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Abassia اباسيا f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Abdenbi عبد النبي m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد النبي (see Abd an-Nabi) chiefly used in North Africa.

Achouak f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Achoura f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Allaoua علاوة m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Aouatef عواطف f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عواطف (see Awatif) chiefly used in North Africa.

Aouatif عواطف f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عواطف (see Awatif) chiefly used in North Africa.

Aouicha عائشة f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi transcription of 'Aisha.

Areslan m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Asmahan أسمهان f Persian (Modern), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "seeker of excellence" in Persian, possibly as an elaboration of Asma. It is the stage name of Amal Atrash, an Iranian singer.

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

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

Bellara f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Boualem بوعلام‎‎ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Alam", from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" combined with the given name Alem (chiefly Algerian).

Boubker أبو بكر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أبو بكر (see Abu Bakr) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Btissam ابتسام f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ابتسام (see Ibtisam) chiefly used in North Africa.

Camilia كاميليا f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Possibly derived from Arabic كامل (kāmil) meaning "complete, full, whole".

Chabane شعبان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شعبان (see Shaban) chiefly used in Algeria.

Chadiya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Shadiya.

Chafika شفيقة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شفيقة (see Shafiqa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chafiqa شفيقة f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant transcription of Shafiqa.

Chahine شاهين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Shahin chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Chahira شهيرة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Shahira chiefly used in North Africa.

Chaimaa شيماء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in Morocco.

Chaimae شيماء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in Morocco.

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

Chaymaa شيماء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chaymae شيماء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in Morocco.

Cheikha شيخة f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), Western African (Rare)
Feminine form of Sheikh (chiefly Algerian and Mauritanian).

Chérifa شريفة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sharifa chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Cherifa شريفة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transliteration of شريفة (see Chérifa).

Chirine f Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized)
French transcription or form of Shirin.

Chmicha f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Chouaïb شعيب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Shuaib used in French-influenced Northern Africa.

Chouaib شعيب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شعيب (see Shuaib) chiefly used in North Africa.

Choukri شكري m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Shukri (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Dahmane دحمان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Contraction of Abderrahmane.

Djaafar جعفر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جعفر (see Jafar) chiefly used in North Africa.

Djaffar جعفر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Jafar chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Djilali جيلالي m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Jalil.

El Arabi العربي m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Means "the Arab" in Arabic. A known bearer is El Arabi Hillel Soudani (1987-), an Algerian footballer.

Elhabib الحبيب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the beloved" in Arabic.

Elmehdi المهدي m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the guided one", in Arabic (chiefly Moroccan).

Fadhila فضيلة f Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic فَضِيل (faḍīl) meaning "excellent, virtuous".

Faïrouz فيروز f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic فيروز (see Fayruz) chiefly used in North Africa (using French-influenced orthography).

Faouzia فوزية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Fawziyya (chiefly Tunisian and Moroccan).

Ferjani الفرجاني, فرجاني m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning as of yet unknown.

Firdaws فردوس f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Firdaus.

Glimina f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown. The best known bearer of this name is the Dutch politician Glimina Chakor (b. 1976), who is of Moroccan descent.

Hamouda حمودة m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Hamoud.

Hassane حسان m Arabic (Maghrebi), Western African
Alternate transcription of Hassan as well as the form used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Hassiba حسيبة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi feminine form of Hasib (chiefly Algerian).

Hassine حسين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسين (see Husayn).

Hayette حياة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of حياة (see Hayat)

Haythem هيثم m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Haytham (chiefly Tunisian).

Heithem هيثم m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic هيثم (see Haytham) chiefly used in North Africa.

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

Houaria f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Likely a feminine form of Houari.

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

Houssem حسام m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسام (see Husam).

Jaouhar جوهر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جوهر (see Jawhar) chiefly used in North Africa.

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

Jaweher جواهر f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Jawahir (chiefly Tunisian).

Jihenne f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Jihane.

Kaddour قدور m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic قَدَرَ (qadara) meaning "to be able, to be capable, to have power" (chiefly Algerian).

Kaltoum كلثوم f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic كلثوم (see Kulthum) chiefly used in North Africa.

Kamelia كاميليا f Bulgarian, Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Cognate of Camelia.

Kaoutar كوثر f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Kawthar chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Kauthar كوثر f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Kawthar chiefly used in Northern Africa. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch columnist and politician Kauthar Bouchallikht (b. 1994), who is of Moroccan descent.

Keltoum f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Khaleif خليف خليفة m African American, Arabic, Muslim, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the title "Caliph", root khalīfa, meaning "successor" in Arabic. The title caliph was given to the successors of the Prophet Muhammad, originally elected by the Islamic populace, making it an indirect Quranic name.... [more]

Khansae خنساء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic خنساء (see Khansa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Khaoula خولة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic خولة (see Khawla) chiefly used in North Africa.

Khelifa خليفة m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic خليفة (see Khalifa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Koussaï قُصَيّ, كوساي m Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized, Rare)
A other form of Qusay, influenced by the french pronunciation and spelling.

Lahcène لحسن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Hasan (chiefly Algerian).

Lahsene لحسن, الحسن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الحسن (see Al-Hasan) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Lakhdar لخضر, الأخضر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الأخضر (al-akhdar) meaning "the green".

Lassaad لسعد m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Assaad prefixed with the Arabic definite article ال (al).

Lokmane لقمان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of لقمان (see Luqman) chiefly used in Algeria

Mafoudh محفوظ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of محفوظ (see Mahfuz) chiefly used in Mauritania and Algeria.

Mahfoud محفوظ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Mahfuz (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Mahjoub محجوب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مَحْجُوب (maḥjūb) meaning "veiled, covered, invisible" (chiefly Moroccan).

Marouan مروان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مروان (see Marwan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Marouen مروان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مروان (see Marwan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Marwane مروان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Marwan (chiefly Moroccan).

Maryama مريم f Arabic (Maghrebi), Somali
Maghrebi and Somali variant of Maryam.

Mebarek مبارك m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مبارك (see Mubarak) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mebrouk مبروك m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of مبروك (see Mabruk) chiefly used in Algeria.

Meriame مريم f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مريم (see Maryam) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Merieme مريم f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Miriam (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Merouan مروان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مروان (see Marwan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Merwane مروان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مروان (see Marwan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Meryeme مريم f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مريم (see Maryam) chiefly used in North Africa.

Merzouk مرزوق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مرزوق (see Marzuq) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Milouda ميلودة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Feminine form of Miloud.

Mohcine محسن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic محسن (see Muhsin) chiefly used in North Africa.

Mohsine محسن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic محسن (see Muhsin) chiefly used in Norh Africa.

Morjana مرجانة f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Derived from Arabic مَرْجَانَة (marjāna) meaning "small pearl, coral".

Mostéfa مصطفى m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Mustafa chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mostefa مصطفى m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مصطفى (see Mustafa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Moufida مفيدة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مفيدة (see Mufida) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mouhsin محسن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic محسن (see Muhsin) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mouloud مولود‎‎ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid) "born, newborn", referring to the birth of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (chiefly Algerian).

Mouncef منصف m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Myriame مريم f Arabic (Maghrebi), French
Variant of Maryam.

Myrieme مريم f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Miriam (chiefly Moroccan).

Nadjiba نجيبة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجيبة (see Najiba) chiefly used in Algeria.

Nadjoua نجوى f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجوى (see Najwa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Naoufal نوفل m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نوفل (see Nawfal) chiefly used in North Africa.

Naoufel نوفل m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نوفل (see Nawfal) chiefly used in North Africa.

Nardjes نرجس f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of نرجس (see Narjis) chiefly used in Algeria

Narjess نرجس f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نرجس (see Narjis) chiefly used in North Africa.

Narjiss نرجس f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نرجس (see Narjis) chiefly used in North Africa.

Nassera نسيرة‎‎ f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Nasira (chiefly Algerian).

Nassima نسيمة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nasima chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nassira نصيرة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Nasira (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Nisrine نسرين f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نسرين (see Nisrin) chiefly used in North Africa.

Nissrin نسرين f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نسرين (see Nisrin) chiefly used in North Africa.

Norddin نور الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi), Malay
Moroccan Arabic transcription of Nur ad-Din as well as a Malay form.

Nordine نور الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nur ad-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nourdin نور الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Nur ad-Din chiefly used in Morocco.

Ouahiba وهيبة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of وهيبة (see Wahiba), chiefly used in North Africa.

Ouardia وردية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وردية (see Wardia) chiefly used in North Africa.

Ouathik واثق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of واثق (see Wathiq), chiefly used in Algeria.

Oumaima أميمة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أميمة (see Umayma) chiefly used in North Africa.

Oumayma أميمة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أميمة (see Umayma) chiefly used in North Africa.

Oumayra أميرة f Arabic, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Umaira as well as the Maghrebi form of Umaira.

Oussama أسامة m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أسامة (see Usama) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Oussema أسامة m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أسامة (see Usama) chiefly used in North Africa.

Rachide رشيد m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Rashid.

Ramdane رمضان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Ramadan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Raouane روان f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Raoudha روضة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic روضة (see Rawda) chiefly used in North Africa.

Rayhane ريحان f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Rayhana.

Redouan رضوان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Redouane (chiefly Moroccan).

Rehahla رحالة f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Possibly from رَحَّال (raḥḥāl) meaning "voyager, traveller".

Ridouan رضوان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رضوان (see Ridwan) chiefly used in Morocco.

Rouwayd رويد m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "walking gently" in Arabic.

Sabrine صابرين f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sabreen. Also compare Sabrina.

Safouan صفوان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic صفوان (see Safwan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Safouen صفوان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic صفوان (see Safwan) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Saousan سوسن f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sawsan (chiefly Moroccan).

Sarihah سَارِحة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Feminine form of Sarih.

Sawsane سوسن f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سوسن (see Sawsan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Sawssen سوسن f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sawsan (chiefly Tunisian).

Sheryne f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sherine.

Skander إسكندر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic إسكندر (see Iskandar) chiefly used in North Africa.

Slimane سليمان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليمان (see Sulayman) chiefly used in North Africa.

Sofiane سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سفيان (see Sufyan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Sofiène سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sofiene influenced by French orthography.

Sofiene سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سفيان (see Sufyan) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Sofyane سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Sufyan (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Sophian سفيان m Indonesian, Malay, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Sufyan.

Soufian سفيان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Souhaib صهيب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic صهيب (see Suhaib) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Souhail سهيل m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhayl سهيل m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souheil سهيل m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhila سهيلة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Suhaila.

Soujoud سجود f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سجود (see Sujud) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souline f Arabic (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi)

Soumaya سمية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Sumaya.

Soundos f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sundus, often found in Morocco. A known bearer of this name is Soundos El Ahmadi, a Dutch actress of Moroccan descent.

Taoufik توفيق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq) chiefly used in North Africa.

Taoufiq توفيق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq) chiefly used in North Africa.

Tasnime تسنيم f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Tasnim.

Tidjani m Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized), Western African (Gallicized)
Variant spelling of Tijani.

Touraya f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Thurayya.

Touriya توريا f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning as of yet unknown.

Touriya ثريا, ثرية f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثريا or ثرية (see Thurayya) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Vanilia f Various, Portuguese (Brazilian, ?), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare, ?)
Perhaps from Greek βανίλια (vanilia) meaning "vanilla" or Italian vaniglia meaning "vanilla".

Yaakoub يعقوب m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub) chiefly used in North Africa.

Yamanda f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Yessine ياسين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Yasin (chiefly Tunisian).

Youness يونس m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Yunus chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Youssra يسرى f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Yusra (chiefly Moroccan).

Zakarya زكرياء m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zakariyya chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zaynabe f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi form of Zaynab.

Zoubair زبير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zubair chiefly used in Northern Africa (particularly Morocco).

Zoubeir زبير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zubair chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zouhair زهير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zuhair chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zouheir زهير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zuhair chiefly used in Northern Africa.