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alphabetical list of some of the most popular arabic and islamic names and their meanings.
abdullah
muhammad men's names
abdul aziz fouad omarservant of the powerful one
heart
long life, first son, most high
abdullah habib rafiqservant of god
beloved
kind, friend
abdul rahman hani sa'idservant of the merciful one
happy, delighted, content
happy
adel hassan salehjust
beautiful
good, right
ahmad hisham salimmost highly adored or most praised
generosity
safe, whole, flawless
ali hussein samirthe greatest, excellent, noble
little beauty
entertaining companion
amin ibrahim saudfaithful, trustworthy
arabic form of "abraham"; father of a multitude
fortunate
bassam imad suhailsmiling
support, pillar
gentle, easy; the name of a star
fahd kareem tariqlynx
generous, noble, friendly
name of a star
faisal khalid tawfiqdecisive
eternal
success, reconciliation
farid khalil waleedunique
good friend
newborn
faris malik youssefhorseman, knight
master, angel, king
arabic form of "joseph"; to increase in power and influence
nabil ziyad noble super abundance
women's names
habib
aliah leila
ibrahimexalted, noble, highest social standing
(born at) night
amal linahopes, aspirations
tender
aminahmaryam or mariam
trustworthy, faithful
arabic form of mary
saud
ayishah mona
latifahliving, prosperous
wish, desire
farah nada
joy
generosity, dew
fatimah nawaldaughter of the prophet
gift
khadijah
ghadah nuha
jamilahbeautiful
intelligence
haifa noorslender, of light
beautiful body
hanan ranamercy
to gaze, look
fatimah
hooda reem
leilaright guidance
gazelle
iman ruqayyahfaith, belief
gentle
jamilah salmabeautiful, graceful, lovely
peaceful
janan samira
heart, soul
entertaining companion
johara sana'
jewel
resplendence, brilliance; to gaze or look
kareem
jumanah suha
tariq
silver pearl
name of a star
khadijah wardafirst wife of the prophet
rose
khulud widad
immortality
love, friendship
latifah yasminegentle, kind, pleasant
jasmine
male first names
spelling(s) description or meaning example or origin
'abdul or 'abd literally means "slave" , i.e. "servant". can be used in combination with one of the names of allah, i.e. "abdullah" meaning "slave of allah" or "abdul-rahman" or "abdul-raheem" etc.
the prophet (peace be upon him) said: call yourselves by the names of the prophets. the names dearest to allah are abdullah and abdurrahman, the truest are harith and hammam, and the worst are harb and murrah. -hadith - abu dawood, narrated abuwahb al-jushami
abdul'laah abdullah
slave of/to allah
'abdul-'adl slave to the just abdul a'fuww 'abdul-afuw
slave to the pardoner
abdul a'had 'abdul-'ahad
slave of the only quran 112:1
abdul aa'khir 'abdul-'akhir
slave to the last
abdul a'leyy 'abdul-'ali
slave to the exalted, sublime
abdul a'leim 'abdul-alim
slave to the all-knowing
abdul aw'wal 'abdul-'awwal
slave to the first
abdul a'zeim 'abdul-'azim 'abdul-azeem
slave to the great, magnificent
abdul a'zeiz 'abdul-'aziz
slave to the mighty, the strong
abdul ba'deie'abdul-badi' 'abdul-badee
slave to the originator
abdul baa'eith 'abdul-ba'ith
slave to the resurrector
abdul baa'qei 'abdul-baqi
slave to the everlasting
abdul baa'ri 'abdul-bari
slave to the maker
'abdul-barr slave to the righteous abdul ba'seir'abdul-basir
slave to the all-seeing
abdul baa'sit 'abdul-basit 'abdul-baset
slave to the extender
abdul baa'tin'abdul-batin
slave to the hidden
abdud daarr slave to the one who causes lossabdul fattaah 'abdul-fattah
slave to the opener, reliever
abdul ghaf'faar 'abdul-ghaffar
slave of the forgiver
abdul gha'four'abdul-ghafur
slave of the forgiving
abdul gha'neyy'abdul-ghani
slave to the self-sufficient
abdul haa'dei'abdul-hadi
slave to the guide
abdul ha'feiz'abdul-hafiz 'abdul-hafezh
slave of the guardian
abdul ha'kam'abdul-hakam
slave to the judge
abdul ha'keim'abdul-hakim
slave to the wise
abdul ha'leim'abdul-halim
slave to the forbearing, clement
abdul ha'meid 'abdul-hamid
slave to the all-praiseworthy
'abdul-haqq slave to the truth abdul ha'seib'abdul-hasib
slave to the reckoner
abdul haey'y 'abdul-hayy
slave to the ever-living
abdul jab'baar'abdul-jabbar
slave of the compeller
abdul ja'leil'abdul-jalil
slave of the revered
abdul jaa'mie'abdul-jamee 'abdul-jami'
slave to the gatherer
abdul ka'beir'abdul-kabir
slave to the most great
abdul ka'reim'abdul-kareem'abdul-karim
slave to the generous
abdul kha'beir'abdul-khabir
slave to the all-informed, aware
abdul khaa'fid'abdul-khafid'abdul-khafed
slave of the humbler
abdul khaa'liq'abdul-khaliq 'abdul-khaleq
slave to the creator
abdul la'teif'abdul-latif
slave to the kind, gracious
abdul maa'jid'abdul-majid
slave to the most glorious
abdul maa'lik'abdul-malik'abdul-maalik
slave of the king (allah) when the people took the oath of allegiance to 'abdul malik, 'abdullah bin 'umar wrote to him: "to allah's slave, 'abdul malik, chief of the believers, i give the pledge of allegiance that i will listen to and obey allah's slave, 'abdul malik, chief of the believers, according to allah's laws and the traditions of his apostle in whatever is within my ability; and my sons too, give the same pledge." -bukhari 9.312, narrated abdullah din dinar
abdul ma'tein'abdul-matin
slave of the firm
'abdul-mughni slave of the enricher abdul mub'di'abdul-mubde'abdul-mubdi'
slave to the initiator
abdul mo'hai'min 'abdul-muhaymin 'abdul-muhaymen
slave to the protector, guardian
abdul muh'sei'abdul-muhsi
slave to the accountant
abdul muh'yei'abdul-muhye'abdul-muhyi
slave of the life-giver
'abdul-mujib slave to the responder abdul mo'eizz'abdul-mu'iz 'abdul-mueez
slave of the honorer
'abdul-mu'min'abdul-mu'men
slave of the faithful
abdul mo'qaddim'abdul-muqaddim 'abdul-muqaddem
slave of the presenter
abdul muq'sit'abdul-muqset
slave to the equitable
abdul muq'tadir'abdul-muqtadir
slave to the able
abdul mo'saw'wir'abdul-musawwir
slave of the fashioner
'abdul-muta'ali slave to the supreme abdul mo'ta'kab'bir'abdul-mutakabber'abdul-mutakabbir
slave of the majestic, superb
abdun naa'fie 'abdul-nafi''abdul-nafee
slave of the beneficial
abdun nou'r 'abdul-nur 'abdun-nur
slave of the light
abdul qaa'dir'abdul-qadir'abdul-qadr
slave to the omnipotent
abdul qah'haar 'abdul-qahhar
slave to the subduer, the dominant
'abdul-qawi slave to the almighty abdul qaey'youm 'abdul-qayyum'abdul-qayoum
slave to the subsisting
abdul qud'dous 'abdul-quddus
slave to the holy (allah)
abdur-raa'fie 'abdul-rafee 'abdur-rafi'
slave to the exalteer
abdur rabb slave to the sustainer, lordabdur ra'heim 'abdul-rahim'abdul-raheem
slave of the most merciful, the compassionate
abdur rah'maan 'abdul-rahman'abdur-rahman
slave of the most gracious, the beneficent
'abdul-raqib slave of the watcher 'abdul-rashid 'abdur-rashid
slave to the righteous guide
'abdul-rauf 'abdur-ra'uf
slave to the compassionate
'abdul-razzaq slave of the provider (allah) 'abdul-sabur 'abdus-sabur
slave to the most patient
'abdul-salam 'abd us salam
slave of the peace, the bestower of security, the author of safety
'abdul-samad 'abdus-samad
slave of the eternal qur'an 112:2
'abdul-samie 'abdus-sami'
slave to the all-hearing
'abdul-shahid 'abdush-shahid
slave of the witness
'abdes shakur 'abdush-shakur
slave of the appreciative
'abdul-tawab 'abdut-tawwab
slave to the acceptor of repentance
'abdul-wadud slave of the loving 'abdul-wahab 'abdul-wahhab
slave of the bestower
'abdul-wahid slave of the unique 'abdul-wajid 'abdul-wajed
slave to the reveler
'abdul-wakil slave to the trustee 'abdul-waley 'abdul-wali
slave to the supporter
'abdul-wali slave to the all governing 'abdul-wareth slave to the inheritor 'abdul-wasi' 'abdul-wasee
slave to the all-embracing
'abdul-zhaher 'abduz-zahir
slave of the manifest
abrâr pious and righteous 82:13'adam from earth a prophet'adil just. name of the prophet saaws'amrullah the order of allah swt 'asadullah the lion of allah swt 'atallah the gift of allah
bahi fine, good bari' skillful basil brave, courageous basim smiling bahij always happy, pleasant bakr camel, first born, the eldest child baligh eloquent, well versed barii innocent bashir bringer of good news bashshar bringer of good news basman smiling a lot bassam smiling a lot bilal freshness first prayer caller in islam
binyamin / benyamin prophet yousuf's younger brother ("benjamin")
bishr joy, good news burhan proof, evidence
dalil guide dani close, near danyal prophet prophet "daniel"daris scholar, studying dawûd david 2:251dulamah tall and black dyab the one who perseveres
fadil virtuous fa'iq awake, alert fa'iz winner falih successful fadl generosity, abundance fahd cheetah fahim intelligent fahmi smart ralah attainment, success faraj relief from bad times farid unique fatin smart, witty fu'ad heart
furqan proof (qur'an)
ghamir giving a lot of charity ghanim winner
ghaziattacker, campaigner for allah's cause swt
ghassan the prime of youth ghawth relief, aid ghayth rain ghayyath the one rushing to help ghazir plentiful, ample
habbab gentle, polite
habib beloved
at habib's death, the noble prophet had commended him and his entire family and had prayed: "may god bless this household. may god have mercy on this household."
hadir the sound of thunder hafiz protector, preserver hakam to rule, coach, judge, referee hamadullah the thanks of allah swt hamidullah the appreciation of allah swt hammam the prophet (peace be upon him) said: call
yourselves by the names of the prophets. the names dearest to allah are abdullah and abdurrahman, the truest are harith and hammam, and the worst are harb and murrah. -hadith - abu dawood, narrated abuwahb al-jushami
hamza lion uncle of the prophet muhammed saawshani pleased, satisfied haris / hares guard harith the prophet (peace be upon him) said: call
yourselves by the names of the prophets. the names dearest to allah are abdullah and abdurrahman, the truest are harith and hammam, and the worst are harb and murrah. -hadith - abu dawood, narrated abuwahb al-jushami
hasan good, handsome hasim decisive hazim, hazem strict hasim thunder hibatullah the gift of allah swt humam brave husayn, husein handsome (diminutive of hassan)
'iesa jesus 2:87ibrâhim prophet abraham 2:123'ihsan kindness, good charitable deed 'imad pillar, support 'irfan thankfulness, appreciation 'isam safeguard, self dependence ishaq ishâque
means "tall". a prophet. son of ibraham and sara. 3:84
eshaqismâ'il ishmael 2:133'iyad support
jadallah the generosity of allah swt jadil-haqq truth follower jalil capable, mighty jasir courageous, strong jasur courageous julaybib brave martyr a companion of the prophet saaws who was
dwarfed, described as ugly, and of unknown lineage, yet the prophet saaws found great favor in him, selecting a wife for him, and saying, he is of me and i am of him" when julaybib died as a martyr in battle, after first courageously killing seven.
junayd diminutive of soldier
kamil complete kayid cunning khabir expert khalaf successor khalil intimate friend 4:125khalilullah the friend of allah swt khayr goodness khayrullah the prosperity of allah swt
labib intelligent lami' / lamee bright lam'i shining latif gentle layth lion luqman clear way, convincing, prophet a prophet and surah in qur'an
madi past, sharp mas'ud prosperous ma'sum protected from committing sins mawdud beloved mibsam, mebsam smiling a lot muhsin good-doer, i.e. performs good
deeds totally for allah's sake only without any show off or to gain praise or fame etc., and in accordance with the sunna of allah's messenger muhammed saaws. also the name of one of the sons of fatimah (muhammad's daughter).
2:112
mu'in/mu'een helpermu'min/moo'min believermûsa moses 2:51mustafa chosen
muti'/mutee obedient
nasrallah the victory of allah swt nûh noah 3:33
qabil/qabeel/qaabeel son of adamqaddur/qaddoor capableqani/qanee satisfied with one's lifeqasim divider prophet muhammad's sonqasit/qaasit just, fairqays firm
radi/radhi happy, satisfiedra'id/raed/raa'id leader, major (rank)raji/raajee hopingramadan/ramadhaan 9th month of islamic calendar
safiyyullah the choice of allah swt salim excellent reciter of qur'an ...i heard allah's apostle saaws saying,
'learn the recitation of the qur'an from (any of these) four persons: 'abdullah bin masud, salim the freed slave of abu hudhaifa...' -bukhari 5.103, narrated masruq
sayfullah the sword of allah swt shukrallah the thanks of allah swt
talût saul 2:249târiq night-comer, i.e. the bright star 86:1 yyahya john 3:39ya'qûb jacob 2:133
zakariyâ zachariya 3:38zayd zayd ibn thabit, .r.a.- a prominent scribe of
qur'an, responsible for preserving the qur'an as we know it today.
female first names
'aisha wife of the prophet saaws
allah's apostle saaws said, "the superiority of 'aisha over other women is like the superiority of tharid to other meals." -bukhari 5.114, narrated anas bin malik
'amirah ameera
leader, princess
aminah the prophets' saaws mother.'anisah anisah
friendly
'arifah knowledgeable'asma asmaa
daughter of abu bakr, r.a.
bahijah baheeja
happy
bahra' bahraa
beautiful, shining
barja' barjaa
of beautiful eyes
basimah basemah
smiling
basma basmah
a smile
daajiyah living well offdaanah danah
big pearl
daanyah danyah
close
daariyah dariyah
aware, knowledgeable
dalaal / dalal pampering, coddlingdayfah guestdunya lifedurriyyah glittering stars
fadilah noblefadyaa sacrificing fajr dawn falihah successfulfarhanah happyfatimah fatima
"weaner", daughter of the prophet saaws
allah's apostle saaws said, "fatima is a part of me, and whoever makes her angry, makes me angry." -bukhari 5.111, narrated al miswar bin makhrama
fatinah intelligentfikriyyah having many ideas
ghada beautiful
gharra noble ladyghayda' / ghaydaa
young & delicate
ghina richnessghufran forgivenessghusun branches (of a tree)
hadyah hadiah
guide to righteousness
hajar maidservant of prophet ibraheem
hagar bore ishmael
hajun prophet ibraheem's 4th and final wife
she bore him five children: kaisaan, suraj, umaim, lotaan, and naafis
haalimah dreaminghamidah thankfulhanyah happyhazimah steadfast, firmhadhiqah intelligenthabibah belovedhadbaa with long eye lasheshadiyyah gifthakimah wisehalimah haleemah
gentle, forgiving
hana / hanaa happinesshaniyyah happyhasibah noblehasifah wisehasinah chastehasna' / hasnaa beautifulhasnah / hasna beautiful & nicehawra of beautiful eyeshawwa' eve (first woman)hayat lifehaya' / hayaa shynesshuda guidance (from allah)hulwah sweet, beautifulhusn beautyhutaf cheeringhuwaydah gentle
'ibrah / ibrah wisdom, advice'ibtihaj joy 'ibtihal / ibtihaal supplication'ibtisam / ibtisaam smiling'ihaa inspiration'ihab giving, granting'iman / imaan faith, belief'imtiyaz / imtiyaaz excellence
islam submission to allah's
will
maryam mary 2:87
qanturah 3rd wife of prophet ibraheem (abraham)
she was married after sarah's death and bore ibraheem six children.
rumaysa umm sulaym rumaysa bin milhan, r.a., wife of companion, who accepted islam when she refused to marry him until he gave up his idols, educating him on the topic and influencing him to do so.
sadaqa deeds of charity done in allah's (swt) cause
sakinah calm, tranquil, peace "be not sad (or afraid), surely allâh is with us." then allâh sent down his sakînah (calmness, tranquillity, peace, etc.) upon him, and strengthened him with forces (angels) which you saw not..." [qur'an 9:40]. see also 2:248
more names
abrâr pious and righteous 82:13
da'wah literally means "call", and is used to refer to calling people to the truth, i.e. propagating islam
deen the way of life for a muslim, i.e. religion
islam submission to allah's will
jum'ah friday, the day of gathering
luqman luqmaan
wise a prophet and name of a surah (chapter) in the qur'an
muhsin good-doer, i.e. performs good deeds totally for allah's sake only without any show off or to gain praise or fame etc., and in accordance with the sunna of allah's messenger muhammed saaws
2:112
salaf the pious forefathers (i.e. as-salaf as-saalih) are the companions of
the prophet , the first three generations of muslims after the revelation of the qur'an
sunnah
walî protector, guardian, supporter, helper, friend etc. [plural 'auliyâ] 33:17
girls meaning girls meaning
alisha: protected by god mumtaz: distinguished, superior
aaliya: high, tall,towering,excellent naaz (p) : glory, elegance, young, pride
aamira: prosperous,ffull of life nadira: rare, not easily accessible
aarifa: learned, expert, authority nadia: fem. of nadir; moist, damp, tender
afrin (p): praise, lucky nafisa:
precious, gem; a great granddaughter of ali.
afroza (p): burning, polishing nageena (p): diamond
afsana (p): fable,ffiction, romance nahida (p): venus
amani: wish, aspiration, trust naima: happiness, peaceful, bliss
ambarin: perfumed naimoon:
popular in guyana; meaning and origin unknown: origin is probably persian; could be a corrupted spelling
ameena: trustworthy, faitful najma: star
anjum: star nargis (p): narciccuss
arshiya: divine nasrin/ nasreen (p):
a wild rose
asma: daughter of abu- bakr nazgul / nazmoon (p):
beautiful flower
azra (p): adoring nazia (p): optimistic and full of hope
arzu (p): wish, hope, love nazima (p): poetness
ayesha: name of prophet mohammad's (p.b.u.h.) wife
nazma: star
aziman: sky, heaven nazmoon:
popular in guyana; meaning and origin unknown: origin is probably persian; spelling could be
azimoon: (p) popular in guyana, comes from the persian word aseeman meaning heaven, sky
nazanin (p): sweetheart
aziza: friend, dear, honourable, noble, illustrious nazrana (p): bloom, beauty
barkha: rain, blessings niloufar (t): blue lotus
basheera: bringer of good tidings noorjahan (p) light of the world
begum (t): hhonorific title, queen, lady of rank
noushin (p): sweet, palatable
benazir (p): incomparable nusrat : victory
bulbul (p): nightingale parvin (p): name of a constellation
bushra (a): good news, glad tidings rabia: famous, divine
bibi (p):lady; persian title for lady of the house: was very popular in the subcontinent.
raisa: leader, superior
darya (p): sea rashida: rightly guided, right minded
deeba (p): silk raushan ara (p): adoring light
dilbar (p): holder of the heart raushana (p): light, splendour
dilkash (p): charming, sweetheart, heart-ravisher
razia:
satisfied, contended; delhi suntana (1236-40)
dilruba (a): heart-ravishing, a beloved object
rehana: a handful of sweet basil
dilshad (p): a happy heart, happy, glad rubeina: bright
faiza: gain ruksana (p): beautiful; name of an iranian princess.
farida (a): unique, matchless sadika: truthful
farzana (p): wise, learned safiya: virtuous lady
fauzia: successful sakeena: friend
farah: happiness salena: moon
farahnaz (p): joy salima: happy, peaceful
fatima: name of phophet mohammad's (p.b.u.h.) daughter
sanam: idol
fazila: virtious, honest, excellent sanaz (t): a flower
firuza (p): turquoise, a bright greenish-blue colour
sara (a): sarah; also pure, excellent
ghazala: deer shabnam (p): dew
gul (p): flower shahla (p): a dark-eyed woman
gulshan (p): rose garden shahnaz (p): the king’s favorite love
gulzar (p): rose garden shahrazad (p):the town’s loved/favorite one
habeeba: lover, friend shaliza (p): of rice field
hafeeza: protector shalizar (p): rice field
halima: patient, tolerant sayeeda: auspicious, leader
hana (a): happiness, bliss shabab: youth
haseena: beautiful shabana (p): wife of the shah (king); queen
henna (p): mehendi shabnam (p): dew drops
husna: beautiful shagufta (p): blooming
inayat: kindness shaheen (p): soft, gentle
ismat: pure, chastity shakeela: beautiful
jahanara (p): queen of the universe shakira: thankful
jamila: beautiful, pretty shalimar (p): adode of love
khadija: the first wife of the mohammad
shama: lamp
khanum (p): princess, noble women shamina: beautiful
khatun (p):noblewomen, lady. a courteous title used at the end of a women’s name
shamshad (p): tall and upright tree, graceful figure
kulsum (a): full of flesh about the face and cheeks.
shirin/shireen (p): sweet, pleasant, gente, delicate
latafat : variety suhaila: moon light
leila: nightsuraiya /soraya (p):
name of a constellation; beautiful
lubna: a tree which yields an taslima: salute,
aromatic resin used in perfume and medicine
congratulation
mahjabeen (p): moon like, beautiful wafa: faithfulness, fidelity,loyalty, faith
mahnaz/ mehnaz (p): the moon’s glory waheeda: beautiful
maimun/ maimoon: auspicious, prosperious, lucky yasmeen: jasmine flower
maliha: beautiful, pretty, good-looking zahira: expression
malika: queen zarin (p): golden
marjaan (p): small pearls zarina (p): golden vessel; queen
maryam: mother of jesus (essa :sws) zeba (p): ornament, beautiful
mehar: kindness, dowry zeb-un-nisa (p):
ornament of women, daughter of mughal emperor aurangzeb.
meharunnisa (p): kind zeenat: honour
mehbooba (p): lover zenia: name of a flower
mehrnaz (p): glory of love zohra: a planet venus
misam: impression, mark, beauty, beautiful women
zubaida: marigold
moshgan (p): eyelashes zulekha: beautiful
mumina: believer in islam, pious
boys meaning boys meaningabdul-aleem: servant of the omniscient irshad: order
abdul-aalee: servant of the most high ishrat: happiness
abdul azeem: servant of the mighty izhar: expression
abdul-azeez: servant of the mighty, the powerful
izmet (t): see ismat: first president of turkey
abdul-baari: servant of the creator jahangir (p):
conqueror of the universe; one of the mughal emperors
abdul-baasit:servant of the extender, creator jalal: richness
abdul-fataah: servant of the opener (of the gates of sustenance) jalil: respectable
abdul-jabaar: servant of the mighty jaan (p): life, love
abdul-ghafaar: servant of the forgiver jamshed (p): the sun in pisces; a king of iran.
abdul-ghafoor: servant of the forgiver jamaluddin: beauty of the religion (islam).
abdul-haady: servant of the guide jansher (p): life of a lion
abdul-haafiz: servant of the protector javed (p) immortal
abdul-haq: servant of the truth kamran (p):successful, fortunate
abdul-hakam: servant of the arbitrator kamal (p): perfection, excellence, completion
abdul-hakeem: servant of the wise kamaluddin: perfection of religion (islam).
abdul-haleem: servant of the mild, patient karim: kind hearted
abdul-hameed: servant of the praiseworthy, the ever-praised
khadim: servant of god
abdul-haseeb: servant of the respected, esteemed
khalid: creator, immortal
abdul-jaleel: servant of the great, revered khan (t): a lineal descendant of genghis khan
abdul-qaadir: servant of the capable khwaja (p):
a title of learning, generally accorded to the sufi masters
abdul-kareem: servant of the noble, generous khosrau (p):
character in the shahnameh; a royal surname in persia
abdul-lateef: servant of the kind khurram (p):
cheerful, glad, fresh; son of mughal emperor shahjahan
abdul-majeed: servant of the glorious khurshid (p): sun
abdul-muiz: servant of the giver of might and glory
latif : variety
abdul-mutaal: servant of the most high liaqat:
liaqat ali khan first prime minister of pakistan
abdul-mujeeb: servant of the responder lodhi (t):
ibrahim and sikander; sultan of india 1489-1526; turks from the central asian city of lodhi
abdul-mateen: servant of the firm, strong mahtab: moon
abdul-muhaimin: servant of the supervising, the guardian, the protector
mahmood: praised
abdul-nasser: servant of the helper, granting victory
majid: great, honourable
abdul-qudoos: servant of the most holy masheer (p): advisor
abdul-qahaar: servant of the subduer, the almighty
mansoor: defended, protected by god
abdul-raafi': servant of the one who raises (intellect, esteem), elevates mazharally:
manifestation of ally; an epithet of khalifa ali
abdul-raheem: servant of the most compassionate
mehboob (p): lover
abdul-rahmaan: servant of the mercifully gracious mirza (t):
turkish title for lord, prince; always a middle name of the mughals
abdul-rasheed: servant of the rightly guided mohammad: name of the prophet (p.b.u.h.)
abdul-razaaq: servant of the maintainer, the provider
moshin: one who does good
abdul-salaam: servant of the peace mubarak: auspicious
abdul-raouf: servant of the most merciful mumtaz: best, excellent
abdul-khaaliq: servant of the creator murad: wish
abdul-saboor: servant of the patient murtaza: chosen, approved
abdul-samad: servant of the eternal mustafa: chosen
abdul-sameed: servant of the all-hearing nabeel: noble
abdullah: servant of god nadeem: intimate, friend, companion
abdul-shakoor: servant of the most thankful najeeb: of noble descent
abdul-tawaab: servant of the forgiver naseem: fresh air
abdul-wadood: servant of the loving naseeb: luck, fortune
abdul-waahid: servant of the one nasser: friend
abdul-wahaab: servant of the giver nasseruddin: an helper of the islam
abbas: description of a lion nadir: rare, inaccessible
al abbas: description of a lion noushad (p): happily born
abedin: worshipers nizam (t): ruler
abed: worship nizamuddin (t): discipline of the religion (islam).
adil: justice minded pasha (t): a turkish world meaning lord
aftab (p): sun omar: life, long living
aga (t): owner, chief ossama: lion
ahsan: act of kindness qasim: judge
ajmal: holy, more beautiful qutub (t):
chieftain; qutub-ud-din aibak; sultan of hindustan
akbar: great, powerful raamiz: symbol
aklamash (p): pure, spotless rafi: high ranking, noble
akram: excellent, best rafik/rafiq intimate friend, companion
alam: universe rahim: kind hearted
alamgir: lord of the universe ramjan: corrupted verson of ramazan
ali: protected by god, high, and one of the names of allah ramazan (p):
the muslim month of ramadhan
ameerally: an epithet of khalifa ali rashad: integrity of conduct
amin: blessing of god rashid: rightly guided
amir: rich rasool: messenger of god, prophet (p.b.u.h.)
amir: most excellent, glorious raunak: fame
amir/ameer: comander, ruler, chief raza/ reza: wish, agreement
amzad: glory razak: protector
anjum (p): star rehman: kind hearted
anjuman (p): meeting rehmat: kind
anoush (p) rifat: development
anwar: devoted to god riyaz: garden
arif/areef: llearned, expert, authority rizwan (p):satisfaction, contentment
arlsam (t): lion rustam : brave fighter
arman (p): ideal, hope, aspiration sadik: truthful
arshad more rightly guided, holy sahel:one who shows path
arshaq: more elegant, more handsome salman: safe
asghar: younger, smaller salim: happy, peaceful
ashraf: nobler, more honourable selim (t): see salim
asim: protector sattar: one of the names of allah; veiler of
sin
aslam: better, more perfect, more complete
sayeed: leader, auspicious
ata (t): gift, present shabab: fresh
azaad (p): freedom shah (p): persian title for king, ruler
azam: the greatest, more important, most powerful
shaw (p) corrupted version of shah
aziz: mightly, strong, dearly loved shahab (p): shooting star, meteor
babur (p): lion; first mughal emperor of hindustan. shahabuddin:
meteor of religion; mughal emperor (shahjahan) 1666.
baksh (p): gift or fortune shahrukh (p): face of the king
bacchus: corrupted version of baksh shamsuddin (p): light (torch) of islam
baktiyar/ bakhtawar(p): fortunate, lucky shihabuddin:
see shahabuddin; shihabuddin ghori, sultan of hindustan defeated the hindu king privitiraj.
basheer: one who carries good news shahfaraz / safraz (p);
devine ruler
basit (a): one who stretches, enlarges shah-nawaz (p): friend of the king
baz (p): falcon shakir: thankful, grateful
beg (t): honorific title, noble, lord, prince sarfraz-nawaz (p):
famous pakistani cricketer sarfraz nawaz malik.
bilal: one of the first muezzin in islam
shahbaz (p): royal falcon, noble
chaghatai (t): surname of the decendents of the turkish tribe of central asia, chaghatai: babur’s clan
shahzad (p): king/ emperor
chengiz (t): chengiz khan shakeel: handsome
dara (p): possessor,sovereign; son of mughal emperor shah jahan
sharif: gentleman
dilawar (p): brave shaukat : prestige, richness
dilbar (p): lover shamshad (p): upright like a tree, handsome
dilshad (p): happy shamsher (p): sword
dost (p): friend sherally (p): an epithet of khalifa ali
eijaz: miracle, inimitability shiraz / shirazi (p):
from the iranian city of shiraz
farhat (p): happiness sikandar/iskander (p):
alexander the great
faiyaz: generous, munificient, bountiful
sikandar lodi:
sultan of hindustan;the famous lodis of afghan origin
faiz: superabudance, effluence siraj: lamp
faraz (p): devine, above, upon, on the top
sohail: moon light
fareed: second to none sohil: handsome
farhad (p): a character in shahnameh suhail: moon light
farzad (p): splendid birth sultan: king
farzan (p): wise talal: nice, admirable
farookh: a good judge tahirally: virtue of ally
fateh: victory taj: crown
fawwaz: winner of victory after victory tazim: respect
fayyad: generous, manificent talat: prayer
fazil: virtorious,superior talib: willing
firdaus: heaven tariq: morning star
firouz: victorious timur (t): timur of tamerlane; central asia
firoz: see firouz usman: slave
ghalib: the best wahab: kind hearted
ghazni (p): surname from the afghan city of ghazni
wajid: finder, lover
ghazni: famous delhi suntanate waris: heir, inheritor, successor
ghori/ ghuri (t):
the clan from the afghan city of ghori;shahabuddin ghori who defeated the hindu king, pritiviraj.
wasim: handsome, good looking
gul (p): flower waseem:
see wasim: famous pakistani cricketer waseem barri.
gulfam: flower colour wazir: minister, vizier
gulzar (p): garden yaqub: a prophet, the biblical jacob
habeeb: lover, friend yasin:
the opening letters of the first verse of surat yasin.
hafeez: protector yasir: easy;ammar bin yasir: a sahaabi.
hamid: one who should be praised yunus: a prophet, the biblical jonah
haroon: aaron; achievement yusuf: chosen by god
hashmat: happy zafar: the best, victory
hassan: son of ali; good zahid: saintly
hashem: the arab clan of the prophet muhammad (sws). zahiruddin:
helper of the religion; the first mughal emperor of hindustan, zahiruddin mohammad babu.
humayun (p): auspicious,fortunate, one of the mughal emperors of india.
zahur: prominent, high
hussain: name of a saint, beautiful; third imam of shiites
zakariya:
a prophet, the biblical zachariah and father of prophet yahya.
ibrahim: abraham zaki: intelligent, sinless, chaste
ifran: identity zaman: time, age, era
imran: powerful, father of maryam: mother of prophet isa (p.b.u.h)
zia: light
insanally: followers of ally zhobin (p): kind of spear
intakhab: election zubair: pure
iqbal: richness zulfiqar: the cleaver of vertebrae.
abia - greatabida - worshipperabir, abeer - fragranceablah, abla' - perfectly formedabra - example, lessona'dab - hope and needadara - virginadiba - cultured, politeadila, adilah, adeela - equaladiva - pleasant, gentleafaf - chaste, virtuous, decent, pureafifah - chasteafra' - whiteahd - pledge, knowledgeahlam - witty; one who has pleasant dreams; imaginativea'idah, aida - visiting, returning; rewardain - eye, thus "precious"aini - spring, flower, source, choicea'ishah, aisha, ayishah - living, prosperous, youngest wife of the prophet (pbuh)akilah - intelligent, logical, one who reasonsalhena - a ring; (a star in the constellation gemini)alima - wisealimah - skilled in music or dancealiyyah, aliah, a'lia - exaulted, noble, highest social standingalmas - diamondaludra - virginalzubra - (a star in the constellation leo)amal, a'mal, amala - hopes, aspirationsamani - wishes, aspirationsamatullah - female servant of allahamber - jewelaminah, ameena - trustworthy, faithfulamineh - faithfulamirah, ameera - princess, leaderamtullah - female servant of allahanan - clouds
anbar - perfume, ambergrisanisah - close, intimate, good friendanwar - rays of lightara - opinionsareebah - witty, smartarub - loving to her husbandasima - protectorasiya - one who tends to the weak, one who healsasma' - excellent, precious; daughter of abu bakratifa - affection, sympathyatiya - giftayah - sign; distinctazhar - flowers, blossomsazizah, azeeza - esteemed, precious, cherishedazzah - young, female gazelle
badi'a - unprecedented, admirable, uniquebadra - full moonbadriyyah - resembling the full moonbahira, baheera - dazzling, brilliantbahiya - beautiful, radiantbalqis - name of the queen of shebabanan - delicate, finger tipsbaraka - white onebari'ah - excellingbarika - bloom, be successfulbashirah, basheera - bringer of good tidings, joybasimah, baseema - smilingbasmah - a smilebatul, batool - ascetic virginbilqis - queen of sheebabushra - good omenbuthaynah, buthayna - of beautiful and tender body
cala - castlecantara - small bridge
dahab - golddalal - treated or touched in a kind and loving wayduha, dhuha - forenoon
fadilah, fadheela - virtuous, outstanding, superior, cultured and refinedfadwa - name derived from self-sacrificefaizah - victorious, winnerfalak - starfarah - joyfaridah, fareeda - unique, matchless, precious pearl or gemfarihah, fareeha - happy, joyful, cheerful, gladfatimah, fatima - accustom; daughter of the prophet (pbuh)fatin or fatinah - captivating, alluring, enchantingfawziyyah, fawziya, fazia - successful, victoriousfellah - arabian jasminefiryal - namefirdaws, firdoos - highest garden in paradise
ghadah - beautifulghaliyah - fragrantghaniyah - pretty girl, beautiful woman, beautyghayda - young and delicateghusun, ghusoon - branches of a tree
habibah - beloved, sweetheart, darlinghadeel hadiya - guide to righteousnesshadiyyah - a gifthafsah - wife of the prophet (pbuh)hafthah - preserved, protectedhaifa, hayfa' - slender, of beautiful bodyhalah - aureolehalimah, haleema - gentle, patient, mild-temperedhamidah, hameeda - praiseworthyhana' - happinesshanan - mercyhanifah, hanifa, haneefa - true believerhaniyyah - pleased, happyhasna' - beautifulhayam - deliriously in lovehayat - lifehessa - destiny
hibah - gifthind - proper namehuda, hooda - right guidancehuma - bird who brings joyhuriyyah, hooriya - angelhusn - beautyhusniyah - beautiful
ibtihaj - joyikram - honor, hospitality, generosityilham - intuitioniman - faith, beliefimtithal - polite obediencein'am - kindness, benefaction, bestowalinas - sociabilityinaya - concern; solicitudeintisar - triumphizdihar - flourishing, blooming
jala' - clarity, elucidationjamilah, jameela - beautiful, graceful, lovelyjanan - heart, souljohara - jeweljumanah - silver pearl
kalila - sweetheart, belovedkamilah - perfectkarida - untouchedkarimah, kareema - generous, noblekawthar - river in paradisekhadijah, khadeeja - first wife of the prophet (pbuh)khalidah - immortalkhayriyyah, khairiya - charitable, goodkhulud, khulood - immortalitykulthum, kulthoom - daughter of the prophet (pbuh)
lama - darkness of lipslamis, lamees - soft to the touchlamya' - of dark lipslatifah, lateefa - gentle, kind, pleasant, friendly
layla, leila - (born at) nightlina, leena - tenderlubabah - the innermost essenceluloah - a pearllu'lu' - pearls
madihah, madeeha - praiseworthymaha - wild cow, cow-eyes ma'isah - walking with a proud, swinging gaitmaizah - discerningmajidah, majeeda - gloriousmakarim - of good and honorable charactermalak - angelmalika - queenmanal - attainment, achievementmanar - guiding lightmaram - asperationmariam, maryam - mother of jesus (pbuh); arabic form of "mary"mas'ouda - happy, lucky, fortunatemawiyah - the essence of lifemaymunah - auspicious, blessedmay - old arabic namemaysa' - to walk with a proud, swinging gaitmaysun, maysoon - of beautiful face and bodymayyadah - to walk with a proud, swinging gaitmufidah, mufeeda - usefulmuhjah - heart's blood, soulmuminah - pious believermuna, mona - wish, desiremunirah, muneera - illuminating, shedding lightmushirah, musheera - giving counsel, advisingmuslimah - devout believer
nabihah, nabeeha - intelligentnabilah, nabeela - noblenada - generousity, dewnadia - the beginning, firstnadidah, nadeeda - equal, rivalnadirah - rare, preciousnadwah - councelnafisah, nafeesa - precious thing, gemnahlah - a drink of waterna'ilah - acquirer, obtainer, one who succeeds
na'ima, na'imah - comfort, amenity, tranquility, peacenajah - successnajat - safetynajibah, najeeba - of noble birthnajiyah - safenajla - of wide eyesnajwa - confidential talk, secret conversationnajya - victoriousnashida - studentnashita energetic, full of lifenashwa - fragrance, perfume, that which intoxicatesnasiha - one who gives valuable advicenasira - victorious, helpernathifa - clean, purenawal - giftnawar - flowernazahah - purity, righteousness, honestynazihah - honestnazirah - like, equal, matchingnibal - arrowsnida - callni'mah - blessing, loanni'mat - blessings, loansnouf - highest point on a mountainnudar, nudhar - goldnuha - intelligencenuma - beautiful and pleasantnur, noor - light
qubilah - concord
rabab - white cloudrabi'ah - garden, springtimeradeyah, radhiya - content, satisfiedradwa, radhwa - a mountain in medinarafa' - happiness, prosperityraghd - pleasantrahimah - merciful, compassionate
ra'idah - leaderraja' - hopefulrana - to gaze, lookrand - tree of good scentraniyah - gazingrasha - young gazellerashida, rasheeda - wise, maturerawdah, rawdha - gardenrawiyah - transmitter of ancient arabic poetryrayya - sated with drinkrida - favored by godrihana - sweet basilrim, reem - gazellerima, reema - white anteloperukan - steady, confidentruqayyah, ruqaya - gentle; daughter of the prophet (pbuh)ruwaydah - walking gently
sabah - morningsabirah - patientsafa - clarity, purity, serenitysafiyyah - untroubled, serene, pure, best friendsahar - dawnsahlah - smooth, soft, fluent, flowingsaidah - happy, fortunatesaihah - good, usefulsakinah, sakeena - god-inspired peace of mind, tranquilitysalihah - correct, agreeablesalimah, saleema - peace, flawless, faultless, safe, healthysalma - peacefulsalwa - solace; quailsamah - generositysamar - evening conversationsameh - forgiversamihah, sameeha - generoussamira, sameera - entertaining female companionsamiyah - elevated, exhalted, loftysana' - resplendence, brilliance; to gaze or looksawsan - lily of the valleyshadha - aromaticshadiyah - singershahrazad - teller of "tales of 1,001 nights"sharifah, shareefa - noblesiham - arrowssouad or su'ad
suha - name of a starsuhailah, suhaylah, suhayla - smooth, soft, fluent, flowingsuhaymah - small arrowsuhayr, suhair - proper namesumayyah, sumaiya - proper namesumnah
tahirah - pure, chastetakiyah - pious, righteoustalibah - seeker after knowledgetarub, taroob - merrythana' - thankfulnessthara' - wealththurayya - star
umayma - little mother
wafa' - faithfulnesswafiqah, wafeeqa - successfulwafiyyah, wafiya - loyal, faithfulwahibah - giver, donorwajihah, wajeeha - eminent, distinguishedwalidah - newbornwarda, wardah, wordah - rosewidad - love, friendshipwijdan - ecstacy, sentimentwisal - communion in love
yafiah - highyakootah - emeraldyamha - doveyaminah - right and properyasirah - lenientyasmine, yasmin, yasmeen - jasmineyumn - good fortune, success
yusra - proper name
zafirah - victorious, successfulzahirah - shining, luminouszahra' - whitezahrah - flower, beauty, starzainab, zaynab - daughter of the prophet (pbuh)zakiyyah - purezaynah, zaina - beautifulzubaidah - excellent
aban - old arabic nameabbas - description of a lionabbud - worshipperabbudin - worshippersabdul, abdel - servant (of allah)abdul-alim - servant of the omniscientabdul-aliyy - servant of the most highabdul-azim - servant of the mightyabdul-aziz - servant of the powerful oneabdul-bari - servant of the creatorabdul-basit - servant of the extenderabdul-fattah - servant of the opener (of the gates of sustenance)abdul-ghaffar, abdul-ghafur - servant of the forgiverabdul-hadi - servant of the guideabdul-hafiz - servant of the protectorabdul-hakam - servant of the arbitratorabdul-hakim - servant of the wise oneabdul-halim - servant of the mild, patient oneabdul-hamid - servant of the praised oneabdul-haqq - servant of the truthabdul-hasib - servant of the respected, esteemedabdul-jabbar - servant of the mighty
abdul-jalil - servant of the great, revered oneabdul-karim - servant of the noble, generous oneabdul-khaliq - servant of the creatorabdul-latif - servant of the kind oneabdul-malik - servant of the master (or king)abdul-majid - servant of the glorious oneabdul-matin - servant of the firm, strongabdul-muhaimin - servant of the supervising, the guardian, the protectorabdul-mu'izz - servant of the giver of might and gloryabdul-mujib - servant of the responderabdul-muta'al - servant of the most highabdul-muttalibabdul-nasser - servant of the victorious oneabdul-nasir - servant of the helper, protectorabdul-qadir - servant of the capable, powerfulabdul-qahhar - servant of the subduer, the almightyabdul-quddus - servant of the most holyabdul-rafi - servant of the one who raises, elevates (intellect, esteem)abdul-rahim - servant of the most compassionate oneabdul-rahman - servant of the merciful oneabdul-rashid - servant of the rightly guided oneabdul-ra'uf - servant of the most mercifulabdul-razzaq - servant of the maintainer, the providerabdul-sabur - servant of the patientabdul-salam - servant of the peaceabdul-samad - servant of the eternalabdul-sami - servant of the all-hearingabdul-shakur - servant of the most thankfulabdul-tawwab - servant of the forgiverabdul-wadud - servant of the lovingabdul-wahhab - servant of the giverabdul-wahid - servant of the oneabdullah - servant of godabrahaabu bakr - name of one of muhammad's companionsabu al khayr - one who does goodadel - justadham - blackadnan - proper nameafif, afeef - chaste, modestahmad, ahmed - most highly adored, or most praised; variation of the name "muhammad"akil - intelligent, thoughtful, one who uses reasonakram - most generousala' - nobilityaladdin, ala' al din - nobility of faith
ali, aliyy - the highest, greatest, excellent, noblealim - wise or learnedaltair - the flying eagle; also refers to a first magnitude star in the constellation lyraamid - generalamin, ameen - faithful, trustworthyamir, ameer - princeamjad - more gloriousammar - builder, constructoramr - old arabic nameanbaranis - close friendanwar - lightarfan - gratitudearif - corporal; aquainted, knowledgableasad - lionasadel - most prosperous oneashraf - most honorableasif - forgiveness asim - protector, defenderaswad - blackata - giftatif - compassionate, sympatheticawad - reward, compensationayman - lucky; on the rightayyadayyub, ayoob - a prophet's nameaza - comfortazhar - most shining, luminousazeem, azim - defender, referring to one of god's ninety-nine qualitiesazzam - determined, resolved
badr - full moonbadr al din - full moon of the faithbaha - beautiful, magnificentbaha al din, bahiyy al din - magnificence of the faithbahir - dazzling, brilliantbarakah - blessingbashshar - bringer of glad tidingsbasil - bravebassam, basim - smilingbilal - name of the prophet's muezzinbishr - joyboulos - arabic form of "paul"burhan - proofbursuqbutrus - arabic form of "peter"
dabir - secretaryda'ud, dawud - arabic form of "david", beloved; a prophet's namedharrdhul fiqar - name of the prophet's sworddiya al din - brightness of the faithduqaq
emir - to commandesam, essam - safeguard
fadi - redeemerfadil - generous, honorablefahd, fahad - lynxfaisal, faysal - decisivefakhir - proud, excellentfakhiri, fakhry - honoraryfakih - legal expert; one who recites the qu'ranfarid, fareed - uniquefariq, fareeq - lieutenant generalfaris - horseman, knightfarrajfaruq, farooq - one who distinguishes truth from falsehoodfath - victoryfatin, fateen - clever, smartfawwaz - successfulfawziferran - bakerfida - redemption, sacrificefiras - perspicacityfouad - heartfudail - excellent in character
gamal, gamali - camelghalib - victorghassan - old arabic nameghazi - conquerorghiyath - succorer
habib - belovedhadad - syrian god of fertilityhaddad - smithhadi - guiding to the righthajjajhakeem, hakim - wise, one of god's ninety-nine qualitieshakem - ruler, governorhalim - mild, gentle, patienthamal - lambhamdan - the praised one; variation of the name "muhammad"hamid - the praised one; variation of the name "muhammad"hamzah - lionhana - arabic form of "john"hanbal - purityhani - happy, delighted, contenthanif - true believerharith - ploughman, cultivatorharoun, harun - arabic form of "aaron"; lofty or exalted; a prophet's namehashim - broker, destroyer of evil; hashim was a descendent of the prophet muhammad (pbuh)hassan - beautiful, handsomehatim - judgehaytham - young hawkhilalhilel - the new moonhisham - generosityhud, houd - a prophet's namehudhayfah - old arabic namehumam - courageous, generoushusain, hussein - little beauty; hussein was a descendent of the prophet muhammad (pbuh)husam - swordhusam al din - sword of the faithhusayn - beautiful
ibrahim - father of a multitude; a prophet's name (abraham)idris - a prophet's nameihsan - beneficenceimad - support, pillarimad al din - pillar of the faithimran - a prophet's nameirfan - thankfulness
isa, eisa - a prophet's name (jesus)isam, issam - safeguardishaq - a prophet's nameisma'il - a prophet's nameisra'ilizz al din - might of the faith
jabbar - mightyjabir - consoler, comforterjafar - rivuletjalal - glory of the faithjalil, jaleel - great, reveredjamal - beautyjamal al din - beauty of the faithjamil, jameel - beautifuljawad - open-handed, generousjawhar - jewel, essencejibril - archangel of allah (gabriel)jihad - struggle, holy warjubairjumah - born on friday
kadar, kedar - powerfulkadeen, kadin - friend, companion, confidantkadeer, kadir - green or green crop (connoting freshness and innocence)ka'imkahil - friend, loverkaliq - creative, refers to a quality of godkamal - beauty, perfectionkamil, kameel - perfect; one of the ninety-nine qualities of godkardal - mustard seedkarif, kareef - born in autumnkarim, kareem - generous, noble, friendly, precious and distinguishedkasib, kaseeb - fertilekaseem, kasim - dividedkateb - writerkhaldun, khaldoon - old arabic namekhalid, khaled - eternalkhalil, khaleel, kalil - beautiful, good friendkhatib - religious ministerkhair al din - the good of the faithkhairy, khayri - charitable, beneficentkhoury - priest
khuzaymah - old arabic namekutaiba
labib, labeeb - sensible, intelligentlabidlahablatif - gentle, kind, pleasant, friendlyluqman - a prophet's namelutfi - kind and friendly
mahdi - guided to the right pathmahir - skilledmahmud, mahmoud - the praised one; variation of the name "muhammad"maimun - luckymajdy - gloriousmajid al din - glory of the faithmajid, majd - gloriousmakin - strong, firmmalik - master, angel, kingmamdouh - one who is commended, praised, glorifiedma'mun - trustworthyma'n - benefitmansur - divinely aidedmarid - rebelliousmarzuq - blessed by god, fortunatemash'al - torchmasruqmas'ud - fortunate, happy, luckymaudadmazin - proper namemika'ilmisbah - lampmohammed - praised; from "muhammad", name of the prophet (pbuh)mu'adh - protectedmu'awiyah - young fox (first umayyad kalifah)mu'ayyad - supportedmubarak - happy, blessedmufid, mufeed - usefulmuhammad - praised; the name of the prophet (pbuh)muhanned - swordmuhsin - beneficient, charitablemuhtadi - rightly guidedmujahid - fighter (in the way of allah)
mukhtar - chosenmundhir - warner, cautionermunir, muneer - brilliant, shiningmuntasir - victoriousmurtadi, murtadhy - satisfied, contentmusa, moosa - a prophet's name (moses)mus'ad - unfettered camelmuslim - submitting oneself to godmustafa - chosen onemuta - obeyedmu'tasim - adhering (to faith, to god)mu'tazz - proud, mightymuti - obedientmuwaffaq - successful
nabhan, nabih - noble, outstandingnabil, nabeel - noblenadhir - warnernadim, nadeem - friendnadir - dear, rarenaif na'il - aquirer, earnernaim - comfort, ease, tranquilitynaji - safenajib, najeeb - of noble descentnajjar - carpenternajm al din - star of the faithnasih - advisornasim - fresh airnasir, nasser - protectornasir al din - protector of the faithnasser - victoriousnawaf nawfal - generous, old arabic name for the seanazih, nazeeh - pure, chastenazim, nazeem - arranger, adjusternuh, nooh - a prophet's namenumair - panthernu'man - bloodnur al din - brightness of the faithnuri, noori - shining, brightness
omar - long life, first son, most high, the prophet's followeromran - solid structure
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qadirqarajaqasim - divider, distributorqays - firmqudamah - couragequtaybah, qutaiba - irritable, impatientqutuz
rabah - gainerrabi - spring, breezeradirafi - exaltingrafiq - kind, friendraghib, ragheb - desirousrahman - compassionate, merciful; referring to qualities of god listed in the qu'ranra'id - leaderrais - captainrakin - respectfulrashad - integrity of conductrashid - one of good council; rightly guided, having true faithratib - arrangerrayhan - favored by godreda, rida, ridha - (in god's) favor; contentment, satisfactionridwan - acceptance, good will; name of the keeper of the gates of heavenriyad, riyadh - gardens
sabih, sabeeh - beautifulsabir, sabeer - patientsaad - good lucksadaqatsa'eed, sa'id - happysafiy - best friendsafwan - rockssahir - wakefulsajid - one who worships godsalah - righteousnesssalah al din - righteousness of the faith
saleh, salih - good, rightsalim, saleem - safe, whole, flawlesssalman - safesameh - forgiversami - high, lofty, exaltedsamir, sameer - entertaining companionsamman - grocersaqr - falconsariyah - clouds at nightsaud - fortunatesayyarsayyid - masterseif, sayf - sword (of religion)seif al din - sword of the faithshadi - singershafiq, shafeeq - compassionate, tendershakir - thankfulsharif, shareef - honest, noble, distinguishedshihab - flame, blazesiraj - lamp, lightsofian - devotedsubhi - early morningsuhail, suhayl - gentle, easy; the name of a starsuhayb - of reddish hair or complexionsulaiman, sulayman - a prophet's name (solomon)su'ud, suoud - good luck
tahir - pure, cleantalal - nice, admirabletalib - seeker (of truth)tamir - one who owns date palm treestamam - generoustarif, tareef - rare, uncommontariq - name of a startawfiq - success, reconciliationtaymullah - servant of godtaysir - facilitationtayyib - good or delicatethabit - firmthaqib - shooting star
ubadah, ubaida, ubaydah - servant of godubaid - faithful
ubayy - old arabic nameumar - name of the second khalifaumarah - old arabic nameumayr, umair - old arabic nameusama, usamah - description of a lionutbah - old arabic nameuthman - one of the companions of the prophet (pbuh)
wadi - calm, peacefulwafidwafiq, wafeeq - successfulwahid - singular, exclusive, unequalledwa'il - coming back (for shelter)wajih, wajeeh - noblewakil - lawyerwaleed, walid - newborn childwalliyullah - supporter of godwasim, waseem - graceful, good lookingwazir - minister
yahyah - a prophet's nameyaman - proper nameya'qub - arabic form of "jacob"yasar, yasser - wealth, easeyasin, yaseen - one of muhammad's namesyasir - wealthyyazid, yazeed - god will increaseyoussef, yusef, yusuf - arabic form of "joseph"; to increase (in power and influence); a prophet's nameyunus, yoonus - a prophet's nameyushua - god savesyusuf - a prophet's name (joseph)
zafarzafir - victoriouszahid - self-denying or ascetic
zahir - bright, shiningzaid, zayd - increase, growthzaim - brigadier generalzakariyya - a prophet's namezaki - intelligentzakiy - pureziyad - super abundancezubairzuhair, zuhayr - bright
islamic names for boys
aaban - old arabic nameabbas - description of a lionabbud - worshipperabbudin - worshippersabdul, abdel - servant (of allah)abdul-alim - servant of the omniscientabdul-aliyy - servant of the most highabdul-azim - servant of the mightyabdul-aziz - servant of the powerful oneabdul-bari - servant of the creatorabdul-basit - servant of the extenderabdul-fattah - servant of the opener (of the gates of sustenance)abdul-ghaffar, abdul-ghafur - servant of the forgiverabdul-hadi - servant of the guideabdul-hafiz - servant of the protectorabdul-hakam - servant of the arbitratorabdul-hakim - servant of the wise oneabdul-halim - servant of the mild, patient oneabdul-hamid - servant of the praised oneabdul-haqq - servant of the truthabdul-hasib - servant of the respected, esteemedabdul-jabbar - servant of the mightyabdul-jalil - servant of the great, revered oneabdul-karim - servant of the noble, generous oneabdul-khaliq - servant of the creatorabdul-latif - servant of the kind oneabdul-malik - servant of the master (or king)abdul-majid - servant of the glorious oneabdul-matin - servant of the firm, strongabdul-muhaimin - servant of the supervising, the guardian, the protector
abdul-mu'izz - servant of the giver of might and gloryabdul-mujib - servant of the responderabdul-muta'al - servant of the most highabdul-nasser - servant of the victorious oneabdul-nasir - servant of the helper, protectorabdul-qadir - servant of the capable, powerfulabdul-qahhar - servant of the subduer, the almightyabdul-quddus - servant of the most holyabdul-rafi - servant of the one who raises, elevates (intellect, esteem)abdul-rahim - servant of the most compassionate oneabdul-rahman - servant of the merciful oneabdul-rashid - servant of the rightly guided oneabdul-ra'uf - servant of the most mercifulabdul-razzaq - servant of the maintainer, the providerabdul-sabur - servant of the patientabdul-salam - servant of the peaceabdul-samad - servant of the eternalabdul-sami - servant of the all-hearingabdul-shakur - servant of the most thankfulabdul-tawwab - servant of the forgiverabdul-wadud - servant of the lovingabdul-wahhab - servant of the giverabdul-wahid - servant of the oneabdullah - servant of godabu bakr - name of one of muhammad's companionsabu al khayr - one who does goodadel - justadham - blackadnan - proper nameafif, afeef - chaste, modestahmad, ahmed - most highly adored, or most praised; variation of the name "muhammad"akil - intelligent, thoughtful, one who uses reasonakram - most generousala' - nobilityaladdin, ala' al din - nobility of faithali, aliyy - the highest, greatest, excellent, noblealim - wise or learnedaltair - the flying eagle; also refers to a first magnitude star in the constellation lyraamid - generalamin, ameen - faithful, trustworthyamir, ameer - princeamjad - more gloriousammar - builder, constructoramr - old arabic nameanis - close friendanwar - light
arfan - gratitudearif - corporal; aquainted, knowledgableasad - lionasadel - most prosperous oneashraf - most honorableasif - forgiveness asim - protector, defenderaswad - blackata - giftatif - compassionate, sympatheticawad - reward, compensationayman - lucky; on the rightayyub, ayoob - a prophet's nameaza - comfortazhar - most shining, luminousazeem, azim - defender, referring to one of god's ninety-nine qualitiesazzam - determined, resolved
b
badr - full moonbadr al din - full moon of the faithbaha - beautiful, magnificentbaha al din, bahiyy al din - magnificence of the faithbahir - dazzling, brilliantbarakah - blessingbashshar - bringer of glad tidingsbasil - bravebassam, basim - smilingbilal - name of the prophet's muezzinbishr - joyburhan - proof
d
dabir - secretaryda'ud, dawud - arabic form of "david", beloved; a prophet's namedhul fiqar - name of the prophet's sworddiya al din - brightness of the faith
e
emir - to commandesam, essam - safeguard
f
fadi - redeemerfadil - generous, honorable
fahd, fahad - lynxfaisal, faysal - decisivefakhir - proud, excellentfakhiri, fakhry - honoraryfakih - legal expert; one who recites the qu'ranfarid, fareed - uniquefariq, fareeq - lieutenant generalfaris - horseman, knightfaruq, farooq - one who distinguishes truth from falsehoodfath - victoryfatin, fateen - clever, smartfawwaz - successfulferran - bakerfida - redemption, sacrificefiras - perspicacityfouad - heartfudail - excellent in character
g
gamal, gamali - camelghalib - victorghassan - old arabic nameghazi - conquerorghiyath - succorer
h
habib - belovedhadi - guiding to the righthakeem, hakim - wise, one of god's ninety-nine qualitieshakem - ruler, governorhalim - mild, gentle, patienthamal - lambhamdan - the praised one; variation of the name "muhammad"hamid - the praised one; variation of the name "muhammad"hamzah - lionhanbal - purityhani - happy, delighted, contenthanif - true believerharith - ploughman, cultivatorharoun, harun - arabic form of "aaron"; lofty or exalted; a prophet's namehashim - broker, destroyer of evil; hashim was a descendent of the prophet muhammad (pbuh)hassan - beautiful, handsomehatim - judgehaytham - young hawkhilal - moon
hilel - the new moonhisham - generosityhud, houd - a prophet's namehudhayfah - old arabic namehumam - courageous, generoushusain, hussein - little beauty; hussein was a descendent of the prophet muhammad (pbuh)husam - swordhusam al din - sword of the faithhusayn - beautiful
i
ibrahim - father of a multitude; a prophet's name (abraham)idris - a prophet's nameihsan - beneficenceimad - support, pillarimad al din - pillar of the faithimran - a prophet's nameirfan - thankfulnessisa, eisa - a prophet's name (jesus)isam, issam - safeguardishaq - a prophet's nameisma'il - a prophet's nameizz al din - might of the faith
j
jabbar - mightyjabir - consoler, comforterjafar - rivuletjalal - glory of the faithjalil, jaleel - great, reveredjamal - beautyjamal al din - beauty of the faithjamil, jameel - beautifuljawad - open-handed, generousjawhar - jewel, essencejibril - archangel of allah (gabriel)jihad - struggle, holy warjumah - born on friday
k
kadar, kedar - powerfulkadeen, kadin - friend, companion, confidantkadeer, kadir - green or green crop (connoting freshness and innocence)kahil - friend, lover
kaliq - creative, refers to a quality of godkamal - beauty, perfectionkamil, kameel - perfect; one of the ninety-nine qualities of godkardal - mustard seedkarif, kareef - born in autumnkarim, kareem - generous, noble, friendly, precious and distinguishedkasib, kaseeb - fertilekaseem, kasim - dividedkateb - writerkhaldun, khaldoon - old arabic namekhalid, khaled - eternalkhalil, khaleel, kalil - beautiful, good friendkhatib - religious ministerkhair al din - the good of the faithkhairy, khayri - charitable, beneficentkhuzaymah - old arabic name
l
labib, labeeb - sensible, intelligentlatif - gentle, kind, pleasant, friendlyluqman - a prophet's namelutfi - kind and friendly
m
mahdi - guided to the right pathmahir - skilledmahmud, mahmoud - the praised one; variation of the name "muhammad"maimun - luckymajdy - gloriousmajid al din - glory of the faithmajid, majd - gloriousmakin - strong, firmmalik - master, angel, kingmamdouh - one who is commended, praised, glorifiedma'mun - trustworthyma'n - benefitmansur - divinely aidedmarid - rebelliousmarzuq - blessed by god, fortunatemash'al - torchmas'ud - fortunate, happy, luckymazin - proper namemisbah - lampmohammed - praised; from "muhammad", name of the prophet (pbuh)mu'adh - protectedmu'awiyah - young fox (first umayyad kalifah)
mu'ayyad - supportedmubarak - happy, blessedmufid, mufeed - usefulmuhammad - praised; the name of the prophet (pbuh)muhanned - swordmuhsin - beneficient, charitablemuhtadi - rightly guidedmujahid - fighter (in the way of allah)mukhtar - chosenmundhir - warner, cautionermunir, muneer - brilliant, shiningmuntasir - victoriousmurtadi, murtadhy - satisfied, contentmusa, moosa - a prophet's name (moses)mus'ad - unfettered camelmuslim - submitting oneself to godmustafa - chosen onemuta - obeyedmu'tasim - adhering (to faith, to god)mu'tazz - proud, mightymuti - obedientmuwaffaq - successful
n
nabhan, nabih - noble, outstandingnabil, nabeel - noblenadhir - warnernadim, nadeem - friendnadir - dear, rarenaif na'il - aquirer, earnernaim - comfort, ease, tranquilitynaji - safenajib, najeeb - of noble descentnajjar - carpenternajm al din - star of the faithnasih - advisornasim - fresh airnasir, nasser - protectornasir al din - protector of the faithnasser - victoriousnawfal - generous, old arabic name for the seanazih, nazeeh - pure, chastenazim, nazeem - arranger, adjusternuh, nooh - a prophet's namenumair - panthernu'man - blood
nur al din - brightness of the faithnuri, noori - shining, brightness
o
omar - long life, first son, most high, the prophet's followeromran - solid structure
q
qasim - divider, distributorqays - firmqudamah - couragequtaybah, qutaiba - irritable, impatient
r
rabah - gainerrabi - spring, breezerafi - exaltingrafiq - kind, friendraghib, ragheb - desirousrahman - compassionate, merciful; referring to qualities of god listed in the qu'ranra'id - leaderrais - captainrakin - respectfulrashad - integrity of conductrashid - one of good council; rightly guided, having true faithratib - arrangerrayhan - favored by godreda, rida, ridha - (in god's) favor; contentment, satisfactionridwan - acceptance, good will; name of the keeper of the gates of heavenriyad, riyadh - gardens
s
sabih, sabeeh - beautifulsabir, sabeer - patientsaad - good lucksadaqat - charitysa'eed, sa'id - happysafiy - best friendsafwan - rockssahir - wakefulsajid - one who worships godsalah - righteousnesssalah al din - righteousness of the faithsaleh, salih - good, right
salim, saleem - safe, whole, flawlesssalman - safesameh - forgiversami - high, lofty, exaltedsamir, sameer - entertaining companionsamman - grocersaqr - falconsariyah - clouds at nightsaud - fortunatesayyid - masterseif, sayf - sword (of religion)seif al din - sword of the faithshadi - singershafiq, shafeeq - compassionate, tendershakir - thankfulsharif, shareef - honest, noble, distinguishedshihab - flame, blazesiraj - lamp, lightsofian - devotedsubhi - early morningsuhail, suhayl - gentle, easy; the name of a starsuhayb - of reddish hair or complexionsulaiman, sulayman - a prophet's name (solomon)su'ud, suoud - good luck
t
tahir - pure, cleantalal - nice, admirabletalib - seeker (of truth)tamir - one who owns date palm treestamam - generoustarif, tareef - rare, uncommontariq - name of a startawfiq - success, reconciliationtaymullah - servant of godtaysir - facilitationtayyib - good or delicatethabit - firmthaqib - shooting star
u
ubadah, ubaida, ubaydah - servant of godubaid - faithfulubayy - old arabic nameumar - name of the second khalifaumarah - old arabic name
umayr, umair - old arabic nameusama, usamah - description of a lionutbah - old arabic nameuthman - one of the companions of the prophet (pbuh)
w
wadi - calm, peacefulwafiq, wafeeq - successfulwahid - singular, exclusive, unequalledwa'il - coming back (for shelter)wajih, wajeeh - noblewakil - lawyerwaleed, walid - newborn childwalliyullah - supporter of godwasim, waseem - graceful, good lookingwazir - minister
y
yahyah - a prophet's nameyaman - proper nameya'qub - arabic form of "jacob"yasar, yasser - wealth, easeyasin, yaseen - one of muhammad's namesyasir - wealthyyazid, yazeed - god will increaseyoussef, yusef, yusuf - arabic form of "joseph"; to increase (in power and influence); a prophet's nameyunus, yoonus - a prophet's nameyushua - god savesyusuf - a prophet's name (joseph)
z
zafir - victoriouszahid - self-denying or asceticzahir - bright, shiningzaid, zayd - increase, growthzaim - brigadier generalzakariyya - a prophet's namezaki - intelligentzakiy - pureziyad - super abundancezuhair, zuhayr – bright
islamic names for girls
a
abia - greatabida - worshipperabir, abeer - fragranceablah, abla' - perfectly formedabra - example, lessona'dab - hope and needadara - virginadiba - cultured, politeadila, adilah, adeela - equaladiva - pleasant, gentleafaf - chaste, virtuous, decent, pureafifah - chasteafra' - whiteahd - pledge, knowledgeahlam - witty; one who has pleasant dreams; imaginativea'idah, aida - visiting, returning; rewardain - eye, thus "precious"aini - spring, flower, source, choicea'ishah, aisha, ayishah - living, prosperous, youngest wife of the prophet (pbuh)akilah - intelligent, logical, one who reasonsalhena - a ring; (a star in the constellation gemini)alima - wisealimah - skilled in music or dancealiyyah, aliah, a'lia - exaulted, noble, highest social standingalmas - diamondaludra - virginalzubra - (a star in the constellation leo)amal, a'mal, amala - hopes, aspirationsamani - wishes, aspirationsamatullah - female servant of allahamber - jewelaminah, ameena - trustworthy, faithfulamineh - faithfulamirah, ameera - princess, leaderamtullah - female servant of allahanan - cloudsanbar - perfume, ambergrisanisah - close, intimate, good friendanwar - rays of lightara - opinionsareebah - witty, smart
arub - loving to her husbandasima - protectorasiya - one who tends to the weak, one who healsasma' - excellent, precious; daughter of abu bakratifa - affection, sympathyatiya - giftayah - sign; distinctazhar - flowers, blossomsazizah, azeeza - esteemed, precious, cherishedazzah - young, female gazelle
b
badi'a - unprecedented, admirable, uniquebadra - full moonbadriyyah - resembling the full moonbahira, baheera - dazzling, brilliantbahiya - beautiful, radiantbalqis - name of the queen of shebabanan - delicate, finger tipsbaraka - white onebari'ah - excellingbarika - bloom, be successfulbashirah, basheera - bringer of good tidings, joybasimah, baseema - smilingbasmah - a smilebatul, batool - ascetic virginbilqis - queen of sheebabushra - good omenbuthaynah, buthayna - of beautiful and tender body
c
cala - castlecantara - small bridge
d
dahab - golddalal - treated or touched in a kind and loving wayduha, dhuha - forenoon
f
fadilah, fadheela - virtuous, outstanding, superior, cultured and refinedfadwa - name derived from self-sacrificefaizah - victorious, winnernot allowed - starfarah - joyfaridah, fareeda - unique, matchless, precious pearl or gemfarihah, fareeha - happy, joyful, cheerful, gladfatimah, fatima - accustom; daughter of the prophet (pbuh)fatin or fatinah - captivating, alluring, enchantingfawziyyah, fawziya, fazia - successful, victoriousfellah - arabian jasminefiryal - namefirdaws, firdoos - highest garden in paradise
g
ghadah - beautifulghaliyah - fragrantghaniyah - pretty girl, beautiful woman, beautyghayda - young and delicateghusun, ghusoon - branches of a tree
h
habibah - beloved, sweetheart, darlinghadiya - guide to righteousnesshadiyyah - a gifthafsah - wife of the prophet (pbuh)hafthah - preserved, protectedhaifa, hayfa' - slender, of beautiful bodyhalah - aureolehalimah, haleema - gentle, patient, mild-temperedhamidah, hameeda - praiseworthyhana' - happinesshanan - mercyhanifah, hanifa, haneefa - true believerhaniyyah - pleased, happyhasna' - beautifulhayam - deliriously in lovehayat - lifehessa - destinyhibah - gift
hind - proper namehuda, hooda - right guidancehuma - bird who brings joyhuriyyah, hooriya - angelhusn - beautyhusniyah - beautiful
i
ibtihaj - joyikram - honor, hospitality, generosityilham - intuitioniman - faith, beliefimtithal - polite obediencein'am - kindness, benefaction, bestowalinas - sociabilityinaya - concern; solicitudeintisar - triumphizdihar - flourishing, blooming
j
jala' - clarity, elucidationjamilah, jameela - beautiful, graceful, lovelyjanan - heart, souljohara - jeweljumanah - silver pearl
k
kalila - sweetheart, belovedkamilah - perfectkarida - untouchedkarimah, kareema - generous, noblekawthar - river in paradisekhadijah, khadeeja - first wife of the prophet (pbuh)khalidah - immortalkhayriyyah, khairiya - charitable, goodkhulud, khulood - immortalitykulthum, kulthoom - daughter of the prophet (pbuh)
l
lama - darkness of lipslamis, lamees - soft to the touchlamya' - of dark lipslatifah, lateefa - gentle, kind, pleasant, friendlylayla, leila - (born at) nightlina, leena - tenderlubabah - the innermost essenceluloah - a pearllu'lu' - pearls
m
madihah, madeeha - praiseworthymaha - wild cow, cow-eyes ma'isah - walking with a proud, swinging gaitmaizah - discerningmajidah, majeeda - gloriousmakarim - of good and honorable charactermalak - angelmalika - queenmanal - attainment, achievementmanar - guiding lightmaram - asperationmariam, maryam - mother of jesus (pbuh); arabic form of "mary"mas'ouda - happy, lucky, fortunatemawiyah - the essence of lifemaymunah - auspicious, blessedmay - old arabic namemaysa' - to walk with a proud, swinging gaitmaysun, maysoon - of beautiful face and bodymayyadah - to walk with a proud, swinging gaitmufidah, mufeeda - usefulmuhjah - heart's blood, soulmuminah - pious believermuna, mona - wish, desiremunirah, muneera - illuminating, shedding lightmushirah, musheera - giving counsel, advisingmuslimah - devout believer
n
nabihah, nabeeha - intelligentnabilah, nabeela - noble
nada - generousity, dewnadia - the beginning, firstnadidah, nadeeda - equal, rivalnadirah - rare, preciousnadwah - councelnafisah, nafeesa - precious thing, gemnahlah - a drink of waterna'ilah - acquirer, obtainer, one who succeedsna'ima, na'imah - comfort, amenity, tranquility, peacenajah - successnajat - safetynajibah, najeeba - of noble birthnajiyah - safenajla - of wide eyesnajwa - confidential talk, secret conversationnajya - victoriousnashida - studentnashita energetic, full of lifenashwa - fragrance, perfume, that which intoxicatesnasiha - one who gives valuable advicenasira - victorious, helpernathifa - clean, purenawal - giftnawar - flowernazahah - purity, righteousness, honestynazihah - honestnazirah - like, equal, matchingnibal - arrowsnida - callni'mah - blessing, loanni'mat - blessings, loansnouf - highest point on a mountainnudar, nudhar - goldnuha - intelligencenuma - beautiful and pleasantnur, noor - light
q
qubilah - concord
r
rabab - white cloud
rabi'ah - garden, springtimeradeyah, radhiya - content, satisfiedradwa, radhwa - a mountain in medinarafa' - happiness, prosperityraghd - pleasantrahimah - merciful, compassionatera'idah - leaderraja' - hopefulrana - to gaze, lookrand - tree of good scentraniyah - gazingrasha - young gazellerashida, rasheeda - wise, maturerawdah, rawdha - gardenrawiyah - transmitter of ancient arabic poetryrayya - sated with drinkrida - favored by godrehana - sweet basilrim, reem - gazellerima, reema - white anteloperukan - steady, confidentruqayyah, ruqaya - gentle; daughter of the prophet (pbuh)ruwaydah - walking gently
s
sabah - morningsabirah - patientsafa - clarity, purity, serenitysafiyyah - untroubled, serene, pure, best friendsahar - dawnsahlah - smooth, soft, fluent, flowingsaidah - happy, fortunatesaihah - good, usefulsakinah, sakeena - god-inspired peace of mind, tranquilitysalihah - correct, agreeablesalimah, saleema - peace, flawless, faultless, safe, healthysalma - peacefulsalwa - solace; quailsamah - generositysamar - evening conversationsameh - forgiversamihah, sameeha - generoussamira, sameera - entertaining female companionsamiyah - elevated, exhalted, lofty
sana' - resplendence, brilliance; to gaze or looksawsan - lily of the valleyshadha - aromaticshadiyah - singershahrazad - teller of "tales of 1,001 nights"sharifah, shareefa - noblesiham - arrowssouad or su'adsuha - name of a starsuhailah, suhaylah, suhayla - smooth, soft, fluent, flowingsuhaymah - small arrowsuhayr, suhair - proper namesumayyah, sumaiya - proper name
t
tahirah - pure, chastetakiyah - pious, righteoustalibah - seeker after knowledgetarub, taroob - merrythana' - thankfulnessthara' - wealththurayya - star
u
umayma - little mother
w
wafa' - faithfulnesswafiqah, wafeeqa - successfulwafiyyah, wafiya - loyal, faithfulwahibah - giver, donorwajihah, wajeeha - eminent, distinguishedwalidah - newbornwarda, wardah, wordah - rosewidad - love, friendshipwijdan - ecstacy, sentimentwisal - communion in love
y
yafiah - highyakootah - emeraldyamha - doveyaminah - right and properyasirah - lenientyasmine, yasmin, yasmeen - jasmineyumn - good fortune, successyusra - proper name
z
zafirah - victorious, successfulzahirah - shining, luminouszahra' - whitezahrah - flower, beauty, starzainab, zaynab - daughter of the prophet (pbuh)zakiyyah - purezaynah, zaina - beautifulzubaidah - excellent