Baby names
Muslim boy names with meanings
Muslim boy names with meanings: names of the prophets, Companions and Quranic names, with Arabic spelling and origin.
Names from the Qur'an
AdamآدمOf the earth; the first humanAhmadأحمدMost praiseworthy, one who praises Allah mostAkramأكرمMost generousAyyubأيوبReturning (to God), patientAzizعزيزMighty, dear, belovedBashirبشيرBringer of good newsDawudداودBelovedHarunهارونExalted, mountain of strengthIbrahimإبراهيمFather of many nationsIdrisإدريسStudious, learnedIhsanإحسانExcellence, doing goodIlyasإلياسThe Lord is my GodImranعمرانProsperity, long lifeIsaعيسىTraditionally 'God is salvation'IshaqإسحاقHe laughsIsmailإسماعيلGod hearsKarimكريمGenerous, nobleLuqmanلقمانWiseMuhammadمحمدPraised, praiseworthyMunirمنيرLuminous, brightMusaموسىTraditionally 'drawn from the water'NuhنوحRest, comfortRayhanريحانSweet basil; fragranceRidwanرضوانPleasure, good will (of Allah)SalihصالحRighteous, virtuousShakirشاكرThankful, gratefulShuaybشعيبTraditionally 'one who shows the right path'SulaymanسليمانMan of peaceTahaطهThe letters Ta Ha that open Surah TahaTariqطارقMorning star; one who knocks at nightUzayrعزيرHelperYahyaيحيىHe livesYaqubيعقوبOne who follows; successorYasinياسينThe letters Ya Sin that open Surah YasinYunusيونسDoveYusufيوسفGod increasesZakariyaزكرياGod remembersZaydزيدGrowth, abundance
All names A–Z
Abdul-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 mostAkramأكرمMost generousAliعليHigh, exalted, nobleAminأمينTrustworthy, faithfulAmirأميرPrince, commanderAmmarعمارLong-lived; one who buildsAnasأنسFriendliness, warmthAsadأسدLionAyaanأيانGift of God; time, eraAymanأيمنBlessed, fortunate; on the rightAyyubأيوبReturning (to God), patientAzizعزيزMighty, dear, belovedBashirبشيرBringer of good newsBilalبلالMoisture, refreshmentDanyalدانيالGod is my judgeDawudداودBelovedEymenأيمنBlessed, fortunateFahadفهدPanther, leopardFaisalفيصلDecisive; one who judges between right and wrongFarisفارسKnight, horsemanHabibحبيبBelovedHadiهاديGuide, one who leads to the right pathHamidحامدOne who praises, thankfulHamzaحمزةStrong, steadfastHarunهارونExalted, mountain of strengthHasanحسنGood, handsome, beautifulHashimهاشمOne who breaks bread for othersHaythamهيثمYoung eagleHishamهشامGenerosityHusaynحسينLittle good one, handsomeIbrahimإبراهيمFather of many nationsIdrisإدريسStudious, learnedIhsanإحسانExcellence, doing goodIlyasإلياسThe Lord is my GodImranعمرانProsperity, long lifeIrfanعرفانKnowledge, gratitude, wisdomIsaعيسىTraditionally 'God is salvation'IshaqإسحاقHe laughsIsmailإسماعيلGod hearsJabirجابرComforter, one who mendsJamalجمالBeautyKamalكمالPerfection, completenessKarimكريمGenerous, nobleKeremكرمGenerosity, nobilityKhalidخالدEternal, everlastingLuqmanلقمانWiseMahdiمهديRightly guidedMahmudمحمودPraised, commendableMajidماجدGlorious, nobleMalikمالكOwner, masterMansurمنصورVictorious, aidedMazinمازنRain cloudsMuadhمعاذProtected (by Allah)MuhammadمحمدPraised, praiseworthyMunirمنيرLuminous, brightMuradمرادDesired, wishMusaموسىTraditionally 'drawn from the water'MusabمصعبStrong-willed, unyieldingMustafaمصطفىThe chosen oneNabilنبيلNoble, honourableNasirناصرHelper, supporterNuhنوحRest, comfortQasimقاسمOne who distributes, divides fairlyRashidرشيدRightly guided, matureRayhanريحانSweet basil; fragranceRayyanريانWell-watered, luxuriantRidwanرضوانPleasure, good will (of Allah)SaadسعدGood fortune, happinessSabirصابرPatientSaidسعيدHappy, fortunateSalihصالحRighteous, virtuousSalmanسلمانSafe, secureSamiساميElevated, sublimeShakirشاكرThankful, gratefulShuaybشعيبTraditionally 'one who shows the right path'SufyanسفيانSwift; one who siftsSuhaylسهيلThe star Canopus; gentleSulaymanسليمانMan of peaceTahaطهThe letters Ta Ha that open Surah TahaTalhaطلحةA kind of tree; fruitfulTamimتميمComplete, perfect, strongTariqطارقMorning star; one who knocks at nightUmarعمرLife, long-lived, flourishingUsamaأسامةLionUzayrعزيرHelperWasimوسيمHandsome, gracefulYahyaيحيىHe livesYaqubيعقوبOne who follows; successorYasinياسينThe letters Ya Sin that open Surah YasinYasirياسرEasy-going; wealthyYunusيونسDoveYusufيوسفGod increasesZahidزاهدAscetic, devoutZakariyaزكرياGod remembersZaydزيدGrowth, abundanceZaynزينBeauty, grace, adornmentZiyadزيادGrowth, increaseZubayrزبيرStrong, firm