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Berber and Amazigh Muslim Baby Names

4 Muslim baby names used in the Amazigh of North Africa, each with its Arabic and Urdu spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter reading.

4 names

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4 names
Used in
the Amazigh of North Africa
Split
3 boy names, 1 girl names
Every entry has
Arabic and Urdu spelling, meaning, and the Ilm ul Huroof reading

What is on this page? 4 Muslim baby names used in the Amazigh of North Africa, each with its Arabic and Urdu spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter reading. Every name links to its full page.

أمغارAmgharElder, scholar, a Berber name of authority بِلَالBelacelBilal, Kabyle Berber form Belacel شانيزChanezUnique, Kabyle Berber girls name with no direct Arabic equi إِلْيَاسLyesIlyas, Kabyle/Amazigh boys name

How names work in the Amazigh of North Africa

The Amazigh were in North Africa long before Arabic arrived, and Amazigh naming survives alongside it. These names come from Tamazight rather than Arabic, and many carry meanings drawn from the mountains and the light.

Ordered by how often visitors open them on AsrNaam.

  1. AmgharأمغارElder, scholar, a Berber name of authority
  2. BelacelبِلَالBilal, Kabyle Berber form Belacel
  3. ChanezشانيزUnique, Kabyle Berber girls name with no direct Arabic equi
  4. LyesإِلْيَاسIlyas, Kabyle/Amazigh boys name

Questions about Berber Muslim names

How many Berber Muslim names are there?
AsrNaam lists 4 used in the Amazigh of North Africa, 3 for boys and 1 for girls. Naming traditions overlap rather than divide, so many of these are used well beyond the region too.
Are Berber names Arabic names?
Not all of them, and the distinction matters. A name is Islamic through its meaning, not through the language it comes from. Some of the names here are Arabic and travelled; others come from the languages of the Amazigh of North Africa and were carried into Muslim naming locally. Both are on this page, each with its origin stated.
Do these names have an Urdu spelling?
Yes. Every name on this site carries its Arabic spelling and its Urdu spelling separately, because Urdu writes ک ی ہ where Arabic writes ك ي ه. You can also browse the whole library by Urdu letter.

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