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North African Muslim Boy Names

95 boy names used in north african Muslim communities, each placed here by where the name is actually given rather than only by where its root comes from.

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North African Muslim Boy Names? The Maghreb romanises through French rather than English, which is why the same name is Abdelaziz in Casablanca and Abdulaziz in Karachi. The names themselves are largely Arabic; the spellings carry a colonial history.

عَبْد اللهAbdallahAbdullah, North African and Francophone spelling عَبْد الْعَزِيزAbdelazizServant of the Mighty, North African boys name عَبْد الْحَقّAbdelhakServant of Truth, North African boys name عبد الإلهAbdelilahServant of God, Moroccan boys name عَبْد الْكَرِيمAbdelkarimServant of the Generous, North African boys name عَبْد الْوَاحِدAbdelwahidServant of the One, North African عَبْد الرَّحْمَنAbderrahmaneAbdurrahman, Algerian/Berber spelling عبدوAbdouServant أَبُو بَكْرAboubakrAbu Bakr, North African and French Muslim spelling أمينAmineTrustworthy أَنَسAnasAffection, friendliness, intimacy أنوارAnoarAnwar, Guinean/Mauritanian variant أنوارAnouarMost luminous أَيُّوبAyyoubJob عز الدينAzzedineGlory of the Religion بشيرBachirBringer of good news بِلَالBelalBilal, North African spelling بلقاسمBelkacemAbu al-Qasim, North African spelling بن عليBenaliSon of ʿAlī, Maghrebi patronymic naming tradition بِلَالBilelBilāl شُعَيْبBouchaibShuaib, North African spelling. Prophet Shuaib is mentioned إِبْرَاهِيمBrahimIbrahim, Moroccan short form شفيقChafiqCompassionate شاكبChakibThankful, North African boys name شرفCharafHonour, North African boys name شُعَيْبChoaibShuaib شكريChoukriGrateful, North African boys name دَاوُدDaoudDawud, French/North African spelling جمالDjamelJamal, Algerian/Kabyle spelling جوادDjawadJawad, Algerian French spelling. Al-Jawad (the Generous) جماعيDjemaiJamal, Kabyle Algerian spelling إِلْيَاسElyesProphet Ilyas, Tunisian specific spelling Elyes. Top Tunisi فيصلFaysalDecisive فؤادFouadHeart. Fouad is the North African حافظHafedhGuardian حموHamouAhmad familiar, Moroccan Berber form حَسَنHassenHassan, Tunisian spelling هشامHichamGenerous حسامHoussamSword of truth, North African spelling إِلْيَاسIlyesIlyas, Kabyle/Algerian Berber spelling عمرانImraneImran, French/North African spelling خيرKheirGood خير الدينKheireddineGoodness of the religion, North African خليلKhelilFriend لامينLameenLameen, The Trustworthy, North African الحاجLhajLhaj, The Pilgrim, North African name لطفيLotfiLotfi, My gentle, North African boys لبنانLoubnanLebanon, Algerian/Lebanese boys name لونيسLounesLounes, Yunus, Kabyle Algerian boys مروانMarouaneMarwan, North African/French spelling مهديMehdiThe Guided One مختارMokhtarChosen. Mokhtar is top 5 in Algeria, Mauri مولايMoulayMy lord, Moroccan royal honorific as name مؤمنMoumineBeliever منيرMounirRadiant منصفMounsefMounsef, Impartial, Tunisian boys name مرادMouradMurad, North African spelling مصطفىMustaphaThe Chosen نوفلNaoufelGenerous sea نور الدينNoureddineLight of the religion, North African boys name عقبةOkbaA mountain pass, and by extension what follows or the outcome. Okba is the North African f عُثْمَانOthmanOthman عُثْمَانOthmaneUthman, Moroccan spelling عُثْمَانOtmanUthman, Moroccan specific romanisation. Same third Caliph w عُثْمَانOtmaneUthman, second Moroccan coverage وليدOualeedWalid, extended North African variant وليدOualidWalid, Moroccan specific form وسيمOuissemHandsome, Algerian/Tunisian boys name ولدOuldSon of, Mauritanian naming tradition where Ould X means 'so أُسَامَةOusamaLion cub عُثْمَانOuthmaneOuthmane, Uthman, Mauritanian spelling راشدRachidRashid, North African French spelling رؤوفRaoufAl-Rauf, North African spelling رضاRedaContentment, North African/French spelling رضوانRedouaneRidwan, Moroccan/Berber spelling صلاح الدينSalaheddineSalah al-Din, Algerian/French spelling سيف الدينSeifeddineSword of the religion, North African boys name سراجSerajLamp سيف الدينSifeddineSword of religion, Tunisian variant سُلَيْمَانSlimaneSolomon, Algerian top boys name إِسْمَاعِيلSmailIsmail, Algerian contracted form سفيانSofianeSufyan, French/Algerian spelling سفيانSoufianeSufyan, Moroccan spelling variant طاهرTaharPure طارقTarekTariq, French/North African spelling طيبTayebGood, pure, North African boys name طيبTayibGood, pure وسيمWassimHandsome, North African and French Muslim boys name وسيمWassimeHandsome, Tunisian spelling variant يسYassineYa-Sin, Quranic mystery letters as North African name يسيرYassirEasy يُونُسYounesYunus, North African/French spelling يوسفYoussefThe Prophet Yusuf الزُّبَيْرZoubeirZubayr, North African spelling زهيرZouheirBright, Algerian/French spelling

What marks a north african Muslim name

The Maghreb romanises through French rather than English, which is why the same name is Abdelaziz in Casablanca and Abdulaziz in Karachi. The names themselves are largely Arabic; the spellings carry a colonial history.

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 north african Muslim boy names?
AsrNaam lists 95 of them, each researched against the classical Arabic lexicons. The list above is alphabetical rather than ranked, because popularity data for north african naming is patchy and a ranking built on guesswork is worse than none.
Are north african 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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