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Aafrae عفرا f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عفرا (see Afra 2) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abdelghafour عبد الغفور m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الغفور (see Abd al-Ghafur) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abdelkarim عبد الكريم m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الكريم (see Abd al-Karim) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abdelkrim عبد الكريم m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الكريم (see Abd al-Karim) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abdelnacer عبد الناصر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الناصر (see Abd an-Nasir) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abdenasser عبد الناصر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الناصر (see Abd an-Nasir) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abdennacer عبد الناصر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الناصر (see Abd an-Nasir) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abdennasser عبد الناصر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الناصر (see Abd an-Nasir) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abdennour عبد النور m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد النور (see Abd an-Nur) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abdenour عبد النور m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد النور (see Abd an-Nur) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abderahmen عبد الرحمن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرحمن (see Abd ar-Rahman) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abderahmene عبد الرحمن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرحمن (see Abd ar-Rahman) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abderaouf عبد الرؤوف m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرؤوف (see Abd ar-Rauf) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abderazak عبد الرزاق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرزاق (see Abd ar-Razzaq) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abderazzak عبد الرزاق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرزاق (see Abd ar-Razzaq) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abderrachid عبد الرشيد m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرشيد (see Abd ar-Rashid) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abderrahman عبد الرحمن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرحمن (see Abd ar-Rahman) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abderrahmen عبد الرحمن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرحمن (see Abd al-Rahman) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abderrahmene عبد الرحمن m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرحمن (see Abd ar-Rahman) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abderraouf عبد الرؤوف m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرؤوف (see Abd ar-Rauf) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abderrazak عبد الرزاق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرزاق (see Abd ar-Razzaq) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abderrazek عبد الرازق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرازق (see Abd ar-Razzaq) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abderrazzak عبد الرزاق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرزاق (see Abd ar-Razzaq) chiefly used in North Africa.

Achoura f Arabic (Maghrebi)

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

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

Adrae f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Al-Lahouari الهواري m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Amaria f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

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".

Ameur عامر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عامر (see Aamir 1) chiefly used in North Africa.

Ammaraah عمارة f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare, ?)
Possibly an Arabic form of Amara

Amor عمر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عمر (see Umar) chiefly used in North Africa.

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

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

Areslan m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Aridj أريج f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of أريج (see Arij), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

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

Badreddine بدر الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر الدين (see Badr ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Badredine بدر الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر الدين (see Badr ad-Din) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Bellara f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

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

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

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

Chahrazad شهرزاد f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهرزاد (see Shahrazad) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chahrazade شهرزاد f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهرزاد (see Shahrazad) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chahrazed شهرزاد f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهرزاد (see Shahrazad) chiefly used in North Africa.

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

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

Charafeddine شرف الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of شرف الدين (see Sharaf ad-Din) chiefly used in Morocco and Algeria.

Charfeddine شرف الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شرف الدين (see Sharaf ad-Din), used chiefly in Tunisia. Also see Charafeddine.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fakhreddine فخر الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic فخر الدين (see Fakhr ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Fakhredine فخر الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic فخر الدين (see Fakhr ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Farès فارس m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Faris chiefly used in French-influenced Northern Africa.

Fatima Ezzahra فاطمة الزهراء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of فاطمة الزهراء (see Fatima az-Zahra), chiefly used in Morocco.

Fatimazahrae f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maybe from Fatima

Fatima Zohra فاطمة الزهراء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Fatima Zahra.

Fatma Zohra فاطمة الزهراء f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Fatima Zahra primarily used for Algerian Arabic.

Faura f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown at this point in time.

Hadjer هاجر f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of هاجر (see Hajar), chiefly used in Algeria.

Hadria f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Hibaterrahmane هبةالرحْمن f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "gift of the merciful one", from هبة (hiba), meaning "gift" and رحْمن (raḥman), meaning "merciful".

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

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

Izara f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Strictly feminine form of Izar which itself is another name for Mirak, a star in the constellation Boötes. This Izar has its origins in the Arabic word izar "shawl".

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).

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

Kabira كبيرة‎‎ f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Feminine form of Kabir (chiefly Moroccan).

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

Kadira f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means “powerful, capable”.

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

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

Kaouther 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.

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

Khayreddine خير الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic خير الدين (see Khayr ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Lahouari الهواري, لهواري m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning as of yet uncertain. This name is chiefly used in Algeria.

Lakdar لخضر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Lakhdar.

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

Larbi العربي m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic العربي (al-arabiyy) meaning "the Arab".

Mabrouka مبروكة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of مبروكة (see Mabruka)

Makrem مكرم m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مكرم (see Makram) chiefly used in North Africa.

Marame مرام f & m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of مرام (see Maram), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

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

Maroua مروة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مروة (see Marwa) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

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

Marouane 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.

Marouène مروان m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Marouene influenced by French orthography.

Marouene 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).

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

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

Mayar ميار f Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ميار (see Maiyar) chiefly used in North Africa. A famous bearer is Egyptian tennis player Mayar Sherif.

Mbarka مباركة f Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Feminine form of Mubarak used in Northern Africa. This was the name of a possibly legendary Berber princess who ruled the ksar or oasis town of El Menia in Algeria.

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

Montasar منتصر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic منتصر (see Muntasir) chiefly used in North Africa.

Montassar منتصر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic منتصر (see Muntasir) chiefly used in North Africa.

Nacer ناصر‎‎ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Nasir used in Algeria.

Nacéra ناصرة, نصيرة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nasira chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nacereddine نصر الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Nasir al-Din (chiefly Algerian).

Naceur ناصر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناصر (see Nasir) chiefly used in North Africa.

Nacir ناصر, نصير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of, نصير or ناصر (see Nasir), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nacira ناصرة, نصيرة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of ناصرة or نصيرة (see Nasira), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

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

Narimene ناريمان f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Algerian Arabic feminine form of Nariman.

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.

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

Nasreddine نصر الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نصر الدين (see Nasr al-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

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

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

Noara f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Noussair نُــصَيّر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Nusayr. Notable bearers of this name include the Moroccan soccer players Noussair El Maimouni (b. 1991) and Noussair Mazraoui (b. 1997).

Ouarda وردة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وردة (see Warda) chiefly used in North Africa.

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

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

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

Sarih سَارِح m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "shepherd" in Moroccan Arabic.

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

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

Tahar طاهر‎‎ m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Tahir chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Tarak طارق m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Tariq chiefly used in North Africa.

Yarra f & m Western African, Yoruba, Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African
Means "child" in Yoruba, Nago and Kanga, spoken in Northern and Western Africa.

Zahrae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Zahra or a diminutive of Fatimazahrae

Zahreddine زهر الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Zahir al-Din (chiefly Algerian and Tunisian).

Zakariaa زكريا m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zakariyya chiefly used in Morocco.

Zakariae زكرياء m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Zakariyya chiefly used in North Africa.

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

Zhar f & m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), Malay (Rare)
Possibly from Arabic زهر (zahr) "flowers, blossoms" (see Zahrah) or زَهَرَ (zahara) "to shine, to be radiant, to give off light" (see Zaahir 1).

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

Zouhaier زهير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زهير (see Zuhair) chiefly used in North Africa.

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