arabic names

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506 names · Page 3 of 9. Origin labels follow the cited name sense; earlier roots and uncertain meanings are explained on each name page.

Əkrəm

From Arabic أَكْرَم (ʔakram).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends M

Əli

Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends I

Əminə

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِينَة (ʔamīna).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends Ə

Əşrəf

From Arabic أَشْرَف (ʔašraf).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends F

Əzizə

Ultimately from Arabic عَزِيزَة (ʕazīza).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends Ə

Fahd

Borrowed from Arabic فَهْد (fahd).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends D

Fahrettin

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فخر الدين, borrowed from Arabic فَخْر الدِّين (faḵr ad-dīn, “glory of the religion”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends N

Fahriye

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فخریه, from Arabic فَخْرِيّة (faḵriyya)

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends E

Faisal

From Arabic فَيْصَل (fayṣal, literally “arbiter”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Faiz

Borrowed from Classical Persian فیض (fayz, “grace”), from Arabic فَيْض (fayḍ, “abundance, overflow”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends Z

Farah

Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ, “joy”). Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ, “joy”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends H

Farès

Borrowed from Arabic فارس (fāris).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends S

Farrah

Variant of Farrar, from Middle English ferreor (“iron worker, smith”). The given name was popularized by the American actress Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009). Her name is often…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends H

Fathallah

Borrowed from Arabic فَتْح اللَّٰه (fatḥ allāh).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends H

Fatih

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فاتح (Fâtih), from Arabic فَاتِح (fātiḥ).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends H

Fatima

From Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima). The name Fatima is from the Arabic root f-t-m (lit. 'to wean') and signifies the Shia belief that she, her progeny, and her adherents (Shi'a)…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Fátima

Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima, “abstainer”). Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima, “abstainer”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Fatimah

Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima). Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends H

Fatimata

A French spelling of a name ultimately derived from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima), i.e. Fatima. Native spellings include Pulaar Faatimata.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Fatime

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فاطمه (Fâtime), from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Fauzia

A female given name from Arabic, variant of Fawzia

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Fawzi

Borrowed from Arabic فَوْزِيّ (fawziyy), from فَوْز (fawz, “victory, triumph”) + ـِيّ (-iyy, nisba suffix).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends I

Fawzia

Borrowed from Arabic فَوْزِيَّة f (fawziyya), from فَوْز (fawz, “victory, triumph”) + ـِيّ (-iyy, nisba suffix).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Fawzy

A male given name from Arabic, variant of Fawzi

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Fayçal

Borrowed from Arabic فَيْصَل (fayṣal).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Ferit

From Ottoman Turkish فرید (Ferid), from Arabic فَرِيد (farīd, “unique, precious”). Cf. Turkish Ferit.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends T

Fərəh

From Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends H

Fətulla

From Arabic فَتْحُ اللّٰه (fatḥu llāh).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Firdaus

Borrowed from Arabic فِرْدَوْس (firdaws). Borrowed from Classical Persian فِرْدَوْس (firdaws), from Arabic فِرْدَوْس (firdaws).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

Fouad

Borrowed from Arabic فُؤَاد (fuʔād).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends D

Gamze

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غمزه (gamze, “coquetry, wink or sign with the eye; dimple”), from Arabic غَمْزَة (ḡamza).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends E

Ganiyu

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English 'Abd al-Ghani

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends U

Habib

From Arabic حبيب (“beloved”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends B

Hacène

Borrowed from Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Haidar

Borrowed from Classical Persian حَیْدَر (haydar), from Arabic حَيْدَر (ḥaydar).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends R

Hajdar

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حیدر (haydar), from Arabic حَيْدَر (ḥaydar).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends R

Hājirā

Borrowed from Classical Persian هَاجَر (hājar), from Arabic هَاجَر (hājar), from Biblical Hebrew הָגָר (hāgār).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Hakeem

Alternative spelling of Hakim.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends M

Hakim

Borrowed from Arabic حَكِيم (ḥakīm, “wise”). This surname is mostly found in Indonesia. Borrowed from Arabic حَكِيم (ḥakīm, “wise”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends M

Hale

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish هاله, from Arabic هَالَة (hāla).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends E

Halima

Borrowed from Arabic حَلِيمَة (ḥalīma).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Hamad

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَد (ḥamad), from حَمِدَ (ḥamida, “praise”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends D

Hamid

Borrowed from Arabic حَمِيد (ḥamīd, “praiseworthy”). Borrowed from Arabic حَامِد (ḥāmid, “praiser [of God]”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends D

Hamide

Borrowed from Arabic حَمِيدَة (ḥamīda), feminine of حَمِيد (ḥamīd, “praiseworthy”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Hany

Borrowed from Arabic هَانِيّ (hāniyy), meaning "one who lives in happiness and tranquillity"; "the embellisher"; or "luscious".

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Haris

Borrowed from Arabic حارث (“good provider”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

Haroun

Borrowed from Arabic هَارُون (hārūn, “Aaron”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Harun

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish هارون (hârûn), from Arabic هَارُون (hārūn), from Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾahărōn). Borrowed from Arabic هَارُون (hārūn), from Biblical Hebrew…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Hārūn

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʔahăron). Borrowed from Classical Persian هَارُون (hārūn), borrowed from Arabic هَارُون (hārūn), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N