Hidajet
From Ottoman Turkish حدایت (Hidayet), from Arabic هِدَايَة (hidāya, “guidance”). Cognate with Turkish Hidayet, Azerbaijani Hidayat.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
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Hidāyat
Borrowed from Classical Persian هِدَایَت (hidāyat), borrowed from Arabic هِدَايَة (hidāya), from هَدَى (hadā). First attested in c. 1421 as Middle Hindi ہدایت (hdayt /hidāyat/).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Hilâl
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish هلال (hilal), from Arabic هِلَال (hilāl).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Hind
Borrowed from Arabic هِنْد (hind).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
Hud
From Arabic هُود (hūd).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
Hûd
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish هود (hûd), from Arabic هُود (hūd). Etymology tree Arabic هُود (hūd)bor. Ottoman Turkish هود (hûd) Turkish Hûd
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
Hūd
Borrowed from Classical Persian هُود (hūd), from Arabic هُود (hūd).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
Huda
Borrowed from Arabic هُدًى (hudan, “guidance”)
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Hüda
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish هدى (hüda), from Arabic هُدَى (hudā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Humaira
Borrowed from Arabic حُمَيْرة (ḥumayra), diminutive of حُمْرة (ḥumra, “redness”), or from حُمَيْرَاة (ḥumayrāh).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Hümbət
Hypercorrect form of Hümmət, from Arabic هِمَّة (himma).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends T
Husain
Borrowed from Classical Persian حسین (husayn), itself from Arabic حُسَيْن (ḥusayn).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Husayn
Transliteration of Arabic حُسَيْن (ḥusayn), from the root ح س ن (ḥ s n).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Hüseyn
From Arabic حُسَيْن (ḥusayn).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Hüsnü
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حسنی (Hüsnî), from Arabic حُسْنِيّ (ḥusniyy), from حُسْن (ḥusn, “goodness, beauty”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ü
Hussain
A male given name from Arabic: alternative spelling of Husayn.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Hussein
A male given name from Arabic: alternative spelling of Husayn.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Ibrahim
Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), borrowed from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm). Doublet of Abraham. Borrowed from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
Ibrāhīm
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِبْرَاهِیم (ibrāhīm), borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), borrowed from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
İbrahim
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ابراهیم (İbrahim), from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), borrowed from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
Ibraim
a male given name from Arabic, variant of Abraão, equivalent to English Ibrahim
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
Idris
Borrowed from Arabic إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Idrīs
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِدْرِیس (idrīs), from Arabic إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
İffet
From Arabic عِفَّةْ (ʕiffat, “decency”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
İhsan
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish احسان (İhsân), from Arabic إِحْسَان (ʔiḥsān), from أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana, “to do or act well, to do or act right”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
İlham
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish الهام (“inspiration”), from Arabic إِلْهَام (ʔilhām). From ilham (“inspiration”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
Ilias
Borrowed from Arabic إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās), from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Hebrew אֵלִיָּהוּ (eliyáhu), whence also Elia, Elias.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Iliyās
Borrowed from Arabic إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās), from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Biblical Hebrew אֵלִיָּהוּ (ʔeliyyɔhū). Doublet of एलिय्याह (eliyyāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Ināyat
Borrowed from Classical Persian عِنَایَت (ināyat), from Arabic عِنَايَة (ʕināya).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Iqbal
From Arabic إِقْبَال (ʔiqbāl).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Isa
Transliteration of Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā) or anglicized from Turkish İsa, both equivalents of Jesus as a given name. Transliteration of Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā) or anglicized from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Ishak
From Arabic إِسْحَاقَ (ʔisḥāqa). From Arabic إِسْحَاقَ (ʔisḥāqa). Doublet of Sehak.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
İshak
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اسحاق (İshâk), from Arabic إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq), from Biblical Hebrew יִצְחָק (yiṣḥāq).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
Ishāq
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِسْحَاق (ishāq), from Arabic إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq), from Biblical Hebrew יִצְחָק (yiṣḥāq).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Q
Isiaka
a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Isaac
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Iskandar
Inherited from Malay Iskandar, from Classical Persian اِسْکَنْدَر (iskandar) or Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر (ʔiskandar), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). Either from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Iskander
Borrowed from Arabic الإسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar, “Alexander”). This surname is mostly found among Copts in Egypt. Doublet of Alexander
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
İskender
From Ottoman Turkish اسكندر (iskender), from Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر (ʔiskandar), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Islam
From Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām, “submission, surrender”), verbal noun of أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama). First attested in 1610.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
İslam
From Ottoman Turkish اسلام, from Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām). Borrowed from Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
Ismail
From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl). Doublet of Ishmael. From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl), from Hebrew ישמעאל (yishma'él).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Ismāil
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِسْمَاعِیل (ismā'īl), from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl), from Biblical Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yišmāʿēl). Doublet of इश्माएल (iśmāel).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
İsmayıl
Borrowed from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Ismet
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عصمت (Ismet), from Arabic عِصْمَة (ʕiṣma).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
İsmet
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عصمت (İsmet), from Arabic عِصْمَة (ʕiṣma).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Issa
From Arabic عيسى (“Jesus”). A French spelling of an Arabic-derived form for Jesus. From Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā) or its derivatives (Wolof Isaa, Pulaar Iisaa etc.).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Izet
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عزت (Izet), from Arabic عِزَّة (ʕizza, “glory, power”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Jakup
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یعقوب (yaʼkub), from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿaqōv). Compare Turkish Yakup. Doublet of Jakob.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends P
Jamal
From Arabic جَمَال (jamāl, “beauty”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Jamila
From Arabic جَمِيلَة (jamīla, “beautiful”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Jaouad
a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Jawad
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
Jasmin
A variant of Jasmine. A floral name, from French Jasmine, of modern usage. cognate with English Jasmine. 16th century, from French jasmin, from Spanish jazmín, from Arabic…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Jawad
Borrowed from Arabic جَوَاد (jawād).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
Jawdat
From Ottoman Turkish جودت (cevdet), from Classical Persian جَودَت (jawdat), from Arabic جَوْدَة (jawda).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Jiyā
Borrowed from Arabic ضِيَاء (ḍiyāʔ, “radiance”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ā
Jusuf
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوسف (yusuf), borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép), from הוֹסִיף (hosíf, “to add”). Doublet of Josif…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
Jùsuf
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوسف (yusuf), borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép), from הוֹסִיף (hosíf, “to add”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
Kabīr
Borrowed from Classical Persian کَبِیر (kabīr), from Arabic كَبِير (kabīr). First attested as Old Hindi कबीर (kabīra).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Kahina
Borrowed from Arabic كَاهِنَة (kāhina).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kamal
Ultimately from Arabic كَمَال (kamāl).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L