typically given to females by Muslim Arabs while it is masculine in Urdu.
ANWAR f ArabicMeans "rays of light" in Arabic. From the same root as masculine
Anwar.
AQSA f & m Arabic, UrduMeans "farthest, more distant" in Arabic. The Al-Aqsa Mosque in Israel is considered the third holiest site in Islam.
ARABIA f Arabic, HistoryThe Arabian Peninsula, this was the name of the daughter of the Byzantine emperor, Justin II.