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Levantine Muslim Baby Names
53 Muslim baby names used in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan, each with its Arabic and Urdu spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter reading.
53 names
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- 53 names
- Used in
- Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan
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- 18 boy names, 35 girl names
- Every entry has
- Arabic and Urdu spelling, meaning, and the Ilm ul Huroof reading
What is on this page? 53 Muslim baby names used in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan, each with its Arabic and Urdu spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter reading. Every name links to its full page.
Narrow it down: Levantine boy names (18) · Levantine girl names (35)
عادلAdelJust, equitable
أسمهانAsmahanElevated names, legendary Syrian singer
بسمةBasmaSmile, top Levant/Egyptian girls name
باسلBasselBrave
بسامBassemSmiling, Egyptian/Levant spelling
شامChamSyria/Levant, name from blessed land
دالياDaliaGrapevine, dahlia, top Levant and Egyptian girls name
ديمةDimaGentle rain
فاديFadiRedeemer, Levantine boys name
فَيْرُوزFayrouzTurquoise, Lebanese singer as name
فراسFerasKnight, horseman, top Levant modern name of courage
جمالGamalGamal
غصونGhosounBranches
هيفاءHaifaSlender, graceful
هبةHebaGift, top Egyptian and Arab girls name
حسنيHosniBeautiful
حسامHossamHossam, Sword, Egyptian/Levantine boys
جادJadSerious, gift, trending Levantine boys name
جمانةJoumanaJoumana, Silver pearls, Levantine girls
جوريJouriRed rose
خَالِدKhaledKhalid, French/Levant spelling
خوريKhouryPriest/community leader, Lebanese Christian-Muslim name
لاميةLamiaShining dark
لؤيLouayShield, defender
منارManarLighthouse, beacon
مَرْيَمMariamWished-for child
ماريةMariyahRadiant white, Mariyah al-Qibtiyya, the Prophet's Egyptian wife
ميرناMirnaMirna, Tender, Levantine girls name
مُحَمَّدMohammadThe praised one
نادينNadineCaller, French/Levantine girls name
نفيسةNafeesaPrecious, invaluable, the great-granddaughter of the Prophet, scholar of Egypt
نيرةNayeraNayera, Luminous, Egyptian girls name
نورهانNoorhanNoorhan, Full of light, Egyptian compound
نورهانNourhanLight-full, Egyptian compound girls name
رندةRandaFragrant tree
رشاRashaYoung gazelle
رزانRazanComposed, dignified, Razan Zaitouneh, Syrian human rights lawyer
رلىRulaSoothing, comforting, Levant girls name
سوسنSawsanLily, Levantine/Egyptian girls name
شامShamSyria, the Levant
شهابShihabShooting star, classical Arabic spelling, directly Quranic, Levant preferred
شيماءShimaaDistinguished
تيمTaimServant/devoted, Levantine boys name
تالينTaleenTalin, Armenian/Syrian girls name
تامرTamerDate palm owner, rich, Egyptian/Levant boys name
توجانToujanToujan, Jordanian girls name tradition
وردةWardehRose, Levantine spelling
ودادWedadLove
يَحْيَىYehiaYehia, Prophet John, Egyptian/Levant form
يسرىYosraEase
زرقاءZarqaBlue-eyed, clear, Levant/Jordan girls name
زينZeinAdornment
زينةZeinaAdornment, Lebanese girls name
How names work in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan
The Levant has been a crossing place for as long as there have been names to carry, and its naming shows it: classical Arabic at the centre, with Aramaic beneath and Ottoman Turkish laid over the top. Levantine families often favour names that are soft in sound and unambiguous in meaning.
Most looked-up Levantine Muslim names
Ordered by how often visitors open them on AsrNaam.
- TaleenتالينTalin, Armenian/Syrian girls name
- MirnaميرناMirna, Tender, Levantine girls name
- ShihabشهابShooting star, classical Arabic spelling, directly Quranic, Levant...
- LamiaلاميةShining dark
- FadiفاديRedeemer, Levantine boys name
- AdelعادلJust, equitable
- MariamمَرْيَمWished-for child
- NoorhanنورهانNoorhan, Full of light, Egyptian compound
- ChamشامSyria/Levant, name from blessed land
- FerasفراسKnight, horseman, top Levant modern name of courage
What Levantine names tend to mean
Sorted at the Arabic root rather than off the English spelling, the 53 names here fall most often into these themes.
Levantine Muslim boy names
18 of the names here are boy names.
Shihabشهاب Fadiفادي Adelعادل Ferasفراس Louayلؤي Basselباسل Bassemبسام Gamalجمال Hosniحسني Hossamحسام Jadجاد Khaledخَالِد
Levantine Muslim girl names
35 of the names here are girl names.
Taleenتالين Mirnaميرنا Lamiaلامية Mariamمَرْيَم Noorhanنورهان Chamشام Basmaبسمة Nourhanنورهان Asmahanأسمهان Daliaداليا Dimaديمة Fayrouzفَيْرُوز
Questions about Levantine Muslim names
How many Levantine Muslim names are there?
AsrNaam lists 53 used in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan, 18 for boys and 35 for girls. Naming traditions overlap rather than divide, so many of these are used well beyond the region too.
Are Levantine 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 Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan and were carried into Muslim naming locally. Both are on this page, each with its origin stated.
Which Levantine Muslim name is most popular?
By what visitors search for and open on this site, Taleen, Mirna and Shihab lead. The settled meaning of Taleen is: Talin, Armenian/Syrian girls name.
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.
Other naming traditions
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