Baby names
Muslim baby names with meanings
181 Muslim baby names for boys and girls with Arabic spelling, meaning and origin, including names of prophets and Quranic names.
Names from the Qur'an
AaliyahعاليةExalted, sublime, highAdamآدمOf the earth; the first humanAhmadأحمدMost praiseworthy, one who praises Allah mostAkramأكرمMost generousAmalأملHope, aspirationAyaآيةSign, miracle; a verse of the Qur'anAyyubأيوبReturning (to God), patientAzizعزيزMighty, dear, belovedBashirبشيرBringer of good newsBushraبشرىGood news, glad tidingsDawudداودBelovedDuaدعاءSupplication, prayerFirdausفردوسThe highest garden of ParadiseHarunهارونExalted, mountain of strengthHayatحياةLifeHudaهدىGuidanceIbrahimإبراهيمFather of many nationsIdrisإدريسStudious, learnedIhsanإحسانExcellence, doing goodIlyasإلياسThe Lord is my GodImanإيمانFaith, beliefImranعمرانProsperity, long lifeIsaعيسىTraditionally 'God is salvation'IshaqإسحاقHe laughsIsmailإسماعيلGod hearsJamilaجميلةBeautifulJannahجنةGarden, ParadiseKarimكريمGenerous, nobleKawtharكوثرAbundance; a river in ParadiseLinaلينةTender; a young palm treeLuqmanلقمانWiseMarwaمروةA fragrant plant; white stoneMaryamمريمDevoted; belovedMuhammadمحمدPraised, praiseworthyMunirمنيرLuminous, brightMusaموسىTraditionally 'drawn from the water'NajwaنجوىIntimate conversation, secret talkNuhنوحRest, comfortNurنورLightRahmaرحمةMercy, compassionRayhanريحانSweet basil; fragranceRidwanرضوانPleasure, good will (of Allah)SafaصفاPurity, claritySakinaسكينةTranquility, peace of heartSalihصالحRighteous, virtuousSalsabilسلسبيلA spring in ParadiseSanaسناءRadiance, brillianceShakirشاكرThankful, gratefulShifaشفاءHealing, cureShuaybشعيبTraditionally 'one who shows the right path'SulaymanسليمانMan of peaceTahaطهThe letters Ta Ha that open Surah TahaTariqطارقMorning star; one who knocks at nightTasnimتسنيمA spring in ParadiseUzayrعزيرHelperWardaوردةRoseYahyaيحيىHe livesYaqubيعقوبOne who follows; successorYasinياسينThe letters Ya Sin that open Surah YasinYunusيونسDoveYusraيسرىEase, prosperityYusufيوسفGod increasesZakariyaزكرياGod remembersZaydزيدGrowth, abundance
All names A–Z
AaliyahعاليةExalted, sublime, highAbdul-Azizعبد العزيزServant of the AlmightyAbdul-Karimعبد الكريمServant of the Most GenerousAbdul-Malikعبد الملكServant of the KingAbdullahعبد اللهServant of AllahAbdur-Rahmanعبد الرحمنServant of the Most MercifulAdamآدمOf the earth; the first humanAdilعادلJust, fairAhmadأحمدMost praiseworthy, one who praises Allah mostAishaعائشةAlive, living, prosperousAkramأكرمMost generousAliعليHigh, exalted, nobleAmalأملHope, aspirationAminأمينTrustworthy, faithfulAminaآمنةSafe, secure, trustworthyAmirأميرPrince, commanderAmiraأميرةPrincess, leaderAmmarعمارLong-lived; one who buildsAnasأنسFriendliness, warmthAnisaأنيسةFriendly, good companionAsadأسدLionAsiyaآسيةOne who tends the weak; healerAsmaأسماءNames; high statusAyaآيةSign, miracle; a verse of the Qur'anAyaanأيانGift of God; time, eraAymanأيمنBlessed, fortunate; on the rightAyyubأيوبReturning (to God), patientAzizعزيزMighty, dear, belovedBashirبشيرBringer of good newsBilalبلالMoisture, refreshmentBushraبشرىGood news, glad tidingsDanyalدانيالGod is my judgeDawudداودBelovedDuaدعاءSupplication, prayerElifألفThe letter Alif; slender and uprightEymenأيمنBlessed, fortunateFahadفهدPanther, leopardFaisalفيصلDecisive; one who judges between right and wrongFarahفرحJoy, happinessFarisفارسKnight, horsemanFatimaفاطمةOne who abstains; captivatingFirdausفردوسThe highest garden of ParadiseGhadaغادةGraceful young womanHabibحبيبBelovedHabibaحبيبةBeloved, dearHadiهاديGuide, one who leads to the right pathHafsaحفصةYoung lionessHajarهاجرTraditionally 'one who emigrated'HalimaحليمةGentle, patient, forbearingHamidحامدOne who praises, thankfulHamzaحمزةStrong, steadfastHanaهناءHappiness, blissHarunهارونExalted, mountain of strengthHasanحسنGood, handsome, beautifulHashimهاشمOne who breaks bread for othersHawaحواءLife, livingHayatحياةLifeHaythamهيثمYoung eagleHibaهبةGiftHidayaهدايةGuidanceHishamهشامGenerosityHudaهدىGuidanceHusaynحسينLittle good one, handsomeIbrahimإبراهيمFather of many nationsIdrisإدريسStudious, learnedIhsanإحسانExcellence, doing goodIlhamإلهامInspirationIlyasإلياسThe Lord is my GodImanإيمانFaith, beliefImranعمرانProsperity, long lifeInayaعنايةCare, concern, protectionIrfanعرفانKnowledge, gratitude, wisdomIsaعيسىTraditionally 'God is salvation'IshaqإسحاقHe laughsIsmailإسماعيلGod hearsJabirجابرComforter, one who mendsJamalجمالBeautyJamilaجميلةBeautifulJannahجنةGarden, ParadiseKamalكمالPerfection, completenessKarimكريمGenerous, nobleKarimaكريمةGenerous, nobleKawtharكوثرAbundance; a river in ParadiseKeremكرمGenerosity, nobilityKhadijaخديجةEarly-born childKhalidخالدEternal, everlastingLatifaلطيفةGentle, kind, subtleLaylaليلىNight; dark beautyLinaلينةTender; a young palm treeLubnaلبنىThe storax tree, known for its sweet scentLuqmanلقمانWiseMadihaمديحةPraiseworthyMahdiمهديRightly guidedMahmudمحمودPraised, commendableMahnoorماه نورMoonlightMajidماجدGlorious, nobleMalakملاكAngelMalikمالكOwner, masterMansurمنصورVictorious, aidedMarwaمروةA fragrant plant; white stoneMaryamمريمDevoted; belovedMazinمازنRain cloudsMuadhمعاذProtected (by Allah)MuhammadمحمدPraised, praiseworthyMunaمنىWishes, hopesMunirمنيرLuminous, brightMuradمرادDesired, wishMusaموسىTraditionally 'drawn from the water'MusabمصعبStrong-willed, unyieldingMustafaمصطفىThe chosen oneNabilنبيلNoble, honourableNabilaنبيلةNobleNadiaناديةCaller; tender, fresh as dewNafisaنفيسةPrecious, valuableNajwaنجوىIntimate conversation, secret talkNasirناصرHelper, supporterNasrinنسرينWild roseNuhنوحRest, comfortNurنورLightNusaybaنسيبةNoble, of good lineageQasimقاسمOne who distributes, divides fairlyRabiaرابعةFourth; springRahmaرحمةMercy, compassionRaniaرانياOne who gazes; queenlyRashidرشيدRightly guided, matureRayhanريحانSweet basil; fragranceRayhanaريحانةSweet basil; fragranceRayyanريانWell-watered, luxuriantRidwanرضوانPleasure, good will (of Allah)RimريمWhite gazelleRuqayyaرقيةGentle; rising, ascentSaadسعدGood fortune, happinessSabirصابرPatientSafaصفاPurity, claritySafiyaصفيةPure, sincere friendSaidسعيدHappy, fortunateSakinaسكينةTranquility, peace of heartSalihصالحRighteous, virtuousSalmaسلمىPeaceful, safeSalmanسلمانSafe, secureSalsabilسلسبيلA spring in ParadiseSamiساميElevated, sublimeSamiraسميرةCompanion in evening talkSanaسناءRadiance, brillianceSaraسارةPrincess; one who brings joyShakirشاكرThankful, gratefulShifaشفاءHealing, cureShuaybشعيبTraditionally 'one who shows the right path'SufyanسفيانSwift; one who siftsSuhaylسهيلThe star Canopus; gentleSulaymanسليمانMan of peaceSumayyaسميةHigh, exaltedTahaطهThe letters Ta Ha that open Surah TahaTahiraطاهرةPure, chasteTalhaطلحةA kind of tree; fruitfulTamimتميمComplete, perfect, strongTariqطارقMorning star; one who knocks at nightTasnimتسنيمA spring in ParadiseUmarعمرLife, long-lived, flourishingUsamaأسامةLionUzayrعزيرHelperWafaوفاءLoyalty, faithfulnessWardaوردةRoseWasimوسيمHandsome, gracefulYahyaيحيىHe livesYaqubيعقوبOne who follows; successorYasinياسينThe letters Ya Sin that open Surah YasinYasirياسرEasy-going; wealthyYasminياسمينJasmine flowerYunusيونسDoveYusraيسرىEase, prosperityYusufيوسفGod increasesZahidزاهدAscetic, devoutZahraزهراءRadiant, shining, blossomingZakariyaزكرياGod remembersZaraزهرةFlower, blossomZaydزيدGrowth, abundanceZaynزينBeauty, grace, adornmentZaynabزينبA fragrant flower; father's adornmentZiyadزيادGrowth, increaseZubayrزبيرStrong, firm