Balkan Muslim Baby Names

How names work in Bosnia, Albania and Kosovo

Five centuries of Ottoman rule left European Muslim communities with Arabic names in Slavic and Albanian mouths. Bosnian naming keeps the Arabic meaning and Slavic sound: Mirela, Amela, Emir. The -ela and -eta endings are the local hand at work on borrowed material.

Most looked-up Balkan Muslim names

Ordered by how often visitors open them on AsrNaam.

1. MirelaميريلاAdmirable, Bosnian Muslim girls name
2. ElviraإلفيراTruthful, Andalusian, Bosnian Muslim girls name
3. AdisعادلJust
4. AdmirعدميرAdmirable, Bosnian Muslim boys name
5. AidaعايدةReturning, visitor, top Arab/Bosnian girls
6. AlmaعلمةKnowledgeable, Bosnian/Spanish Muslim name
7. AmelأملHope
8. AmelaآملةWorker of good deeds, Bosnian Muslim girl name
9. AmraعمرةPilgrim of Umrah, Bosnian girls' name
10. Anes AnesأَنَسCompanion

Balkan Muslim boy names

7 of the names here are boy names.

Adisعادل Admirعدمير Anes Anesأَنَس Edinالدين Iliasإِلْيَاس Suleymanسُلَيْمَان Tarikطارق

Balkan Muslim girl names

15 of the names here are girl names.

Mirelaميريلا Elviraإلفيرا Aidaعايدة Almaعلمة Amelأمل Amelaآملة Amraعمرة Belmaبلما Edinaإدينا Elenaإيلينا Elmaالما Eminaآمِنَة

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