Medieval Arabic (Moorish) Submitted Names

These names were used by medieval Moors in Iberia or North Africa.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Aban m & f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
Means "clear, lucid, eloquent" in Arabic.

Amacéi أماسي f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Amat f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
An Arabic word meaning "maidservant". Often combined with a reference to god, as in Amaterrahmane.

Asbat أَثْبَت m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "steady, reliable" in Arabic.

Auriya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Borrowing of Auria.

Badhl f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "gift" in Arabic.

Bahja f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "beauty" in Arabic.

Banafsaj f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "violet" in Arabic.

Barira f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Bazzu f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Darras m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Dhana f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Meaning "smallness".

Dhayl f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Meaning "complement".

Durr در f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "pearl" in Arabic. This was the Arabic name of Onneca Fortúnez, a 9th-century Basque princess who married into the Muslim Umayyad dynasty.

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

Fathuna f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Moorish variant of Fatima.

Fatyan f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Meaning "seduction".

Galib m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "winner, victor" in Arabic.

Galiba f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Feminine form of Galib.

Gamama f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Ganiya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Garsiyya m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Moorish adoption of Garcia.

Gaya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "end, goal" in Arabic.

Halawa f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "sweetness" in Arabic.

Halhal f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Meaning "agitation".

Halwa f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Hamda f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Feminine form of Ahmad.

Hamdun حَمْدُون m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "praise, praiseworthy" in Arabic.

Hamduna f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Feminine form of Hamdun.

Hazm m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Hulla f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant of Hullah.

Human f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "melted snow" in Arabic.

Ihtizaz f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "path of a fallen star" in Arabic.

Ishraq إِشْرَاق f & m Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
Means "sunshine, illumination" in Arabic.

Itr f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "perfume" in Arabic.

Jalid m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Spanish transcription of Khalid.

Jalida f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Spanish transcription of Khalida.

Jariya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Jasib m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Jattab m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Jawar m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Jawhara جوهرة f Judeo-Arabic, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "jewel, gem" in Arabic (see Jawahir).

Jawla f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Jawra f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant of Hawra.

Judur f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Kanza f Arabic, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant of Kenza.

Kinda f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Kitman f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Lubb m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Moorish adoption of Lope.

Mahja f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Mahjuna f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Mahua f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Majlad m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Maymun ميمون m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "blessed, thriving, prosperous" in Arabic.

Mireti f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Mundir m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "warner, cautioner" in Arabic.

Mutarrif m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Mutayyam f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "captive of love" in Arabic.

Muzna f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "rain, cloud" in Arabic.

Narjis f Arabic, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "narcissus" in Arabic.

Nuzha النزهة f Arabic, Urdu, Pakistani, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant transcription of Nuzhat.

Qasmūna قسمونة f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Judeo-Arabic
Derived from قَسَمَ (qasama) meaning "to divide, to distribute". This was the name of a twelfth century Arabic-language Jewish poetess in Andalusia.

Raha f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
Means "comfort, rest" in Arabic.

Razin m & f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
Means "calm, dignified, composed" in Arabic.

Razon m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Rima ريما f Arabic, Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Indonesian, Literature
Variant of Rim.

Rumayla f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Safya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
Variant transcription of Safiyyah.

Salwa سَلْوَى f Arabic, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "consolation" in Arabic.

Satara f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "one who covers" in Arabic.

Siraj سراج m & f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
Derived from Arabic سراج (siraj) meaning "lamp, lantern". This name appears in the Quran, where it is used to describe the Prophet Muhammad as well as the sun.

Sitt ست f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
From Arabic ست (sitt) "woman, lady" or "grandmother, madam". One notable bearer was Sit al-Berain, mother of Anwar Sadat, 3rd President of Egypt... [more]

Subh f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "dawn, aurora" in Arabic.

Sukayna f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
Variant of Soukaina.

Sumayl m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Moorish form of Samuel.

Suna f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Persian
Means "gold" in Persian.

Tasufin m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Ubaid m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "servant" in Arabic. The name of several companions of the prophet Muhammad.

Umayma أُمَيْمة f Muslim (Rare), Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant of Umama.

Umayna f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Moorish variant of Amina.

Wallada f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Yanduza f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Zakarriyya' m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Moorish form of Zechariah.

Ziyadat Allah m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "Allah increases" from the Arabic زيادة (ziyadat) and combined with الله (Allah)

Zubiya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "gazelle" in Arabic.

Zumurrud f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Derived from Arabic zumurrud, ultimately from Persian zumrud, "emerald".

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