South Asian · Girl names
South Asian Muslim Girl Names
104 girl names used in south asian Muslim communities, each placed here by where the name is actually given rather than only by where its root comes from.
104 names
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- 104 researched names
- Sorted by
- Where the name is actually used
- Every entry has
- Arabic spelling, meaning, and the Ilm ul Huroof reading
South Asian Muslim Girl Names? South Asian naming draws on three streams at once. The Arabic root supplies the meaning, Persian supplies much of the poetry, and Urdu supplies the spelling and the sound. A name here is often Arabic in origin and unmistakably Pakistani or Indian in use.
عافيةAfiyaGood health, wellbeing, the divine gift of being free from harm
آفرینAfreenCreation, well done, Persian praise word, top Pakistani girl name
عينAinulSpring of the eye, Pakistani compound girls name
عَائِشَةAishaLiving, lively, prosperous, Mother of the Believers, wife of the Prophet
عاليةAliaElevated, high, global Muslim girls name
علیشبہAlishbaLike fire, dazzling
عليزةAlizaJoyful, Pakistani top 10 girls
الزہAlizehWind
أنابيةAnabiaOne who turns to Allah, Pakistani girls name
عنايةAnayaCare, concern, protection, top 10 Pakistan and UK
عندليبAndaleebNightingale, the Pakistani Persian-Urdu name for the bird that sings to the…
عريبةAreebaAreeba, Witty, Pakistani girls name
عريشةAreeshaThrone canopy, Pakistani girls name
عارفةArfaHigh-ranked, the one who knows, Pakistani girls name
أرفعArfaaArfaa, Most exalted, Pakistani girls
أرمانArmanWish, hope, ardent longing, Persian Pakistani boys' name
عروسةAroosaBride, the betrothed, Pakistani girls' name
أيانAyaanAyaan, Gift of God, top Pakistani boys
عَائِشَةAyeshaLiving, lively, South Asian and Persian spelling of Aisha
عيراAyraRespected, dignified, Pakistani trending girls' name
بسنتBasantBasant, Spring, South Asian Muslim girls
بلقيسBilkisQueen of Sheba, Pakistani girls name
بسمهBismaSmile, Pakistani top-ten girls' name
دعاءDuaPrayer, supplication
إِيمَانEmaanFaith, belief
عيشةEshaLiving well
فائزہFaaizahVictorious, top Pakistani/UK female name
فرحةFarihaJoyful, Pakistani girls name
فَاطِمَةFathimaThe pure
غزلGhazalGazelle, love poem, Persian-Urdu top girls name
گلنازGulnazRose fragrance, coy like a rose, Urdu/Persian
حريمHareemThe protected sanctuary
حفظةHifzaProtection, guardian, Pakistani girls name
حكمةHikmatWisdom, top Arab/Pakistani girls name
حورHoorHouris, Pakistani girls name from Quranic paradise
حورينHoorainHouris dual, Pakistani girls name
حوريةHooriyaHouri, beautiful woman, Pakistani girls name
ہماHumaMythical bird of paradise, the Persian bird of fortune, top Pakistani
إِيمَانImanFaith
عنايةInayaDivine care, she who is held in God's attention
كائناتKainatThe universe, all of creation, Pakistani top 10
كنولKanwalLotus flower, Pakistani girls name
كُلْثُومKulsoomFull-cheeked
لطيفةLatifahGentle, South Asian/Western spelling
لوناLunaMoon, global Muslim converts + Urdu
مديحةMadihaWorthy of praise; one who is praised
مهامMahamFull moon phase, Pakistani top 5, mother of Akbar
ميراMairaMoon, amazing
ملكةMaleekaQueen
مناهلManahilSprings of water, Pakistani girls name
مهكMehakFragrance, Pakistani top 10 girls
مہرالنساءMeherunissaBenevolence of women, original name of Mughal Empress Nur Jahan
مهرینMehreenSun, kindness, Pakistani girls name
میمونہMemoonaBlessed, safe
مناهلMinahilPure spring water, nectar of paradise, Pakistani top 10
منالMinalAttainment, gift, Pakistani/Gulf girls name
منحةMinhaGift, divine grant
منىMonaWish, desire
منىMunaWishes, hopes, what the heart desires
نبيلةNabilahNoble, clever, top Arab and Pakistani girls
نفيسNaffeesNaffees, Precious, South Asian spelling
نائلةNailaAttaining, achieving, top Pakistani girl name of blessed attainment
نسرينNasreenWild rose, top Iranian and Pakistani girls name
نایابNayabRare, Pakistani girls name
نائلةNaylahAchiever
نمرةNimraTigress, soft water, Pakistani top 10
نيشاNishaNight, South Asian Muslim girls name
نور العينNoor ul AinLight of the eye, Pakistani compound girls name
نور الهدىNur al HudaLight of guidance, Pakistani compound girls name
أمنيةOmniaWish, desire, Egyptian girls name
پریPariFairy, beautiful, Iranian/Pakistani girls name
پروینParveenPleiades, Iranian/Pakistani girls name
قدسيةQudsiaHoly, Pakistani girls name
قرةQuratCoolness of eyes, Pakistani girls name from Quranic phrase
رمشهRimshaBouquet of flowers, jasmine, Pakistani top 5
روحانہRohanaSpiritual, South Asian and SE Asian feminine of Rohani
روحیRoohiSpiritual, of the soul, Pakistani female name
روبيناRubinaRuby-like, bright, the gemstone name of Indian Muslim tradition
رخسارRukhsarCheek, face, the radiant-faced, Persian-Urdu top Pakistani name
صابرينSabreenPatient ones, Pakistani girls name
سحرSaharDawn, pre-Fajr time when Allah descends, top Pakistani/UK
صائمةSaimaFasting woman
سَلْسَبِيلSalsabeelSalsabeel
سمراءSamraDark complexion, brown, Pakistani girls name
شهزيShanzayPrincess, trending Pakistani girls name
شاذیہShaziaRare, exceptional, the uncommon one, top Pakistani girl name
شیزاShizaGift, a present from nature
سمرةSimraParadise, Pakistani top 10 girls
سوبیاSobiaBeautiful, praiseworthy, top Pakistani Muslim girl name
سنبلSumbalSumbal, Hyacinth, Pakistani girls name
تسنيمTasnimaTasnim, South Asian spelling variant
طيبةTayyabaPure, good, Pakistani top girls name
الفتUlfatAffection, friendship, Pakistani/Urdu girls
عروجUroojAscent, rising, the celestial rise
عروجUrujAscent, rising, variant of Urooj
عظمىUzmaGreatest, Pakistani girls name
وصلVaslUnion, Persian/Urdu girls name
يَاسْمِينYasmeenVariant spelling of Yasmin, jasmine
يَاسْمِينYasminJasmine, the flower
زارہZaaraFlower, radiant
زيباZebaBeautiful, graceful, the Persian-Urdu name of feminine elegance
زينةZinatZinat, Adornment, Iranian/Pakistani girls
زويةZoyaLoving, alive (Slavic origin); or 'lover/affection' in some Persian/Urdu usages
زبيدةZubaidaThe choicest, the cream, wife of Caliph Hārūn al-Rashīd
What marks a south asian Muslim name
South Asian naming draws on three streams at once. The Arabic root supplies the meaning, Persian supplies much of the poetry, and Urdu supplies the spelling and the sound. A name here is often Arabic in origin and unmistakably Pakistani or Indian in use.
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 south asian Muslim girl names?
AsrNaam lists 104 of them, each researched against the classical Arabic lexicons. The list above is alphabetical rather than ranked, because popularity data for south asian naming is patchy and a ranking built on guesswork is worse than none.
Are south asian 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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