Boy · ArabicأَحْمَدAhmad/ ah-mad /Most praiseworthy — the one most deserving of thanks.Root ح · م · د
Girl · ArabicفاطِمةFatima/ faa-ti-ma /One weaned and set apart — the Prophet's beloved daughter.Root ف · ط · م
Girl · ArabicمَرْيَمMaryam/ mar-yam /The pure mother of Isa — devout, and given her own Quranic chapter.Origin · Arabic
Boy · ArabicحُسَيْنHussein/ hu-sayn /Beautiful, in the small and tender way — a little good in everything.Root ح · س · ن
Boy · ArabicمَحْمُودMahmoud/ mah-mood /The praised one — spoken of warmly when he leaves the room.Root ح · م · د
ArabicزَينZein/ zayn /Adornment and grace — the thing that makes everything look better.Root ز · ي · ن
Girl · OtherمارياMaria/ maa-ree-ya /Beloved and bright — a name loved across the region and beyond.Origin · Other
Girl · ArabicزَينةZaina/ zay-na /Adornment — the beauty a thing gains just by being loved.Root ز · ي · ن
Girl · ArabicأَميرةAmira/ a-mee-ra /A princess — born to lead, or simply carried like one.Root أ · م · ر
Girl · ArabicناديةNadia/ naa-di-ya /The one who calls — a clear voice that gathers people in.Root ن · د · و
Boy · ArabicساميSami/ saa-mee /Lofty and high-minded — someone who aims above eye level.Root س · م · و
Boy · ArabicحَمْدانHamdan/ ham-daan /Full of praise — thankful by nature; a Gulf favourite.Root ح · م · د
Girl · ArabicموزةMoza/ moo-za /A treasured name of the Gulf — traditional, and proudly Emirati.Origin · Arabic
Boy · ArabicجَميلJamil/ ja-meel /Handsome and gracious — good-looking and good-natured both.Root ج · م · ل
Girl · ArabicأَسماءAsma/ as-maa /High and exalted — and the daughter of two belts, Abu Bakr's brave child.Root س · م · و
Girl · ArabicرَوانRawan/ ra-waan /Flowing and at ease — moves through the world without snagging.Origin · Arabic
Girl · ArabicغادةGhada/ gha-da /Slender and graceful — soft as a young branch in the breeze.Root غ · ي · د
Girl · ArabicحَنانHanan/ ha-naan /Tenderness — the warmth a mother holds without thinking.Root ح · ن · ن
Girl · ArabicتالياTalia/ taa-li-ya /The one who follows and recites — next in line, and reads beautifully.Origin · Arabic
Girl · ArabicفَريدةFarida/ fa-ree-da /One of a kind — a single, perfect pearl with no match.Root ف · ر · د
Boy · ArabicفاديFadi/ faa-dee /The redeemer — the one who gives himself so others go free.Root ف · د · ي
Girl · ArabicرَشاRasha/ ra-sha /A young gazelle — tender, light-footed, just learning to run.Origin · Arabic
Girl · ArabicأَبْرارAbrar/ ab-raar /The truly good — devoted, dutiful, kind to the bone.Root ب · ر · ر
Girl · ArabicلَطيفةLateefa/ la-tee-fa /Gentle and kind — light of touch, soft of heart.Root ل · ط · ف
Girl · TurkishألِفElif/ e-lif /The first letter — slim, upright, the start of everything written.Origin · Turkish
Boy · ArabicحاتِمHatem/ haa-tem /The decider — and, after Hatim al-Ta'i, a byword for boundless generosity.Root ح · ت · م
Girl · ArabicكَريمةKareema/ ka-ree-ma /Generous and noble — gives warmly, holds her head high.Root ك · ر · م
Girl · ArabicنَوالNawal/ na-waal /A gift, freely given — what comes to you as grace, not payment.Root ن · و · ل
Girl · ArabicصَفِيّةSafiya/ sa-fee-ya /A close, chosen friend — clear-hearted and pure.Root ص · ف · و
Boy · ArabicحَمُّودHamoud/ ham-mood /Ever-praising and praiseworthy — a thankful soul; a Gulf classic.Root ح · م · د
Girl · ArabicشادِنShaden/ shaa-den /A fawn grown strong enough to roam — gentle, but on its own feet now.Root ش · د · ن
Girl · ArabicرُقَيّةRuqayya/ ru-qay-ya /A gentle charm of protection — a soft word said to keep harm away.Root ر · ق · ي
Girl · ArabicنائِلةNaila/ naa-i-la /The one who attains — reaches what she sets her heart on.Root ن · و · ل
Girl · ArabicبانةBana/ baa-na /A slender, swaying tree — the old poets' image of a graceful figure.Origin · Arabic