Boy · ArabicمُحَمَّدMohammed/ mu-ham-mad /The much-praised — the name carried more than any other on earth.Root ح · م · د
Boy · ArabicيُوسُفYusuf/ yoo-suf /The prophet of dreams — beauty, patience, and the long road back to family.Origin · Arabic
Girl · ArabicفاطِمةFatima/ faa-ti-ma /One weaned and set apart — the Prophet's beloved daughter.Root ف · ط · م
Boy · ArabicإِبْراهيمIbrahim/ ib-ra-heem /The father of the prophets — who built, and never stopped trusting.Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabicعَبْد اللهAbdullah/ ab-dul-lah /Servant of God — the name the Prophet said God loves most.Root ع · ب · د
Girl · ArabicمَرْيَمMaryam/ mar-yam /The pure mother of Isa — devout, and given her own Quranic chapter.Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabicعَبْد الرَّحْمٰنAbdulrahman/ ab-dur-rah-maan /Servant of the Most Merciful — held in the shade of God's mercy.Root ر · ح · م
Boy · ArabicإِسْماعيلIsmail/ is-maa-eel /The one God heard — son of Ibrahim, born of a long prayer.Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabicعَبْد العَزيزAbdulaziz/ ab-dul-a-zeez /Servant of the Mighty — strength borrowed from a higher one.Root ع · ز · ز
Boy · ArabicبِلالBilal/ bi-laal /Water that wets the throat — the first voice to call the prayer.Root ب · ل · ل
Girl · ArabicإيمانIman/ ee-maan /Faith — the quiet certainty that holds when nothing else does.Root أ · م · ن
Boy · ArabicعُثْمانOthman/ uth-maan /A young bustard chick — a desert bird; the gentle third caliph's name.Origin · Arabic
Girl · ArabicخَديجةKhadija/ kha-dee-ja /Born early — the Prophet's first wife and steadiest support.Origin · Arabic
Girl · ArabicآيةAya/ aa-ya /A sign, a wonder — a single verse you keep coming back to.Origin · Arabic
Boy · ArabicيٰسYaseen/ yaa-seen /The opening letters of a beloved Quranic chapter, the heart of the Quran.Origin · Arabic
Boy · ArabicمُوسىMusa/ moo-saa /The prophet who parted the sea — drawn from the water as a child.Origin · Arabic
Boy · ArabicداوُودDawood/ daa-wood /The prophet-king with the God-given voice — beloved, and granted the Zabur.Origin · Arabic
Boy · ArabicأَيُّوبAyyub/ ay-yoob /The prophet of patience — held his faith through every loss.Origin · Arabic
Boy · ArabicإِلْياسIlyas/ il-yaas /A prophet of stubborn faith — who stood alone for the one God.Origin · Arabic
Girl · OtherإلياناEliana/ e-lee-aa-na /God has answered — a bright, hopeful name now loved across the Gulf.Origin · Other
Boy · ArabicهارُونHarun/ haa-roon /The eloquent brother of Musa — the voice that spoke for him.Origin · Arabic
Boy · ArabicزَكَرِيّاZakariya/ za-ka-ree-ya /The prophet who prayed late for a son — and was answered with Yahya.Origin · Arabic
Boy · ArabicيُونُسYounes/ yoo-nus /The prophet of the whale — swallowed by the dark, then called back.Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabicأَبُو بَكْرAbubakr/ a-boo-bakr /The first companion and caliph — the friend who never wavered.Origin · Arabic
Girl · ArabicجُوديJudy/ joo-dee /The mountain where the Ark came to rest — solid, sheltering ground.Origin · Arabic
Boy · ArabicطٰهTaha/ taa-haa /The opening letters of a Quranic chapter, taken as a name for the Prophet.Origin · Arabic
Boy · ArabicإِسْحاقIshaq/ is-haaq /The son of laughter — the late, glad child of Ibrahim.Origin · Arabic
Boy · OtherإِدْريسIdris/ id-rees /A prophet raised to a high place — tied in story to learning and the pen.Origin · Other
Boy · ArabicيَعْقُوبYaqub/ ya-qoob /The patient father — waited years for word of his lost son.Origin · Arabic
Girl · ArabicأَبْرارAbrar/ ab-raar /The truly good — devoted, dutiful, kind to the bone.Root ب · ر · ر
Girl · ArabicرِتاجRetaj/ ri-taaj /The great door — the grand gate, said to be one of the gates of the Kaaba.Root ر · ت · ج
Boy · ArabicصُهَيْبSuhaib/ su-hayb /Reddish-fair — the Roman, an early companion known by his colouring.Root ص · ه · ب
Girl · ArabicرُقَيّةRuqayya/ ru-qay-ya /A gentle charm of protection — a soft word said to keep harm away.Root ر · ق · ي
Girl · ArabicسُمَيّةSumayya/ su-may-ya /A little height — small and exalted; the first martyr of Islam.Root س · م · و
Girl · ArabicسِدرةSidra/ sid-ra /The lote tree at the edge of heaven — the farthest, highest boundary.Root س · د · ر
Girl · ArabicتَقوىTaqwa/ taq-wa /Mindful piety — a careful, God-aware way of walking through life.Root و · ق · ي