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Abu Husaifah
Husaifah in the language of the Arabian Tayy tribe means “snake”, but this might be a rare dialectical usage. Based on the typical patterns of the Arabic language, Husaifah would be the diminutive/affectionate form of Haseefa, which means “wise, judicious woman”. Thus Abu Husaifah would mean a man whose daughter is named Husaifah, or a […]
Haseefa
Haseefa (also spelled Hasifah) is a rare Arabic name for girls that means “one who possesses intelligence and sound judgment”, a wise and sagacious person, as opposed to foolish and simpleminded. Haseefa is the feminine form of Haseef.
Abu Iyas
Note: Iyas is derived from Aws (a tree from which perfume is made), and “compensation”, “recompense”, and it does not have its apparent grammatical meaning of “one who lacks hope”
Abu Hatim
For more on Hatim please see: Hatim
Abu Hilal
For further details please see the article on Hilal.
Abu Hubairah
Hubairah means the cub of cheetahs, and also a young hyena
Abu Hubaish
Hubaish is the diminutive/affectionate form of Ḥabash, which means “Abyssinians”, an ethnicity today known as the Habesha peoples, who live in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Abu Humaid
Humaid is the diminutive/affectionate form of Hameed.
Abu Humaidhah
Humaidhah is the diminutive/affectionate form of Hameedhah (Ḥamīḍah), which means “a land abounding with ḥamḍ“, which refers to a type of plant, or class of plants. According to Lane’s Lexicon: any salt, or sour, kind of trees; having a juicy and quivering leaf, which, when squeezed, bursts forth with water; and having a pungent, or strong, odour; […]
Abu Hurairah
Abu Hurairah, also spelled Abu Hurayrah, is the name of a famous Sahabi (follower of Prophet Muhammad PBUH who met the him during his lifetime), known for the greater number of hadiths he transmitted. His actual name is ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Ṣakhr al-Dawsī (عبد الرّحمن بن صخْر الدَّوْسِيّ), and it is narrated that the nickname […]
Abdul Malik
Abdul Malik (عبد الملك also spelled Abd al-Malik and Abdul Malek) is a Quranic name for boys that means “servant of the King”, meaning “servant of Allah”, being a phrase made up of the Quranic word “Abd” (slave/servant) and the Quranic name of Allah “Malik”. Abdul Malik is one of three similar names all of […]
Abjar
There is some uncertainty about the correct name of this Sahabi, some sources say his correct name is Ghalib bin Abjar al-Muzani.
Abrahah
Abrahah is a synonym of Ibrahim, meaning “father of a multitude“, of Ethiopian origin, or an Arabized form of an Ethiopian name. As far as I know this name is not used among Muslims. [Note: This name is not recommended due to its strong association with the Ethiopian Abrahah who brought an army to attack […]
Hazimah (Hazema)
Feminine of the name Hazim.
Abdu Rabb
Abdu Rabb is an ancient Arabic name for boys that means “servant of a master”, “servant of a lord”, “servant of a God”, thus (when used by Muslims) it means “servant of Allah”.
Abd
Abd (ʿabd) is an ancient Arabic name for boys, directly used in the Quran, that means “slave”, “bondsman”, “servant”. It can denote various forms of servitude, devotion, and submission, not exclusively chattel slavery. In Islamic literature ʿabd is used to refer to humanity in general, considering all of us servants and worshipers of God. While this […]
Abbaa
Abbaa (also spelled Abaa’) is an ancient Arabic name for boys that means one who strongly refuses to be harmed or injured, and more generally a person who is strongly resisting and unyielding . Abbaa is derived from the Quranic root A-B-Y whose most basic meaning is “to strongly refrain from”, “to (metaphorically) firmly turn […]
Abayouh
Abayouh is an ancient Persian name for boys whose meaning is not known. It is the name of a Persian Companion of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, and the name is known because of him.
Aazib
Aazib (also spelled Azeb) is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means “alone”, “solitary”, “bachelor” (a man having no wife), “distant”, as in “a distant pasture”and also “absent”, “concealed”. Aazib is derived from the Quranic ʿ-Z-B (ع ز ب) root in the sense of something being out of the reach of one’s power or […]
Aaidh (Aayiz)
Aaidh (also spelled Aaiz, Ayez, Aidh, Aa’iz, among others) is an ancient Arabic name for boys from the Quranic ʿ-W-DH root that means “seeker of God’s protection“, “one who takes refuge in God“. The root ʿ-W-DH is the source of the word “aʿūdhu” in the common Islamic phrase “aoodhu billah” (“I seek Allah’s protection”). To […]
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Ezyan
Ezyan or Izyan (transliteration: Ezyān ازيان) is a name for boys and girls that means “to adorn oneself“, “to beautify oneself“, from the Quranic Z-Y-N. This is a rare word only found in the most comprehensive dictionaries. The great 19th century Lane’s Lexicon tells us, in its typically difficult to to read format: [describing izayyana, […]
Mahour
Mahour (Mahur/Mahoor, transliteration: Māhūr ماهور) is a Persian and Kurdish word with various meanings. When used as a name, perhaps chief among them is the Māhūr flower (Gol-e Māhūr گل ماهور), which refers to the flowering plant known as “mullein” (pictured to the right, scientific genus Verbascum). Since Mahour is a flower’s name, it seems […]
Areza
Areza or Ariza (transliteration:ʿāriḍah, starting with a long “aa”) is an indirect Quranic name for girls from that means eloquence in speech, and strength and determination, literally “grit“, “pluck” and “mettle“, i.e. fortitude and resolve. It may also be seen spelled as Arizah or Aariza. It is derived from the -r-ḍ root (ع ر ض, […]
Shayera
Shayera (also spelled Shayirah, transliteration: shayyirah) is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means “beautiful and elegant in appearance and demeanor.” According to the 11th century scholar Ibn Manẓūr’s Lisān al-ʿArab (one of the most respected dictionaries of the Arabic language): وإِنه لَصَيِّر شَيِّر أَي حسن الصورة والشَّارة، وهي الهيئة؛ عن الفراء. وفي الحديث: […]
Mirha
The name Mirha (mirhāʾمرهاء, from the root R-H-W) is an Arabic name for girls that refers to being nimble, agile and quick. According to the 11th century scholar Ibn Fāris in his Maqāyīs al-Lugha, الْفَرَسُ المرهاءُ فِي السَّيْرِ، وَهُوَ مِثْلُ الْمِرْخَاءِ. وَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ سُرْعَةً فِي سُكُونٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ قَلَقٍ. The horse that is mirha (mirhāʾ) […]
On the meaning of Daneer
The name Daneer is mentioned in the Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names. Below is a scan of page 1599 of the Encyclopedia where the name Daneer is explained: The word Daneer itself is not mentioned in the Quran directly, but according to the Encyclopedia it derives from the D-N-R root, and this root is […]
Maisaa
Maisaa is an Arabic name for girls that means “a young woman who walks in a graceful, attractive and proud way”. This is a common Arabic girl name. Even though it doesn’t have an Islamic meaning, its meaning is not so bad as to make it forbidden for Muslims. Therefore Muslims may use this name.
Benazir
Benazir is a Persian-Arabic name for girls that means “without like”, “peerless”, “unique”, from the Persian be (“without”) and the Arabic nazir (“peer”). We consider Benazir an indirect Quranic name since nazir is derived from the N-DHA-R root, which is a root used over 100 times in the Quran.
Raayim
Raayim is another spelling of the girl name Raem. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Raem
Ra’im
Ra’im is another spelling of the girl name Raem. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Raem
Raaim
Raaim is another spelling of the girl name Raem. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Raem
Rayem
Rayem is another spelling of the girl name Raem. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Raem
Raaem
Raaem is another spelling of the girl name Raem. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Raem
Raim
Raim is another spelling of the girl name Raem. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Raem
Raem
Raem is an Arabic word that means “affectionate [mother]“, “loving [mother]”, “motherly”, a mother who has strong affection for her child. As far as I know this word is not used today by Arabs as a name and it is mentioned mainly in the classical sources. But since it has a good meaning, there is […]
Thakeef
Thakeef is another spelling of the boy name Saqeef. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Saqeef
Thaqeef
Thaqeef is another spelling of the boy name Saqeef. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Saqeef
Sakeef
Sakeef is another spelling of the boy name Saqeef. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Saqeef
Thaqif
Thaqif is another spelling of the boy name Saqeef. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Saqeef
Saqeif
Saqeif is another spelling of the boy name Saqeef. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Saqeef
Sakif
Sakif is another spelling of the boy name Saqeef. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Saqeef
Saqif
Saqif is another spelling of the boy name Saqeef. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Saqeef
Saqeef
Saqeef or Thaqeef is an Arabic name for boys that means “skilled”, “proficient”, “adroit”, “sagacious”.
Ayan
Ayan is another spelling of the boy name Aayaan. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Aayaan
Aayan
Aayan is another spelling of the boy name Aayaan. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Aayaan
Ayaan
Ayaan is another spelling of the boy name Aayaan. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Aayaan
Aayaan
Aayaan is a Persian name for boys that means “long night”. It also means “improvisation”, “impulse”, “instinct, “intuition”.
Edibeh
Edibeh is another spelling of the girl name Adeebah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Adeebah
Ediba
Ediba is another spelling of the girl name Adeebah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Adeebah
Adeeba
Adeeba is another spelling of the girl name Adeebah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Adeebah
Adyba
Adyba is another spelling of the girl name Adeebah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Adeebah
Adibah
Adibah is another spelling of the girl name Adeebah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Adeebah
Adiba
Adiba is another spelling of the girl name Adeebah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Adeebah
Adeebah
Adeeba is an Arabic name for girls that means “one who has excellent character”, “one who has excellent manners”. It is not a Quranic name, but Muslims can use it since it has a good meaning.
Rabeyah
Rabeyah is another spelling of the girl name Rabiah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Rabiah
Rabiyah
Rabiyah is another spelling of the girl name Rabiah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Rabiah
Rabeya
Rabeya is another spelling of the girl name Rabiah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Rabiah
Rabiya
Rabiya is another spelling of the girl name Rabiah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Rabiah
Raabeah
Raabeah is another spelling of the girl name Rabiah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Rabiah
Raabea
Raabea is another spelling of the girl name Rabiah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Rabiah
Raabiah
Raabiah is another spelling of the girl name Rabiah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Rabiah
Raabia
Raabia is another spelling of the girl name Rabiah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Rabiah
Rabeah
Rabeah is another spelling of the girl name Rabiah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Rabiah
Rabia
Rabia is another spelling of the girl name Rabiah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Rabiah
Rabiah
Rabiah is an Arabic name for girls that means “fourth”, something or someone that is number four in a series or queue. Rabiah, when used to describe the season of spring, means “rainy”, “fertile”. Rabiah also means “firmly set in place”, “constant”, “stable”, the opposite of shaky and unstable.
Rabi’ah
Rabi’ah is another spelling of the girl name Rabiah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Rabiah
Naylaa
Naylaa is an Arabic name for girls that means “bestowal”, “gift”, something given freely, and figuratively meaning “gift from God”. It is a variant of the word Naylah.
Nailaa
Nailaa is another spelling of the girl name Naylaa. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Naylaa
Hadal
Hadal is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means “mistletoe”, which is a type of plant.
Hadaal
Hadaal is another spelling of the boy and girl name Hadal. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Hadal
Hazzar
Hazzar is an Arabic name for boys that means “one who laughs often”. It also means “generous”.
Hazar
Hazar is another spelling of the boy name Hazzar. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Hazzar
Hazzaar
Hazzaar is another spelling of the boy name Hazzar. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Hazzar
Hazaar
Hazaar is another spelling of the boy name Hazzar. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Hazzar
Hazeem
Hazeem is an Arabic name for boys, and less commonly for girls, that means “thunder”. It also means “the sound of hooves”, the sound that horses make when they walk. It also means “continuous, unending rain”.
Wad
Wad is an Arabic name for boys that means “love”, “affection”.
Wadd
Wadd is another spelling of the boy name Wad. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Wad
Waseeyah
Waseeyah is another spelling of the girl name Wasiyyah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Wasiyyah
Wasiyyah
Wasiyyah is an Arabic name for girls that means “will”, “behest”, “tenet”.
Wasiyya
Wasiyya is another spelling of the girl name Wasiyyah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Wasiyyah
Waseeeya
Waseeeya is another spelling of the girl name Wasiyyah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Wasiyyah
Yaamena
Yaamena is another spelling of the girl name Yaminah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Yaminah
Yaaminah
Yaaminah is another spelling of the girl name Yaminah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Yaminah
Yamena
Yamena is another spelling of the girl name Yaminah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Yaminah
Yamenah
Yamenah is another spelling of the girl name Yaminah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Yaminah
Yaminah
Yaminah is an Arabic name for girls that means “blessed”, “bringer of blessings”.
Yamina
Yamina is another spelling of the girl name Yaminah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Yaminah
Yaamina
Yaamina is another spelling of the girl name Yaminah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Yaminah
Nourat
Nourat is another spelling of the girl name Nurat. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nurat
Norat
Norat is another spelling of the girl name Nurat. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nurat
Nurtaj
Nurtaj is an Arabic name for girls that is formed from the word Nur (“light”) and taj (“crown”), thus meaning “crown of light”. Since taj can be used to add emphasis to names, the meaning can also be “the most powerful light”, “the most beautiful light”.
Noortaj
Noortaj is another spelling of the girl name Nurtaj. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nurtaj
Nurat
Nurat is te Turkish form of the Arabic girl name Nurah which means “light”, being the feminine form of Nur.
Noorat
Noorat is another spelling of the girl name Nurat. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nurat
Nawrataan
Nawrataan is another spelling of the girl name Nauratan. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nauratan
Naurataan
Naurataan is another spelling of the girl name Nauratan. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nauratan
Nauratan
Nauratan is an Arabic name for girls that means “flowers”, “white flowers”, it is a plural form of Nawr.
Nawratan
Nawratan is another spelling of the girl name Nauratan. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nauratan
Naratain
Nauratain is an Arabic name for girls that means “flowers”, “white flowers”, it is a plural form of Nawr.
Nauratayn
Nauratayn is another spelling of the girl name Naratain. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Naratain
Nawras
Nawras is a Persian name for boys and girls that means “young”, “budding”, “blossoming”. It is used with this meaning in Arabic as well. In Arabic it is also used to mean “seagull”, which is a type of bird, the word possibly taken from the Persian name for the bird (Nawruzi).
Nauras
Nauras is another spelling of the boy and girl name Nawras. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nawras
Nowras
Nowras is another spelling of the boy and girl name Nawras. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nawras
Nouras
Nouras is another spelling of the boy and girl name Nawras. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nawras
Nursha
Nursha is another spelling of the boy and girl name Nurshah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nurshah
Noorsha
Noorsha is another spelling of the boy and girl name Nurshah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nurshah
Nurshaa
Nurshaa is another spelling of the boy and girl name Nurshah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nurshah
Noorshah
Noorshah is another spelling of the boy and girl name Nurshah. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nurshah
Noril
Noril is another spelling of the boy and girl name Nuril. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nuril
Nurshah
Nurshah is an Arabic-Perisan name for boys and girls that is made up of the Arabic word Nur (“light”) and the Persian word shah (“king”), thus meaning “king’s light”. Since shah is also used for adding emphasis to names, the name also means “the most powerful light”.
Nuril
Nuril is an Aramaic name for boys and girls that means “light of God”, “God’s radiance”.
Nurel
Nurel is another spelling of the boy and girl name Nuril. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nuril
Noorel
Noorel is another spelling of the boy and girl name Nuril. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nuril
Nooril
Nooril is another spelling of the boy and girl name Nuril. They are the same name and have the same meaning and pronunciation. Both spellings are acceptable. For more details on this name and its pronunciation see: Nuril
