arabic names

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Aaliyah

Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends H

Abacar

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends R

Abaz

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Z

Abbas

From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an. From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

Abdala

From Old Galician-Portuguese Abdalla, from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Abdeslam

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends M

Abdoel

From the Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-, “the”), not a complete name in Arabic.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Abdoella

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Abdoul

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Abdul

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Abdoulaye

A French spelling of a name ultimately derived from Arabic عَبْدُ اللّٰهِ (ʕabdu llāhi), i.e. Abdullah. Native spellings include Wolof Abdulaay and Pulaar Abdullaye etc.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Abdoulla

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Abdullah

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Abdul

From Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-, “the”). From Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-, “the”). From Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-,…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Abdula

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Abdullah

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Abdulazeez

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ (ʕabdu l-ʕazīzi).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends Z

Abdulla

From Arabic عَبْد اللّٰه (ʕabd allāh).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Abdullā

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَبْدُاللّٰه (abdu-l-lāh), from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh). Compare ओबद्याह (obadyāh).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Abdullah

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh), from عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant”) + الله (allāh, “God”), literally “servant of God”.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends H

Abdylaziz

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عبد العزیز (ʼabd ül-ʼaziz), from Arabic عَبْد العَزِيز (ʕabd al-ʕazīz, literally “the servant of Aziz”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends Z

Abed

From Arabic عَابِد (ʕābid, “servant, worshipper”)

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends D

Ābid

Borrowed from Classical Persian عابد ('ābid), itself from Arabic عَابِد (ʕābid).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends D

Abood

Variation of Abboud, from Arabic عَابُّود (ʕābbūd).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends D

Achmed

Borrowed from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends D

Açucena

A female given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Lily

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Adalet

From adalet (“justice”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends T

Adam

Middle English Adam English Adam From Middle English Adam, from Old English Adam, from Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends M

Ādam

Borrowed from Classical Persian آدَم (ādam), borrowed from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (āḏā́m), from Proto-Semitic *ʔadam-.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends M

Adel

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. The female name is a rare variant of Adele. The surname is borrowed from German Adel. Variant of Adil, from Arabic عَادِل (ʕādil).

Gender: mixed
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Adem

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آدم (adem).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends M

Âdem

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آدم (Âdem), from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam). Doublet of adam

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends M

Adəm

From Arabic آدَم (ʔādam).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends M

Adnan

Borrowed from Arabic عَدْنَان (ʕadnān, “settler”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Ahmad

Borrowed from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), elative of حَمِيد (ḥamīd, “praiseworthy”); or from Persian اَحْمَد (ahmad). From Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), from حَمِدَ (ḥamida, “to thank…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends D

Ahmed

Borrowed from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad). a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ahmed

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends D

Ahmet

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish احمد (ahmed), from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends T

Aïcha

Borrowed from Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aische

Borrowed from Turkish Ayşe, from Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša). The use as a common noun is due to the name's commonness among Turkish immigrants, possibly reinforced by the…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends E

Aisha

From Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aïssata

A French spelling of a name ultimately derived from Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša, “Aisha”). Native spellings include Pulaar Aysata.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aïssatou

A French spelling of a West African name ultimately derived from Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša, “Aisha”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends U

Akbar

Borrowed from Arabic أكبر.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends R

Akrem

Borrowed from Arabic أَكْرَم (ʔakram).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends M

Ali

From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʕ l y). From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy) as a Muslim name. From…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends I

Alī

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَلِی (alī), from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ī

Alif

Borrowed from Classical Persian الف (alif), from Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends F

Alimi

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Alim

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends I

Aliyah

Ultimately from Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya). Ultimately from Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”)

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends H

Aliye

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عالیه, from Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends E

Aliyu

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ali

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends U

Alliyah

A female given name from Hebrew borrowed from Arabic; a variant of the name Aliyah or Aaliyah.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends H

Almir

From Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “prince, commander”). Compare Slovene Almir, Serbo-Croatian Almir, Albanian Almir.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends R

Almudena

Shortened from Nuestra Señora de la Almudena (“Our Lady of the Almudena”), a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary, from the place name Almudena (“citadel”), from Arabic…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aly

A male given name from Arabic, a variant spelling of the Muslim Ali.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Alya

A variation of Aliye.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alzira

Latinized form of Alzire, the name of the titular character of Voltaire's 1736 play Alzire. Voltaire derived the name from the Spanish city of Alzira, ultimately from Arabic…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A