Dhivehi Names
Dhivehi names are used by the Dhivehi people of the Maldives.
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Dhivehi
17Abdulla is a form of Abd Allah in several languages, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name. It is a masculine given name and surname derived from the Arabic ʿabd meaning "servant" and Allah, together m...
Adam is a name of profound historical and religious significance, originating from the Hebrew word adam meaning "man." Its etymology is debated, with possible roots in the Hebrew ʾaḏam ("to be red," referring to skin ton...
Ahmed is a variant of the Arabic name Ahmad, which means "most commendable, most praiseworthy" — a superlative form derived from the root حمد (ḥamida) meaning "to praise." This root also gives rise to Hamid 1 ("praisewor...
Aishath is the Dhivehi form of the Arabic name Aisha. The name Aisha itself means 'living, alive' in Arabic, and is traditionally associated with Aisha bint Abu Bakr, the third and youngest wife of the Prophet Muhammad....
Ali is a masculine given name widely used across the Muslim world, meaning "lofty, sublime" in Arabic. It derives from the Arabic root ʿalā (علا), meaning "to be high," which is also the root of the element ʿalā.Etymolog...
Aminath is the Dhivehi form of the name Amina, widely used in the Maldives. It is derived from the Arabic root أمن (ʾamina), meaning "safe, secure" or "trustworthy." The name shares a linguistic heritage with the masculi...
Etymology and OriginFathimath is the Fatima form of Fatima used in the Dhivehi language, spoken in the Maldives. The name ultimately derives from Arabic faṭama, meaning "to abstain, to wean." Fatima holds profound signif...
Hassan is a variant transcription of the Arabic name Hasan and can also represent a distinct related name. Most commonly, Hassan corresponds to the Arabic Ḥasan (حسن), derived from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N, meaning...
Hawwa is the Arabic form of Eve. The name is used not only in Arabic-speaking countries but also in the Maldives, where Dhivehi is spoken. It derives from the same root as the Hebrew name Ḥawwa, meaning "to breathe" or "...
Hussain is an alternative transcription of the Arabic Ḥusayn (حسين), and the usual transliteration in Urdu and Dhivehi. It is derived from the triconsonantal root ḥ-s-n (ح س ن), conveying the concepts of goodness, beauty...
Ibrahim is an Arabic form of the name Abraham, widely used across the Muslim world and by Arab Christians. It appears in the Quran as the name of the prophet Abraham, who is revered in Islam as a patriarch and a model of...
Ismail is the Arabic form of Ishmael, widely used across the Muslim world and in several other languages, including Bengali, Indonesian, and Urdu. The name derives from the Hebrew Yishmaʿel, meaning "God will hear," from...
Latheef is a Dhivehi form of the Arabic name Latif. Latif itself is an Arabic adjective meaning "gentle, kind, subtle." In Islamic tradition, al-Laṭīf is one of the 99 names of Allah, emphasizing His gentleness and kindn...
Mariyam is a Dhivehi form of Maryam, as well as an alternate transcription of the Urdu name. It is primarily used in the Maldives (Dhivehi) and South Asia (Urdu), reflecting the widespread influence of the name through I...
Mohamed is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name Muhammad (محمّد), widely used in Egypt and Algeria. It is also the standard form in Dhivehi (the language of the Maldives) and Swahili, as well as a common variant...
Saeed is an alternate transcription of Arabic سعيد (Said), and is the usual Persian, Urdu and Dhivehi transcription of the name. It means "happy, lucky" or "blessed, joy", derived from the Arabic root sa'ida (“to be happ...
Zuhura is a feminine name of Swahili and Dhivehi origin, meaning "Venus (planet)" — the second planet from the Sun and the brightest natural object in Earth's night sky after the Moon. The name is a direct borrowing from...