Levantine · Boy names
Levantine Muslim Boy Names
18 boy names used in levantine Muslim communities, each placed here by where the name is actually given rather than only by where its root comes from.
18 names
- On this page
- 18 researched names
- Sorted by
- Where the name is actually used
- Every entry has
- Arabic spelling, meaning, and the Ilm ul Huroof reading
Levantine Muslim Boy Names? Levantine naming is the oldest continuous Arabic naming ground, shared across Muslim and Christian families, which is why some names here appear in both communities with the same spelling and different resonance.
عادلAdelJust, equitable
باسلBasselBrave
بسامBassemSmiling, Egyptian/Levant spelling
فاديFadiRedeemer, Levantine boys name
فراسFerasKnight, horseman, top Levant modern name of courage
جمالGamalGamal
حسنيHosniBeautiful
حسامHossamHossam, Sword, Egyptian/Levantine boys
جادJadSerious, gift, trending Levantine boys name
خَالِدKhaledKhalid, French/Levant spelling
خوريKhouryPriest/community leader, Lebanese Christian-Muslim name
لؤيLouayShield, defender
مُحَمَّدMohammadThe praised one
شهابShihabShooting star, classical Arabic spelling, directly Quranic, Levant preferred
تيمTaimServant/devoted, Levantine boys name
تامرTamerDate palm owner, rich, Egyptian/Levant boys name
يَحْيَىYehiaYehia, Prophet John, Egyptian/Levant form
زينZeinAdornment
What marks a levantine Muslim name
Levantine naming is the oldest continuous Arabic naming ground, shared across Muslim and Christian families, which is why some names here appear in both communities with the same spelling and different resonance.
A name appearing on this page is not exclusive to the region. Most Muslim names travel, and the same root turns up under different spellings from Dakar to Dhaka. What the region tells you is where the name is at home: whose grandparents carried it, and which spelling a registrar there would expect.
Questions people ask
What are popular levantine Muslim boy names?
AsrNaam lists 18 of them, each researched against the classical Arabic lexicons. The list above is alphabetical rather than ranked, because popularity data for levantine naming is patchy and a ranking built on guesswork is worse than none.
Are levantine names Islamic names?
Origin and permissibility are different questions. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and not claim for a person what belongs to God alone. A name can be Persian, Turkic or Wolof in origin and meet both conditions, and many on this page do.
How is the Ilm ul Huroof reading produced?
Each Arabic letter of the name is read against the divine name and element the classical Science of Letters attaches to it. The full method and its sources are set out on the Ilm ul Huroof page.
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