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Muslim Boy Names Starting with W

21 Muslim boy names starting with W, each with its Arabic spelling, meaning, and full Ilm ul Huroof reading. Popular picks include Wadud, Wael, Wafik. Girls and boys together are on the all names with W page.

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What is on this page? 21 Muslim boy names starting with W, each with its Arabic spelling, meaning, and full Ilm ul Huroof reading. Popular picks include Wadud, Wael, Wafik. Girls and boys together are on the all names with W page. Every name links to its full page.

ودودWadudAl-Wadud, the Loving, divine name وائلWaelRefuge-seeker وفيقWafikHarmonious وهبWahbWahb, Gift, companion Wahb ibn Munabbih وحیدWaheedUnique, from Al-Wahid divine name, top Pakistani/UK وَهَّابWahhabThe Bestower; given as Abdul Wahhab واحدWahidOne, unique, al-Wāḥid is one of God's names وجديWajdiEcstatic love, Sufi boys name وليدWaleedNewborn, South Asian doubled-e spelling وليدWalidNewborn, one who has been born وانWanPrefix of nobility in Malay culture, often paired: Wan Ahmad, Wan Muhammad وقارWaqarDignity, the dignity that needs no announcement وقاصWaqasSharp, decisive, top 10 Pakistani Muslim boy name وارثWarisAl-Warith, inheritor, divine name ورساميWarsameThe good news bearer وسيمWaseemHandsome, South Asian spelling واصفWasifWasif, Describing/eloquent, Arab boys وسيمWassimHandsome, North African and French Muslim boys name وسيمWassimeHandsome, Tunisian spelling variant الْوَاثِقWathiqThe one of firm trust وسامWisamBadge of honour, boys form final

Of the 21 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. WathiqالْوَاثِقThe one of firm trust
  2. WasifواصفWasif, Describing/eloquent, Arab boys
  3. WaqasوقاصSharp, decisive, top 10 Pakistani Muslim boy name
  4. WadudودودAl-Wadud, the Loving, divine name

Arabic boy names beginning with W

The English letter W has no single Arabic counterpart. The 21 names on this page open with 2 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 W 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 W

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.

None of the names starting with this letter are Quranic in the strict sense, but each one has been checked for meaning and for the rule against divine-only titles before it was listed.

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

Muslim girl names starting with W

Looking for a girl name instead? 24 Muslim girl names start with W.

Wafaوفاء Wadhaوضحاء Wafaeوفاء Wajdوجد Wajdaوجدة Walaaولاء Wamdaومضة Waniaوانية

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Questions about Muslim names starting with W

How many Muslim boy names start with W?
AsrNaam lists 21 of them. Across boys and girls together the letter W accounts for 45 researched names, 21 for boys and 24 for girls. Every one has its Arabic spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading.
What Arabic letter does W correspond to?
There is no single answer, which is what makes this letter interesting. Most often W stands for Waw (و), which opens 20 of these names. It can also stand for 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 W is most popular?
By what visitors actually search for and open on this site, Wathiq, Wasif and Waqas lead the letter W. The settled meaning of Wathiq is: The one of firm trust. Popularity is worth knowing, but the tradition weighs meaning first.
Are all names starting with W Islamic names?
Not automatically. A name becomes Islamic through its meaning and through the absence of any claim on what belongs to God alone, not through its spelling or its first letter. Every name listed here has been checked on both counts.
What is the Ilm ul Huroof reading of a name starting with W?
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.