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Muslim Baby Names Starting with D

84 Muslim baby names starting with D, boys and girls, with Arabic, meaning, and Ilm ul Huroof reading. Listed alphabetically.

84 names

Boy names starting with D (41)  ·  Girl names starting with D (43)

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Daania, Daayan, Daim, Daima
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What is on this page? 84 Muslim baby names starting with D, boys and girls, with Arabic, meaning, and Ilm ul Huroof reading. Listed alphabetically. Every name links to its full page.

دانياDaaniaThe near, the close دايانDaayanJudge; the one who administers justice دائمDaimEternal, perpetual, everlasting, the one who endures without end دائمةDaimaEternal, always, forever, the one who endures without end دلالDalalCoquetry, indulgence, top Arab girls دالياDaliaGrapevine, dahlia, top Levant and Egyptian girls name دليلDalilGuide, proof, the one who shows the way دليلةDalilaGuide, proof, feminine of Dalil ضميرDameerConscience, inner self, the deep interior voice of moral awareness ضميرDamirConscience, inner mind دانةDanaPearl دانيةDaniaNear, close, the Quranic fruit hanging close to be easily gathered دانيالDanielGod is my judge, Western Muslim convert دانشDanishKnowledge, wisdom, Persian-Urdu top UK Pakistani name دانيشاDanisyaKnowledge, wise دانيةDaniyaNear, close, the one who is accessible, within reach دانیالDaniyalDaniel, the prophet of dream interpretation, top UK Pakistani name دَاوُدDaoudDawud, French/North African spelling دارينDareenFragrant دارينDarineFragrant داريوشDariusOne who holds firm the good داریوشDariushDarius, Iranian/Persian boys name درويشDarwishDervish, the wandering Sufi seeker, poor before God درويشDarwisyThe Sufi seeker دریاDaryaSea, ocean, the vast and inexhaustible depth داتوDatuChief, tribal leader دَاوُدDaudDavid دَاوُدDawoodBeloved, the one dearly loved, Prophet and King of Israel دَاوُدDawudBeloved; the prophet David ديانDayyanThe judge, the ruler, the powerful one who governs with authority ديمۃDeemaAbundant rain دينDeenReligion/faith, Urdu and English Muslim boys name دفنةDefneLaurel ديقاDekaThe one who is favored, the good soul ديلالDelalCoquette, one who is dear and cherished دل‌آراDelaraHeart-adorning دل‌آرامDelaramHeart at rest دميرDemirIron دنيزDenizSea, ocean ضرارDerarCompanion Dirar, Arab boys name درياDeryaOcean, sea, the vast generous sea, Turkish name of immeasurable depth ديويDewiGoddess of light, Javanese Muslim name of luminous divine beauty ظافرDhafirVictorious, triumphant, the one who always succeeds ذكرDhikrRemembrance of Allah, Quranic boys name ضياءDhiyaaRadiance, light, the brilliant illuminating glow ذيابDhiyabWolves; the plural of dhib, the wolf ذو الفقارDhul FaqarDual-spine sword, Ali sword name ذو الكفلDhul-KiflThe man of double share, the Quranic prophet of patience ذو الفقارDhulfiqarThe cleaver of vertebrae, the legendary sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib ذُو الْكِفْلDhulkiflThe one of the pledge, Prophet mentioned twice in the Quran ضيابDiabWolves, brave Arab boys name ديالوDialloFulani surname turned given name; one who is bold and honorable ضياءDianLight, radiance, Indonesian top girls name ديلانDilanOf the heart دلاراDilaraOne who fills the heart, Persian-Turkish female name دلاورDilawarBrave-hearted, the one whose heart is full of courage دلنوازDilnozaHeart-warmer, Uzbek girls name دلرباDilrubaHeart-stealer, the one who captures every heart دلشادDilshadHappy heart, the one whose heart is full of joy and contentment دلآراDilyaraHeart-adorning one ديمةDimaGentle rain ديناDinaReligion, the religious one, feminine of Dīn دينارDinarGold coin, the name of worth, value and genuine currency ديارDiyarHomelands, native places جمالDjamelJamal, Algerian/Kabyle spelling جميلةDjamelaBeautiful, Algerian -a ending variant جميلةDjamilaBeautiful جوادDjawadJawad, Algerian French spelling. Al-Jawad (the Generous) جماعيDjemaiJamal, Kabyle Algerian spelling جنيبةDjenebaSmall pearl جبريلDjibrilJibreel, West African Fula dominant form. Same Archangel جوهرDjouherGem, Algerian girls name. Same essential-gem quality as Jaw دنياDoniaWorld دنياDonyaThe world درةDorraPearl, Tunisian girls' name from Arabic durra دعاءDouaaSupplication الدنياDouniaThe world, present life, North African girls name دعاءDuaPrayer, supplication الضحىDuhaSurah 93, the Forenoon, directly Quranic دريدDuraidThe old and wise man, the experienced elder whose counsel is truth درّDurrPearls, the rarest and most precious gems of the sea دريةDurriyaPearl-like, lustrous, she who shines with the radiance of pearls دوروDuruPure, clear جَوادDzevadBosniak form of Jawad: the generous

Of the 84 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. DaimدائمEternal, perpetual, everlasting, the one who endures without end
  2. DilshadدلشادHappy heart, the one whose heart is full of joy and contentment
  3. DalalدلالCoquetry, indulgence, top Arab girls
  4. DeenدينReligion/faith, Urdu and English Muslim boys name
  5. DenizدنيزSea, ocean
  6. DilrubaدلرباHeart-stealer, the one who captures every heart
  7. DilanديلانOf the heart
  8. DalilدليلGuide, proof, the one who shows the way
  9. DaimaدائمةEternal, always, forever, the one who endures without end
  10. DareenدارينFragrant

Arabic baby names beginning with D

The English letter D has no single Arabic counterpart. The 84 names on this page open with 4 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 D 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 baby names beginning with D

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.

Dawudدَاوُد Dhulkiflذُو الْكِفْل

2 belong to prophets and their households.

Dawudدَاوُد Dhulkiflذُو الْكِفْل

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

Muslim boy names starting with D

41 of the names here are boy names. These are the ones parents open most.

Daimدائم Dilshadدلشاد Deenدين Dalilدليل Duraidدريد Dhul Faqarذو الفقار Darwishدرويش Dariushداریوش Daayanدايان Dameerضمير

See all 41 Muslim boy names starting with D

Muslim girl names starting with D

43 of the names here are girl names, each with its Arabic spelling and letter reading.

Dalalدلال Denizدنيز Dilrubaدلربا Dilanديلان Daimaدائمة Dareenدارين Danaدانة Deemaديمۃ Dinaدينا Delaramدل‌آرام

See all 43 Muslim girl names starting with D

Questions about Muslim names starting with D

How many Muslim baby names start with D?
AsrNaam lists 84 of them. Across boys and girls together the letter D accounts for 84 researched names, 41 for boys and 43 for girls. Every one has its Arabic spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading.
What Arabic letter does D correspond to?
There is no single answer, which is what makes this letter interesting. Most often D stands for Dal (د), which opens 66 of these names. It can also stand for Jeem, Dad 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 baby name starting with D is most popular?
By what visitors actually search for and open on this site, Daim, Dilshad and Dalal lead the letter D. The settled meaning of Daim is: Eternal, perpetual, everlasting, the one who endures without end. Popularity is worth knowing, but the tradition weighs meaning first.
Are there Quranic names beginning with D?
Yes. 2 of the names on this page appear in the Quran or belong to a figure named in it, among them Dawud and Dhulkifl. 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 D?
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 baby names by other letters

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