This page lists references used by our staff when researching baby names.
Arabic sources:
- The Holy Quran
- Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Lisan al-Arab of Ibn Mandhoor (died 1311 CE)
- Qamoos al-Muhit of al-Firuzabadi (died 1329 CE)
- Mukhtar al-Sihah of Muhammad bin Abi Bakr bin Abdul Qadir al-Razi (died 930 CE)
- `Ubab al-Zakhir by al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Saghani (died 1252 CE)
- Sijil Asmaa’ al-Arab (The Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names), 4 volumes, published in 1991
Persian sources:
- Dehkhoda Dictionary (16 volumes) by Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda (died 1956 CE)
- Farhanghe Moin by Muhammad Moin (died 1971 CE)
- Farhanghe Ameed by Hasan Ameed (died 1979 CE)
Urdu sources:
- A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi and English by John Thompson Platts (1884 Edition)
Other sources:
- The 2011 Baby Names Almanac by Emily Larson
- A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English by Ernest Klein
- Christian Names in Local and Family History by George Redmonds
- Oxford Dictionary of First Names by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges
