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Muslim Boy Names Starting with U

20 Muslim boy names starting with U, each with its Arabic spelling, meaning, and full Ilm ul Huroof reading. Popular picks include Ubaid, Ubay ibn Kaab, Ulan. Girls and boys together are on the all names with U page.

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What is on this page? 20 Muslim boy names starting with U, each with its Arabic spelling, meaning, and full Ilm ul Huroof reading. Popular picks include Ubaid, Ubay ibn Kaab, Ulan. Girls and boys together are on the all names with U page. Every name links to its full page.

عبيدUbaidLittle servant (diminutive of ʿabd) أُبَي بن كعبUbay ibn KaabThe first of the reciters اولانUlanYoung lord, brave young man الماسUlmasDiamond, Uzbek boys name أُولُوغ بَيْكUlugh BegThe great lord عُمَيْرUmairLong-lived (diminutive of ʿUmar) عُمَرUmarLong-lived, flourishing, the second caliph عمارةUmaraBuilding, prosperity, companion name عُمَرUmerThe Distinguisher اميدUmidHope عقبةUqbaUqba, Uqba ibn Nafi, companion name عقبة بن عامرUqba ibn AmirThe one who follows, the successor عقبة بن نافعUqba ibn NafiSuccessor, generation-follower أسامۃUsamaLion, the Prophet's beloved, led army at 17 عُثْمَانUsmanPersian/Urdu form of ʿUthmān, the third caliph عُثْمَان بْن فُودِيُوUsman dan FodioʿUthmān, son of the jurist عتبةUtbaThreshold, noble, Arab boys name عُثْمَانUthmanSlow tortoise, figuratively, steady and enduring; the third caliph أُوَيْسUwaisUwais al-Qarani, the greatest hidden saint عزيرUzairEzra, Quranic prophet

Of the 20 names on this page, these are the ones people open most often on AsrNaam. The figures come from our own Search Console data, not from a guess at what is fashionable.

  1. UsmanعُثْمَانPersian/Urdu form of ʿUthmān, the third caliph
  2. UqbaعقبةUqba, Uqba ibn Nafi, companion name
  3. UzairعزيرEzra, Quranic prophet
  4. UmairعُمَيْرLong-lived (diminutive of ʿUmar)

Arabic boy names beginning with U

The English letter U has no single Arabic counterpart. The 20 names on this page open with 3 different Arabic letters, and in the Science of Letters each of those carries a different quality, element and divine name. Two names that both look like U in English can begin very differently once they are written in Arabic.

Each letter above links to its full reading: sound, abjad value, element, and the divine name it is associated with. See all twenty-eight letters.

Islamic boy names beginning with U

Islamic tradition asks two things of a name: that its meaning be good, and that it not claim for a child what belongs to God alone. Every name listed on this page is checked against both, which is why a pleasant-sounding name with an unhappy meaning does not appear here.

2 of them appear in the Quran or are borne by a figure named in it.

Umarعُمَر Uthmanعُثْمَان

One belongs to a prophet or a prophet's household.

Uzairعزير

Browse the full sets: Quranic names, prophet names, angel names.

Muslim girl names starting with U

Looking for a girl name instead? 19 Muslim girl names start with U.

Umm Kulthumكُلْثُوم Unsأَنَس Ulfatالفت Umm Salamaأم سلمة Umm Salamahأم سلمة Ulaعلا Ulyaعُليا Umamaأمامة

See all 19 Muslim girl names starting with U or all 39 names starting with U.

Questions about Muslim names starting with U

How many Muslim boy names start with U?
AsrNaam lists 20 of them. Across boys and girls together the letter U accounts for 39 researched names, 20 for boys and 19 for girls. Every one has its Arabic spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading.
What Arabic letter does U correspond to?
There is no single answer, which is what makes this letter interesting. Most often U stands for Ain (ع), which opens 13 of these names. It can also stand for Hamza and Alif. Each of those Arabic letters has its own element and divine name in the Science of Letters, so two names that look alike in English can read very differently.
Which Muslim boy name starting with U is most popular?
By what visitors actually search for and open on this site, Usman, Uqba and Uzair lead the letter U. The settled meaning of Usman is: Persian/Urdu form of ʿUthmān, the third caliph. Popularity is worth knowing, but the tradition weighs meaning first.
Are there Quranic names beginning with U?
Yes. 2 of the names on this page appear in the Quran or belong to a figure named in it, among them Umar and Uthman. A Quranic name is not required for a name to be Islamic, but many parents look for one.
What is the Ilm ul Huroof reading of a name starting with U?
Open any name on this page and you will find it: the name broken into its Arabic letters, each letter with its element, its abjad value and the divine name it is associated with, then a reading of the whole. It is a tradition for reflection, not for prediction.

Muslim boy names by other letters

Every letter has its own page, with the same meanings, Arabic spellings and readings.