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Muslim Baby Names by Meaning

Choose a meaning and read every name we've documented that carries it.

Naming by meaning has a long history in the Islamic tradition. Parents often arrive at a name by starting with what they wish to bless the child with, light, mercy, strength, beauty, faith, and looking for the names that carry that quality at their root. The categories below are organised by the meaning at the Arabic root level, not by surface English. Nur and Anwar both sit under Light because both derive from the root n-w-r; Karim and Kareemah both sit under Noble because both derive from k-r-m, the root that will not separate nobility from generosity. Within each category, every name is also read through Ilm ul Huroof, what the letters of that name add to the meaning at the root.