Arabic Names
Arabic names are used in the Arab world, as well as some other regions within the larger Muslim world. They are not necessarily of Arabic origin, though most in fact are. Compare also Persian names and Turkish names. See also about Arabic names.
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1,453Samad (Arabic: صمد, Ṣamad) is an Arabic masculine given name meaning "eternal" or "everlasting." In Arabic, the root ṣ-m-d connotes permanence and self-sufficiency. The name is also recognized as one of the 99 names of A...
Samar (سمر) is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, derived from the root samara, which conveys the idea of conversing or staying up late into the night. The primary meaning of the name is “evening conversation”, evok...
Sameer is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name سمير (see Samir 1). It is used primarily in Arabic-speaking countries and communities. The name shares its root with the masculine Arabic name Samir, from which it...
Sameera 1 is an alternate transcription of Arabic سميرة (Samira 1), the feminine form of the masculine Samir 1. The name is derived from the Arabic root سمر (samara), meaning "to talk in the evening." Samir himself means...
Sameh is an alternate transcription of Arabic سامح (see Samih). It functions both as a masculine given name and as a surname, primarily in the Arab world. Etymology The name derives from the Arabic root سمح (samuḥa), mea...
Samer is an alternate transcription of the Arabic masculine given name سامر (Sāmir), which is closely related to and often conflated with Samir. While Samir (سمير) derives from the Arabic root سمر (samara) meaning "to ta...
Sami (Arabic: سامي) is a masculine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "hearing, listening." In Arabic, the root s-m-ʿ (س م ع) conveys the concept of hearing or listening, and Samīʿ (السميع) is one of the 99 names of Al...
Sami (also spelled Samy) is a masculine given name of Arabic origin, derived from the Arabic root s-m-w meaning "to be high, elevated, or exalted." It directly translates to "elevated, sublime, supreme" and carries conno...
Samia is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name Samiya (سامية), as well as the usual Bengali transcription of this name. It is the feminine form of Sami 2, which derives from the Arabic root سما (samā) meaning "to...
Samih is an Arabic masculine given name derived from the root samuḥa (سمح), meaning "to be kind" or "to be magnanimous." The name connotes forgiveness and generosity. It represents two related but distinct forms in Arabi...
Samiha is a feminine Arabic given name derived from the masculine root Samih, meaning "forgiving, kind." The name stems from the Arabic triliteral root samuḥa (سمح), which connotes generosity, leniency, and magnanimity....
Samina is a feminine given name of Arabic and Urdu origin. It functions as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name ثمينة (Thamina?transliteration Thamina), meaning "valuable, precious, priceless." Through the Persi...
Samir is a masculine given name of Arabic origin, derived from the Arabic root سمر (samara), meaning "to talk in the evening." The name is closely related to two Arabic forms with varying vowel lengths: سمير (Samīr), wit...
Samira is a feminine given name of Arabic and Persian origin, derived as the feminine form of Samir 1. The name is closely related to the variant Sameera 1 and shares its root with masculine forms Sameer 1 and Samir 1. E...
Samiya is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. It is the feminine form of Sami 2, which derives from the Arabic root سما (samā) meaning "to be high." The name Sami thus carries the meaning of "elevated, sublime, supre...
Samra is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "brunette" or "dark-haired" in Arabic.
Samy is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name Sami 2, which is derived from the root سما (samā) meaning "to be high." As such, Samy carries the meaning of "elevated, sublime, or supreme." It is a masculine given...
Sana 1 is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name سناء (see Sanaa). It is used primarily in Arabic-speaking communities and carries the beautiful meaning of "brilliance," "radiance," or "splendour," derived from th...
Sanaa is a feminine Arabic name that means "brilliance, radiance, splendour". It is derived from the Arabic root سنا (sanā), meaning "to gleam, to shine." The name embodies the concept of glowing light and beauty, making...
Sani is a masculine Arabic name meaning "brilliant, splendid". It is derived from the Arabic root sanā (سنا), meaning "to gleam, to shine", which itself comes from the triliteral root s-n-y. The name carries connotations...
Saniyya is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. It is the feminine form of Sani 1, which derives from the Arabic root سنا (sanā), meaning "to gleam, to shine." The name thus conveys meanings such as "brilliant," "sple...
Sanya 1 is an alternate transcription of Arabic سنيّة, derived fromSani 1 via its feminine formSaniyya. The root sanā means "to gleam, to shine," giving the name the sense of "brilliant" or "splendid."This feminine name...
Sara is a feminine given name used in many languages around the world, derived from Sarah. The name ultimately comes from the Hebrew שָׂרָה (Sara), meaning "lady, princess, noblewoman". In the Old Testament, Sarah is the...
Sarah is a name of profound biblical and cultural significance, derived from the Hebrew name שָׂרָה (Sara), meaning "lady, princess, noblewoman." In the Old Testament, Sarah is the wife of Abraham and the matriarch of th...
Saud is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name سعود (see Su'ud). It is derived from the Arabic root saʿida, meaning "to be happy, to be lucky," and carries the sense of "fortune" or "good luck." The name is most p...
Sawda is an Arabic feminine name meaning "black". It is most notable as the name of Sawda bint Zamʿa, one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad. She was among the early converts to Islam and was part of the first migratio...
Sawsan is the Arabic form of Susanna, ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Shoshanna, meaning "lily" (or "rose" in modern Hebrew), with probable origins in the Egyptian word sšn ("lotus"). The name appears in biblical...
Sayed is an alternate transcription of the Arabic title sayyid (سيد), meaning “lord, master.” It is one of many transliterations of a term that denotes dignity and leadership in Arabic-speaking and Muslim-majority societ...
Etymology and MeaningSayf ad-Din (also commonly rendered Saif al-Din) is a classical Arabic theophoric name composed of two elements: sayf meaning "sword" and dīn meaning "religion, faith." As a compound, it is interpret...
Sayfullah is a masculine Arabic name that translates directly to "sword of Allah". This name combines sayf ("sword") with Allah, the Arabic term for God. It carries a powerful martial and spiritual significance, evoking...
Sayyid (also spelled Seyed, Syed; Arabic: سيد) is an honorific title meaning "lord, master" in Arabic. It is used as both a given name and a hereditary title. The word derives from the Arabic verb sāda (to rule), reflect...
Sayyida is an Arabic feminine title meaning "lady, mistress". It is the female counterpart of the masculine honorific Sayyid, which denotes descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima and her...
Selima is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name Salima (سليمة), which is the feminine form of Salim. The root of these names is the Arabic element salima, meaning "to be safe," and Salim itself means "safe, sound...
Shaban is a masculine given name derived from the eighth month of the Islamic calendar, Sha'ban. The name's root is the Arabic verb shaʿaba ("to scatter"), referring to the practice of pre-Islamic Arabs...
Shadi is an Arabic masculine given name meaning "singer" (Arabic: شَادِي). It originates from the triliteral root š–d–y, which carries associations with singing, chanting, or melodious voice. The name reflects a cultural...
Shadiya is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. It serves as the feminine form of Shadi, a name meaning "singer" in Arabic. As a derivative, Shadiya carries a poetic and artistic connotation, evoking notions of joy, e...
Shady is an alternate transcription of the Arabic masculine given name Shadi, ultimately derived from the Arabic root شَدَا (shadā), related to singing or reciting poetry. In its original Arabic form, شادي (Shadi) semant...
Shadya is an alternate transcription of Arabic شادية (see Shadiya), a feminine name derived from the masculine Shadi 1, which means "singer" in Arabic. The name thus carries a musical and artistic connotation, evoking a...
Shafaqat is an Arabic unisex name that directly signifies "compassion, pity" in Arabic. It is derived from the shafaqa root, which conveys the meaning "to pity, to sympathize." The name is closely related to the concept...
Shafiq is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin, meaning "compassionate" in Arabic. The name is derived from the Arabic root شفق (shafaqa), which conveys the sense of pity, sympathy, or compassion. It is wi...
Shafiqa is an Arabic feminine name, the feminine form of Shafiq. The root name Shafiq means "compassionate" in Arabic, derived from the root شفق (shafaqa) meaning "to pity, to sympathize."The name carries the qualities o...
Shahad is an Arabic feminine given name, an alternate transcription of the name Shahd (شهد). The name is derived from the Arabic word for "honey", reflecting sweetness and preciousness. It is related to other names from...
Shahd (شَهَد or شَهْد), also romanized as Shahad or Shahed, is an Arabic feminine given name that means "pure honey" or "honeycomb". The name derives directly from the Arabic word for honey, which evokes sweetness and na...
Shahed is an Arabic masculine given name, also used in Bengali, derived from the Arabic root شهد. It is an alternate transcription of شاهد, meaning "witness," and serves as the standard Bengali form of Shahid 1. Etymolog...
Shahid (also transliterated as Shahed) is an Arabic masculine given name meaning "witness". It derives from the Arabic root ش-ه-د (sh-h-d), which carries the core sense of witnessing, testifying, or bearing witness. In I...
Shahid 2 is an Arabic masculine name that means "martyr, witness". It is a variant of Shahid 1, though the two are spelled distinctly in Arabic: شاهِد (Shahid) means "witness," while Shahid 2 carries an additional sense...
Shahida is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, functioning as the feminine form of Shahid, which means "witness" in Arabic. The root name Shahid is deeply rooted in Islamic tradition, as al-Shahid (الشاهد) is one of...
Shahin is a Persian-derived given name and surname, from the Persian word meaning "falcon" — specifically the Barbary falcon (Falco pelegrinoides). The name's etymology traces back to the Persian root shāh, meaning "king...
Shahira is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "renowned" or "famous." It is the feminine form of Shahir, which shares the same root. The name is derived from the Arabic root sh-h-r, which conveys notions of...
Shahla is a feminine given name widely used throughout the Muslim world, particularly in Arabic- and Persian-speaking regions. It derives from an obsolete Arabic adjective أَشْهَل (ʾašhal), whose meaning centers on eye c...
Shahnaz is a feminine given name and surname of Persian origin. The name combines two Persian elements: shah (شاه), meaning "king," and naz (ناز), which conveys "delight," "comfort," or "coquetry." Thus, Shahnaz is inter...
Shahrazad (also spelled Shahrzad or Shahrizad) is a Persian feminine name of literary and legendary fame. The name is believed to have two possible origins. The first combines Persian chehr (lineage, origin) and āzād (fr...
Shahrizad is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name شهرزاد (see Shahrazad). The name originates from Persian, where it is composed either of چهر (chehr) meaning "lineage, origin" and آزاد (āzād) meaning "free, nob...
Shahzad (also spelled Shehzad) is a given name and surname of Persian origin, primarily used in Arabic, Persian, and Urdu-speaking cultures. The name is composed of two Persian elements: شاه (Shah, meaning 'king') and زا...
Shaima is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, possibly meaning "beauty marks" (referring to moles or beauty spots) in Arabic. It is a variant of the name Shaimaa (شيماء), which holds significant historical and religi...
Shaimaa is an alternate transcription of the Arabic feminine given name Shaima (شيماء). The name means "beauty marks" or "raised birthmarks" in Arabic, originally referring to the small, dark beauty spots on the face tha...
Shakeel is an alternate transcription of Arabic شكيل (see Shakil), meaning "handsome" in Arabic. It is primarily used in Arabic-speaking countries and among Muslim communities.The name Shakeel has also been adopted in So...
Shakil (also spelled Shakeel) is a masculine given name of Arabic origin. The name directly means "handsome" in Arabic. It is derived from the Arabic root ش-ك-ل (sh-k-l), which conveys concepts of shape, form, and beauty...
Shakila is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, derived as the feminine form of Shakil (also spelled Shakeel). The masculine root Shakil carries the meaning of "handsome" or "beautiful" in Arabic, which is transferred...
Etymology & MeaningShakir is an Arabic masculine given name derived from the root shakara (شكر), meaning "to thank". As a direct participial form, Shakir translates to "thankful" or "grateful". The name is deeply rooted...