عَبَّاسAbbasStern lion, frowning
عَبْد الْعَزِيزAbdelazizServant of the Mighty — Abd al-Aziz, the divine name al-Aziz
عَبْد الْعَزِيزAbdul AzizServant of العزيز
عَبْد الْعَزِيزAbdulazizServant of العزيز
عبدالمتينAbdulmatinServant of Al-Matin — the Firm, the Strong
عَبْد الْقَادِرAbdulqadirServant of القادر
عبلةAblaPerfectly formed — the classical Arab standard of perfect feminine beauty
أغصانAghsanBranches
عيزاءAizaNoble, respected, dear
عزتAizatHonour, dignity — Kazakh/Kyrgyz Muslim girls name
علاياAlayaHeights, the exalted — the woman who dwells at and lifts to the highest places
عَلِيّAliAli ibn Abi Talib — fourth Caliph, Lion of Allah
الپرAlperBrave hero — Turkish name of the courageous warrior-hero
أميرAmirPrince, commander — top global Muslim boys name
عرينAreenLion's den
عريشةAreeshaThrone, raised dwelling — from root ع-ر-ش (arsh — the throne)
عروهArohaLink, handhold — Quranic word as girls name
ارسلانArsalanLion — Alp Arslan opened Anatolia to Islam (1071)
أرشانArshanBrave, strong lion — the Persian warrior name of courage and power
أرسلانArslanLion — Turkic-Islamic boys name
آريانAryanNoble, warrior — the Persian name of nobility and strength
أسدAsadLion — Asad Allah, the title of Hamza and Ali ibn Abi Talib
آسيةAsiyaWife of Pharaoh — one of the four greatest women in Islam
عاطفAtifCompassionate
عزيزةAzeezaBeloved, dear, precious
عزيزAzizAl-Aziz — the Mighty, divine name
عزيزةAzizaMighty, dear — top Central Asian and Arab girls name
عزيزةAzizahPrecious — Malay/Singapore -ah form, Al-Aziz divine name
ازلانAzlanLion — the powerful, majestic, courageous
عزيزAzzizMighty — alternate Aziz spelling
باقرBaqirOne who opens knowledge
بَرَكَةBarakaBaraka
بَرَكَاتBarakatBlessings
باسلBasselBrave — top Levantine boys name
بركBerkFirm, strong, solid — the Turkish name of unwavering steadfast strength
جبريلCebrailGabriel
جلالCelalMajesty, glory
چاندChandaMoon
داریوشDariushDarius — Iranian/Persian boys name
دَاوُدDawudDavid — the Prophet Dawud, given the Zabur (Psalms) by Allah
ديانDayyanThe judge, the ruler
ضرارDerarCompanion Dirar — Arab boys name
درياDeryaOcean, sea — the vast generous sea, Turkish name of immeasurable depth
ظافرDhafirVictorious, triumphant
ذو الفقارDhulfiqarThe cleaver of vertebrae
دلاورDilawarBrave-hearted
جبريلDjibrilJibreel
عِيسَىEisaJesus — the Prophet born of a virgin, who will return before the Day of Judgement
إيلاElaHazel eyes, light
أردالErdalManly — Turkish boys name
أرقمErkamTurkish form of Arqam
فارسFarisKnight — top Arab boys name
فراسFerasKnight, horseman — top Levant modern name of courage
غادةGhadaGraceful — top Levantine/Gulf girls name
غيداءGhaidaaGentle and delicate
غيلانGhaylanForest
غازيGhaziWarrior — top Arab boys name
غصونGhosounBranches — top Levantine girls name
حديدHadidIron — Surah 57, iron sent down from heaven, strength and benefit for people
حَفْصَةHafsaGuardian of the Quran — Prophet wife
حيدرHaiderLion — the most beloved title of Ali ibn Abi Talib
حَكِيمHakimAl-Hakim — the All-Wise, divine name
حَلِيمَةHaleemaVariant spelling of Halima
حليمHalimThe Most Forbearing — Al-Halim is a divine name
حَمْزَةHamzaLion, strong
حَمْزَةHamzahHamza — alternate spelling
حيدرHayderLion — title of Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA), cousin of the Prophet ﷺ
حازمHazemHazem — Decisive/firm — top Arab boys
حندراHendraChampion — Javanese Muslim male name of excellence
هبةHibahGift
حكمةHikmatWisdom — from root ح-ك-م
حُسَيْنHossainHusain — Persian/Bangladeshi spelling
حسامHoussamSword of truth — North African spelling
هُودHudProphet Hud — sent to Ad, Quran Chapter 11
إهابIhabIhab
إرمIram"Iram of the Pillars"
عصامIssamSafeguard, bond
إيادIyadStrong, powerful — classic Arab boys name
إياضIyadhStrong refuge, the place of safety — from root ain-y-dh (
عزةIzzatHonour, dignity — from root ain-z-z (azza — to be mighty,
جبارJabbarMighty, the Compeller
جلالJalalMajesty, glory
جرارJarrarPowerful, formidable
جاسمJasimOf great body, mighty — the Arabic for the strong, full-bodied man
جبريلJibreelGabriel — the angel of revelation, directly named in Quran
جودJoudGenerosity, abundance — the Arabic 'jud' that classical poetry praised
جنيدJunaidYoung soldier — Junayd al-Baghdadi, the master of the Sufis
قيسKaisFirm — the Majnun of Layla legend
كرارKarrarThe one who charges again and again — Ali's battle title, the unstoppable warrior
كنعانKenanStable, firm — top Bosnian/Turkish Muslim male name
خبابKhabbabQuick, lively — the companion tortured with burning coals who remained firm
خَطَّابKhattabOrator, the one who addresses — Companion name
خولة بنت الأزورKhawlah Bint AzwarThe Muslim warrior woman — the female Khalid ibn al-Walid of Islam
ليلةLailatNight — Laylat al-Qadr, the night better than a thousand months
ليثLaithLion (a different word from asad
ليثLaythLion — top Arab boys name
ليانةLiyanaSoft, gentle, tender — the woman of graceful yielding strength
لؤيLouayShield, defender — top Levantine boys name
مهامMahamFull moon phase — Pakistani top 5, mother of Akbar
منصورMansourThe victorious one — al-Mansur, divine help promised to believers
متینMateenStrong, firm, unshakeable — Al-Mateen is a divine name
معزMoizHonourable, one who gives honour — the bestower of dignity
مصعبMusabThe untamed, the noble
نجمNajmStar — Surah An-Najm (53), the star when it descends, divine oath
نمرةNimraTigress, soft water
نسيبةNusaybahCompanion warrior — Nusaybah bint
نسيبة بنت الحارثNusaybah Bint HarithThe Nurse of Uhud — the companion who treated the wounded with her own hands
عُمَرOmarUmar — second dominant English spelling variant
أُسَامَةOsamaLion
أُسَامَةOusamaLion cub — Francophone form of Usamah, O dead zone
قادرQadirThe Capable — al-Qadir, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah
قيسQaisFirm, steadfast
قيسQays 3Qays — Firm — third max coverage
قدسيةQudsiaHoly, sacred — from root ق-د-س
ريمةReemaWhite antelope — the rare desert oryx of classical Arab poetry
ريشماReshmaSilken, soft — the silky smooth woman of gentle refined quality
ريمRimWhite antelope — the Arabian oryx of classical poetry
رماحRimahSpears — rare Quranic word used as girls name
رزقيRizkyProvision — Indonesian top boys name
صابرSabirPatient — the one who endures with unwavering trust, loved and rewarded by Allah without measure
صابرةSabiraThe patient one — feminine of Sabir, the Quranic 'sabirin'
صَبْرSabrPatience — the central Quranic virtue, named in over 90 verses
صابرينSabreenThe patient ones — feminine plural of Sabir, the Quranic 'sabirin'
صَفِيَّةSafiyyahPure — Safiyyah bint Abd al-Muttalib, the Prophet's warrior aunt
صخرSakhrSakhr — Rock/strong — top Arab boys
سَارَةSarahSarah
صارمSarimSharp sword, decisive — the brave warrior of clear and resolute action
سيف الدينSeifeddineSword of the religion — North African boys name
شاهينShaheenRoyal falcon — Pakistani and Iranian boys name
شهروزShahrozKing of the day — the sovereign who rules with the brilliance of daylight
شمسShamsThe sun — the Quranic Surah al-Shams, divine oath upon the sun
شيرينShireenSweet — top Iranian, Turkish, Kurdish girls name
شُعَيْبShoaibThe Prophet Shu'ayb — one who follows the right path
شُعَيْبShuaibProphet of justice
سبحانSubhanGlory be to Allah
سُلَيْمَانSulaimanSolomon — Prophet-King, commanded wind, jinn, and birds
سلطانSultanSultan — ruler, Quranic authority, top Gulf name
تيمورTaimoorIron, strong — the name of the great conqueror, a name of iron resolve
طَلْحَةTalhahPalm tree — one of the ten promised paradise, shielded the Prophet at Uhud
تميمTamimTamim — Complete/strong — Gulf boys name
ثابتThabetThabet — Firm — companion Thabit name
تيمورTimurIron — the name of strength and endurance from Central Asian Muslim tradition
طولغاTolgaHelmet, warrior protection — the Turkish name of protective strength
أسامۃUsamaLion — the Prophet's beloved, led army at 17
فالنتيناValentinaValentina
فاليرياValeriaStrong, healthy — Western Muslim convert
فاليريValerieValerie — Strong — French Muslim convert
بركانVolkanVolcano — Turkish boys name
وقاصWaqasThe strong, the warrior — Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, conqueror of Persia
زيناXenaStranger/hospitable — global convert name
يلمازYilmazUndaunted — Turkish boys name
يُونُسYunusJonah — the Prophet of the whale, directly Quranic
يُوسُفYusufThe most beautiful story — Prophet Yusuf, Quran Chapter 12
زَيْنَبZeynepZainab — Turkish dominant spelling
زبيدةZubaidahButter, cream of the crop — Caliph Harun wife
الزُّبَيْرZubairStrong, intelligent
ذلفىZulfiyaDelicate — Uzbek/Kazakh girls name
زنيرةZunairaFlowers of paradise — the legendary companion who bore persecution with faith