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Arabic
نُور
Noor
/ noor /
Light — the kind that fills a room before you find the lamp.
Root ن · و · ر
Boy · Arabic
مُحَمَّد
Mohammed
/ mu-ham-mad /
The much-praised — the name carried more than any other on earth.
Root ح · م · د
Boy · Arabic
عُمَر
Omar
/ oh-mar /
Long-lived and flourishing — a life well built.
Root ع · م · ر
Boy · Arabic
عَلِيّ
Ali
/ a-lee /
High and exalted — lifted above the ordinary.
Root ع · ل · و
Boy · Arabic
يُوسُف
Yusuf
/ yoo-suf /
The prophet of dreams — beauty, patience, and the long road back to family.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
ليلى
Layla
/ lay-la /
Night — dusk, and the beloved of the old poems.
Root ل · ي · ل
Boy · Arabic
أَحْمَد
Ahmad
/ ah-mad /
Most praiseworthy — the one most deserving of thanks.
Root ح · م · د
Girl · Arabic
فاطِمة
Fatima
/ faa-ti-ma /
One weaned and set apart — the Prophet's beloved daughter.
Root ف · ط · م
Boy · Arabic
آدم
Adam
/ aa-dam /
Of the earth — the first name, made from clay.
Root أ · د · م
Boy · Arabic
إِبْراهيم
Ibrahim
/ ib-ra-heem /
The father of the prophets — who built, and never stopped trusting.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
عَبْد الله
Abdullah
/ ab-dul-lah /
Servant of God — the name the Prophet said God loves most.
Root ع · ب · د
Girl · Arabic
عائِشة
Aisha
/ aa-i-sha /
Full of life — living richly, every day a little fuller.
Root ع · ي · ش
Girl · Arabic
مَرْيَم
Maryam
/ mar-yam /
The pure mother of Isa — devout, and given her own Quranic chapter.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
سارة
Sara
/ saa-ra /
A princess and a delight — Ibrahim's wife, who laughed at the glad news.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
عَبْد الرَّحْمٰن
Abdulrahman
/ ab-dur-rah-maan /
Servant of the Most Merciful — held in the shade of God's mercy.
Root ر · ح · م
Girl · Arabic
سَلمى
Salma
/ sal-ma /
Safe and sound — the one who comes through unharmed.
Root س · ل · م
Boy · Arabic
حَمْزة
Hamza
/ ham-za /
Lion-hearted and sharp — the uncle who stood at the front.
Root ح · م · ز
Boy · Arabic
حَسَن
Hassan
/ ha-san /
Beautiful and good — handsome in face and in deed.
Root ح · س · ن
Boy · Arabic
خالِد
Khalid
/ khaa-lid /
Eternal — the one whose name outlasts him, like the general's did.
Root خ · ل · د
Boy · Arabic
حُسَيْن
Hussein
/ hu-sayn /
Beautiful, in the small and tender way — a little good in everything.
Root ح · س · ن
Arabic
رَيّان
Rayan
/ ray-yan /
Watered, never thirsty — lush and full of life.
Root ر · و · ي
Boy · Arabic
إِسْماعيل
Ismail
/ is-maa-eel /
The one God heard — son of Ibrahim, born of a long prayer.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
زَيْد
Zaid
/ zayd /
Growth and increase — more of everything good.
Root ز · ي · د
Boy · Arabic
عَبْد العَزيز
Abdulaziz
/ ab-dul-a-zeez /
Servant of the Mighty — strength borrowed from a higher one.
Root ع · ز · ز
Boy · Arabic
رَيّان
Rayyan
/ ray-yaan /
Quenched and verdant — and the name of a gate of paradise for the fasting.
Root ر · و · ي
Girl · Persian
ياسمين
Yasmin
/ yas-meen /
Jasmine — the flower that announces itself by scent first.
Origin · Persian
Boy · Arabic
مُصْطَفى
Mustafa
/ mus-ta-fa /
The chosen one — picked out and set apart.
Root ص · ف · و
Boy · Arabic
حَمَد
Hamad
/ ha-mad /
Praise — thanks and praise given to God.
Root ح · م · د
Girl · Arabic
لينا
Lina
/ lee-na /
Tender — soft as a young palm in the wind.
Root ل · ي · ن
Boy · Arabic
سَعيد
Said
/ sa-eed /
Happy and fortunate — a life lived on the bright side.
Root س · ع · د
Boy · Arabic
مَحْمُود
Mahmoud
/ mah-mood /
The praised one — spoken of warmly when he leaves the room.
Root ح · م · د
Boy · Arabic
بِلال
Bilal
/ bi-laal /
Water that wets the throat — the first voice to call the prayer.
Root ب · ل · ل
Boy · Arabic
فَيْصَل
Faisal
/ fay-sal /
The decisive one — settles a matter cleanly, like a sword.
Root ف · ص · ل
Boy · Arabic
راشِد
Rashed
/ raa-shed /
Level-headed and on the right path — a Gulf classic.
Root ر · ش · د
Girl · Arabic
زَيْنَب
Zainab
/ zay-nab /
A fragrant desert flower — beauty with a scent that lingers.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
رانية
Rania
/ raa-ni-ya /
The one who gazes — eyes that rest gently on what they love.
Root ر · ن · و
Girl · Arabic
إيمان
Iman
/ ee-maan /
Faith — the quiet certainty that holds when nothing else does.
Root أ · م · ن
Arabic
زَين
Zein
/ zayn /
Adornment and grace — the thing that makes everything look better.
Root ز · ي · ن
Boy · Arabic
خَليفة
Khalifa
/ kha-lee-fa /
Successor — the one who follows and leads after.
Root خ · ل · ف
Girl · Arabic
عَلْياء
Alya
/ al-yaa /
Lofty and exalted — high, noble, sublime.
Root ع · ل · و
Boy · Arabic
كَريم
Karim
/ ka-reem /
Generous — giving without keeping count.
Root ك · ر · م
Boy · Arabic
عُثْمان
Othman
/ uth-maan /
A young bustard chick — a desert bird; the gentle third caliph's name.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
سُلْطان
Sultan
/ sul-taan /
Authority — the one whose word carries weight.
Root س · ل · ط
Boy · Arabic
فَهْد
Fahad
/ fa-had /
The cheetah — fast, sleek, and built for the chase; a Gulf favourite.
Root ف · ه · د
Girl · Arabic
خَديجة
Khadija
/ kha-dee-ja /
Born early — the Prophet's first wife and steadiest support.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
دانة
Dana
/ daa-na /
A large, perfect pearl — the Gulf's treasure from the sea.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
جَنى
Jana
/ ja-naa /
The fruit just picked — the sweet reward of the harvest.
Root ج · ن · ي
Arabic
جُود
Jude
/ jood /
Open-handed generosity — gives freely, like rain.
Root ج · و · د
Girl · Arabic
ريم
Reem
/ reem /
A white gazelle — graceful, wide-eyed, quick to startle.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
آية
Aya
/ aa-ya /
A sign, a wonder — a single verse you keep coming back to.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Other
ماريا
Maria
/ maa-ree-ya /
Beloved and bright — a name loved across the region and beyond.
Origin · Other
Boy · Arabic
سالِم
Salem
/ saa-lim /
Safe and sound — whole, unharmed, at peace.
Root س · ل · م
Girl · Arabic
آمِنة
Amna
/ aa-mi-na /
Safe and secure — kept in peace and trust.
Root أ · م · ن
Boy · Arabic
سَعْد
Saad
/ saad /
Good fortune — luck that feels earned, not given.
Root س · ع · د
Boy · Arabic
ناصِر
Nasser
/ naa-ser /
The helper — the one who shows up when the odds turn.
Root ن · ص · ر
Girl · Arabic
لانا
Lana
/ laa-na /
Gentle and soft — easy to be near.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
زَينة
Zaina
/ zay-na /
Adornment — the beauty a thing gains just by being loved.
Root ز · ي · ن
Girl · Arabic
أَميرة
Amira
/ a-mee-ra /
A princess — born to lead, or simply carried like one.
Root أ · م · ر
Boy · Arabic
صالِح
Saleh
/ saa-lih /
Righteous and good — upright in faith and deed.
Root ص · ل · ح
Girl · Arabic
شَيْخة
Sheikha
/ shay-kha /
A lady of standing — the feminine of sheikh.
Root ش · ي · خ
Girl · Arabic
مُنى
Mona
/ mu-na /
Wishes — the hopes and desires one holds dear.
Root م · ن · ي
Girl · Arabic
أَمَل
Amal
/ a-mal /
Hope — the small light you keep for tomorrow.
Root أ · م · ل
Girl · Arabic
نادية
Nadia
/ naa-di-ya /
The one who calls — a clear voice that gathers people in.
Root ن · د · و
Boy · Arabic
مَنْصُور
Mansour
/ man-soor /
Granted victory — helped through to the other side.
Root ن · ص · ر
Boy · Arabic
جَمال
Jamal
/ ja-maal /
Beauty itself — the kind that carries quiet dignity.
Root ج · م · ل
Boy · Arabic
سامي
Sami
/ saa-mee /
Lofty and high-minded — someone who aims above eye level.
Root س · م · و
Boy · Arabic
أَنَس
Anas
/ a-nas /
Warm company — the friend who makes a room feel like home.
Root أ · ن · س
Boy · Arabic
يٰس
Yaseen
/ yaa-seen /
The opening letters of a beloved Quranic chapter, the heart of the Quran.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
مُوسى
Musa
/ moo-saa /
The prophet who parted the sea — drawn from the water as a child.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
داوُود
Dawood
/ daa-wood /
The prophet-king with the God-given voice — beloved, and granted the Zabur.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
سُلَيْمان
Sulaiman
/ su-lay-maan /
The prophet-king who spoke to birds — wisdom and a peaceful reign.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
حَمْدان
Hamdan
/ ham-daan /
Full of praise — thankful by nature; a Gulf favourite.
Root ح · م · د
Boy · Arabic
تُرْكي
Turki
/ tur-kee /
Of the Turks — a proud Gulf name worn for generations.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
بَدْر
Badr
/ badr /
The full moon — at its brightest, leaving nothing in shadow.
Root ب · د · ر
Boy · Arabic
سَيْف
Saif
/ sayf /
The sword — drawn only when it must be, and never dull.
Root س · ي · ف
Boy · Arabic
عادِل
Adel
/ aa-del /
The just one — gives everyone exactly their due.
Root ع · د · ل
Girl · Arabic
هالة
Hala
/ haa-la /
The halo around the moon — a soft ring of light.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
رَنا
Rana
/ ra-naa /
To gaze, held — the way you look at something you can't stop looking at.
Root ر · ن · و
Girl · Arabic
لُجَيْن
Lujain
/ lu-jayn /
Liquid silver — bright, fine, and precious.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
جُوري
Jori
/ joo-ree /
The damask rose — deep red and unmistakably itself.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
هُدى
Huda
/ hu-da /
Right guidance — the path made clear underfoot.
Root ه · د · ي
Girl · Arabic
داليا
Dalia
/ daa-li-ya /
A climbing grapevine — green, generous, heavy with fruit.
Root د · ل · و
Girl · Arabic
مَلاك
Malak
/ ma-lak /
An angel — pure presence, lightness made gentle.
Root م · ل · ك
Girl · Arabic
زَهْراء
Zahra
/ zah-ra /
Radiant and blooming — bright as a flower in full sun.
Root ز · ه · ر
Girl · Arabic
عَلِيّة
Aliya
/ a-lee-ya /
High and exalted — the bright upper place.
Root ع · ل · و
Girl · Arabic
لَيان
Layan
/ la-yaan /
Soft living — a life of ease and gentleness.
Root ل · ي · ن
Boy · Arabic
صَقْر
Saqr
/ saqr /
Falcon — keen-eyed and free, the bird of the Gulf.
Root ص · ق · ر
Girl · Arabic
حِصّة
Hessa
/ his-sa /
A precious share — one’s own cherished portion.
Root ح · ص · ص
Boy · Arabic
طارِق
Tariq
/ taa-riq /
The morning star — the one who knocks at night.
Root ط · ر · ق
Boy · Arabic
ماجِد
Majid
/ maa-jid /
Glorious and noble — honour you can feel in a handshake.
Root م · ج · د
Boy · Arabic
سالِم
Salim
/ saa-lim /
Whole and unharmed — came through with nothing broken.
Root س · ل · م
Girl · Arabic
هَناء
Hana
/ ha-naa /
Contentment — happiness that sits easy and stays.
Root ه · ن · أ
Girl · Arabic
نَدى
Nada
/ na-da /
Morning dew — the cool freshness that gathers before dawn.
Root ن · د · و
Girl · Arabic
موزة
Moza
/ moo-za /
A treasured name of the Gulf — traditional, and proudly Emirati.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
جَميل
Jamil
/ ja-meel /
Handsome and gracious — good-looking and good-natured both.
Root ج · م · ل
Boy · Arabic
كَمال
Kamal
/ ka-maal /
Completeness — nothing missing, nothing forced.
Root ك · م · ل
Boy · Arabic
رامي
Rami
/ raa-mee /
The archer — steady aim and a sure hand.
Root ر · م · ي
Boy · Arabic
عَمّار
Ammar
/ am-maar /
A builder of long life — one who fills the world, not empties it.
Root ع · م · ر
Boy · Arabic
رَشيد
Rashid
/ ra-sheed /
Rightly guided — keeps a level head and a true course.
Root ر · ش · د
Boy · Arabic
زِياد
Ziyad
/ zi-yaad /
Abundance — always a little more than enough.
Root ز · ي · د
Boy · Arabic
يَحْيى
Yahya
/ yah-ya /
He lives — the long-awaited son, born to a prayer.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
أَيُّوب
Ayyub
/ ay-yoob /
The prophet of patience — held his faith through every loss.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
إِلْياس
Ilyas
/ il-yaas /
A prophet of stubborn faith — who stood alone for the one God.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
رَكان
Rakan
/ ra-kaan /
Steady and composed — a calm pillar you can lean on.
Root ر · ك · ن
Boy · Arabic
ماجِد
Majed
/ maa-jed /
Noble and giving — a Gulf classic worn with pride.
Root م · ج · د
Boy · Arabic
نايِف
Nayef
/ naa-yef /
High and surpassing — stands a head above; a Gulf staple.
Root ن · و · ف
Girl · Arabic
لَمار
Lamar
/ la-maar /
The shimmer of gold water — light moving over a surface.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
رَحْمة
Rahma
/ rah-ma /
Mercy — tenderness that asks for nothing back.
Root ر · ح · م
Girl · Arabic
رَزان
Razan
/ ra-zaan /
Poise — calm, weighty, sure of herself.
Root ر · ز · ن
Girl · Arabic
شَهْد
Shahd
/ shahd /
Pure honey — sweetness straight from the comb.
Root ش · ه · د
Girl · Arabic
أَسماء
Asma
/ as-maa /
High and exalted — and the daughter of two belts, Abu Bakr's brave child.
Root س · م · و
Girl · Arabic
ديمة
Dima
/ dee-ma /
Soft, steady rain — the gentle kind that falls all night.
Root د · و · م
Girl · Arabic
رَوان
Rawan
/ ra-waan /
Flowing and at ease — moves through the world without snagging.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
دُنيا
Dunya
/ dun-ya /
The whole world, brought near — life in all its closeness.
Root د · ن · و
Girl · Other
إليانا
Eliana
/ e-lee-aa-na /
God has answered — a bright, hopeful name now loved across the Gulf.
Origin · Other
Boy · Arabic
وَليد
Waleed
/ wa-leed /
The newborn — fresh into the world, a beginning.
Root و · ل · د
Boy · Arabic
عُبَيْد
Obaid
/ u-bayd /
Little servant — a tender form of ‘servant of God.’
Root ع · ب · د
Boy · Arabic
أَمْجَد
Amjad
/ am-jad /
Most glorious — the one who carries the family's pride.
Root م · ج · د
Boy · Arabic
هادي
Hadi
/ haa-dee /
The guide — shows the way and walks it first.
Root ه · د · ي
Boy · Arabic
هارُون
Harun
/ haa-roon /
The eloquent brother of Musa — the voice that spoke for him.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
زَكَرِيّا
Zakariya
/ za-ka-ree-ya /
The prophet who prayed late for a son — and was answered with Yahya.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
يُونُس
Younes
/ yoo-nus /
The prophet of the whale — swallowed by the dark, then called back.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
أَبُو بَكْر
Abubakr
/ a-boo-bakr /
The first companion and caliph — the friend who never wavered.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
مَرْوان
Marwan
/ mar-waan /
Flint — the hard white stone that strikes a spark.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
غَلا
Ghala
/ gha-laa /
The most precious — too dear to put a price on.
Root غ · ل · و
Girl · Arabic
سَناء
Sana
/ sa-naa /
Brilliance — a flash of light, like lightning at the edge of the sky.
Root س · ن · و
Girl · Arabic
بُشرى
Bushra
/ bush-ra /
Good news — the bright word that changes a whole day.
Root ب · ش · ر
Girl · Arabic
غادة
Ghada
/ gha-da /
Slender and graceful — soft as a young branch in the breeze.
Root غ · ي · د
Girl · Arabic
حَنان
Hanan
/ ha-naan /
Tenderness — the warmth a mother holds without thinking.
Root ح · ن · ن
Girl · Arabic
جُودي
Judy
/ joo-dee /
The mountain where the Ark came to rest — solid, sheltering ground.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
سَميرة
Samira
/ sa-mee-ra /
The night companion — the one whose talk makes evenings short.
Root س · م · ر
Girl · Arabic
بَسمة
Basma
/ bas-ma /
A smile — the small one that reaches the eyes.
Root ب · س · م
Girl · Arabic
تاليا
Talia
/ taa-li-ya /
The one who follows and recites — next in line, and reads beautifully.
Origin · Arabic
Arabic
لِيان
Liyan
/ li-yaan /
Gentleness and ease — soft edges, a calm way of being.
Root ل · ي · ن
Boy · Arabic
طَلال
Talal
/ ta-laal /
A fine, pleasing look — beauty with a lift to it.
Root ط · ل · ل
Boy · Arabic
شَريف
Sherif
/ sha-reef /
Noble — high standing kept clean by good conduct.
Root ش · ر · ف
Girl · Arabic
فَريدة
Farida
/ fa-ree-da /
One of a kind — a single, perfect pearl with no match.
Root ف · ر · د
Girl · Arabic
ريماس
Rimas
/ ree-maas /
A bright, glittering whiteness — diamond-clear and shining.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
حَياة
Hayat
/ ha-yaat /
Life itself — the whole of it, breath and beat and all.
Root ح · ي · ي
Boy · Arabic
تامِر
Tamer
/ taa-mer /
Rich with dates — a life heavy with sweet fruit.
Root ت · م · ر
Boy · Arabic
باسِل
Bassel
/ baa-sel /
Fearless — the one who walks toward what others walk from.
Root ب · س · ل
Boy · Arabic
نَبيل
Nabil
/ na-beel /
Noble — high-born in manner if not in name.
Root ن · ب · ل
Boy · Arabic
حَكيم
Hakeem
/ ha-keem /
The wise one — knows the right thing and the right moment for it.
Root ح · ك · م
Boy · Arabic
رائِد
Raed
/ raa-ed /
The pioneer — the first one out to scout the way.
Root ر · و · د
Boy · Arabic
مُراد
Murad
/ mu-raad /
What the heart wants — the wish finally granted.
Root ر · و · د
Boy · Arabic
فادي
Fadi
/ faa-dee /
The redeemer — the one who gives himself so others go free.
Root ف · د · ي
Boy · Arabic
طٰه
Taha
/ taa-haa /
The opening letters of a Quranic chapter, taken as a name for the Prophet.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
إِسْحاق
Ishaq
/ is-haaq /
The son of laughter — the late, glad child of Ibrahim.
Origin · Arabic
Arabic
أَمان
Aman
/ a-maan /
Safety — the feeling of being out of harm's way.
Root أ · م · ن
Girl · Arabic
حَفْصة
Hafsa
/ haf-sa /
A young lioness — small, fierce, and quick; a Mother of the Believers.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
رَشا
Rasha
/ ra-sha /
A young gazelle — tender, light-footed, just learning to run.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
أَنْوَر
Anwar
/ an-war /
The most luminous — brightest in a room full of light.
Root ن · و · ر
Boy · Arabic
بَشير
Bashir
/ ba-sheer /
Bringer of good news — the knock you're glad to hear.
Root ب · ش · ر
Boy · Arabic
فِراس
Firas
/ fi-raas /
Keen-eyed — reads a situation before it speaks.
Root ف · ر · س
Boy · Arabic
مُنير
Munir
/ mu-neer /
Radiant — gives off light without trying to.
Root ن · و · ر
Boy · Arabic
وائِل
Wael
/ waa-el /
One who finds shelter — comes back safe to higher ground.
Root و · أ · ل
Boy · Arabic
سُهَيْل
Suhail
/ su-hayl /
The bright southern star — Canopus, that sailors steer by.
Root س · ه · ل
Boy · Other
إِدْريس
Idris
/ id-rees /
A prophet raised to a high place — tied in story to learning and the pen.
Origin · Other
Boy · Arabic
يَعْقُوب
Yaqub
/ ya-qoob /
The patient father — waited years for word of his lost son.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
رَغَد
Raghad
/ ra-ghad /
A life of ease — plenty, comfort, nothing wanting.
Root ر · غ · د
Girl · Arabic
وَفاء
Wafa
/ wa-faa /
Loyalty — keeps her word and her people, always.
Root و · ف · ي
Girl · Arabic
أَبْرار
Abrar
/ ab-raar /
The truly good — devoted, dutiful, kind to the bone.
Root ب · ر · ر
Girl · Arabic
وَردة
Warda
/ war-da /
A rose — the flower that needs no other name.
Root و · ر · د
Girl · Arabic
تَسنيم
Tasneem
/ tas-neem /
A spring of paradise — water from the highest, sweetest source.
Root س · ن · م
Girl · Arabic
أَفْنان
Afnan
/ af-naan /
Leafy branches — a tree full of green, spreading shade.
Root ف · ن · ن
Girl · Arabic
لَطيفة
Lateefa
/ la-tee-fa /
Gentle and kind — light of touch, soft of heart.
Root ل · ط · ف
Girl · Arabic
ثُرَيّا
Thurayya
/ thu-ray-ya /
The Pleiades — the little cluster of stars, the chandelier of the sky.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Other
سيلين
Celine
/ se-leen /
Of the heavens — a name that travels easily between languages.
Origin · Other
Girl · Arabic
دارين
Darin
/ daa-reen /
A port famous for its musk — a place whose name means sweetness.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Turkish
ألِف
Elif
/ e-lif /
The first letter — slim, upright, the start of everything written.
Origin · Turkish
Boy · Arabic
غَسّان
Ghassan
/ ghas-saan /
The vigour of youth — the bloom of being young and strong.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
جابِر
Jaber
/ jaa-ber /
The mender — sets what's broken and makes it whole.
Root ج · ب · ر
Boy · Arabic
أَشرَف
Ashraf
/ ash-raf /
The noblest — highest in honour among his people.
Root ش · ر · ف
Boy · Arabic
حاتِم
Hatem
/ haa-tem /
The decider — and, after Hatim al-Ta'i, a byword for boundless generosity.
Root ح · ت · م
Arabic
نَسيم
Naseem
/ na-seem /
A gentle breeze — the cool air that arrives just when you need it.
Root ن · س · م
Girl · Arabic
كَريمة
Kareema
/ ka-ree-ma /
Generous and noble — gives warmly, holds her head high.
Root ك · ر · م
Girl · Arabic
نَوال
Nawal
/ na-waal /
A gift, freely given — what comes to you as grace, not payment.
Root ن · و · ل
Girl · Arabic
سُها
Suha
/ su-ha /
A faint star in the Big Dipper — the one you find only with sharp eyes.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
صَفِيّة
Safiya
/ sa-fee-ya /
A close, chosen friend — clear-hearted and pure.
Root ص · ف · و
Girl · Arabic
وَجد
Wajd
/ wajd /
Rapture — the deep, overflowing kind of love and longing.
Root و · ج · د
Arabic
ضِياء
Diyaa
/ di-yaa /
Radiant light — the glow that comes from within a thing, like the sun's.
Root ض · و · أ
Boy · Arabic
باسِل
Basil
/ baa-sil /
Valiant — brave and unflinching when it counts.
Root ب · س · ل
Boy · Arabic
حَمُّود
Hamoud
/ ham-mood /
Ever-praising and praiseworthy — a thankful soul; a Gulf classic.
Root ح · م · د
Girl · Arabic
رَهَف
Rahaf
/ ra-haf /
Delicacy itself — fine, soft, and exquisitely light.
Root ر · ه · ف
Girl · Arabic
مَنار
Manar
/ ma-naar /
A lighthouse — a steady beam that brings the lost ones home.
Root ن · و · ر
Boy · Arabic
غَيْث
Ghaith
/ ghayth /
The rain that comes when it's needed most — relief from the sky.
Root غ · ي · ث
Boy · Arabic
قَيْس
Qais
/ qays /
The measured one — and the lover of the old desert poems.
Root ق · ي · س
Boy · Arabic
لُقْمان
Luqman
/ luq-maan /
The wise man of the Quran — taught his son how to live.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
رامِز
Ramez
/ raa-mez /
One who hints and signals — speaks in meaningful signs.
Root ر · م · ز
Girl · Arabic
شادِن
Shaden
/ shaa-den /
A fawn grown strong enough to roam — gentle, but on its own feet now.
Root ش · د · ن
Girl · Arabic
إيلاف
Elaf
/ ee-laaf /
Safe passage and belonging — the bond that lets a caravan travel in peace.
Root أ · ل · ف
Girl · Arabic
رِتاج
Retaj
/ ri-taaj /
The great door — the grand gate, said to be one of the gates of the Kaaba.
Root ر · ت · ج
Arabic
آرام
Aram
/ aa-raam /
White gazelles, or calm rest — a soft word, used either way.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
كَنان
Kenan
/ ke-naan /
Shelter — a roof and walls when the weather turns.
Root ك · ن · ن
Boy · Arabic
كيان
Kian
/ kee-yaan /
A whole being — an existence with its own weight and shape.
Root ك · و · ن
Boy · Arabic
صُهَيْب
Suhaib
/ su-hayb /
Reddish-fair — the Roman, an early companion known by his colouring.
Root ص · ه · ب
Boy · Arabic
مُعاذ
Muadh
/ mu-aath /
The protected one — kept safe under a steady hand.
Root ع · و · ذ
Boy · Arabic
أَيْهَم
Ayham
/ ay-ham /
Bold to the point of fearless — a steep, unyielding mountain of a man.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
رَوضة
Rawda
/ raw-da /
A green meadow — a garden after rain, full of flowers.
Root ر · و · ض
Girl · Arabic
وَتين
Watin
/ wa-teen /
The artery of the heart — the vital cord life runs through.
Root و · ت · ن
Girl · Arabic
رُقَيّة
Ruqayya
/ ru-qay-ya /
A gentle charm of protection — a soft word said to keep harm away.
Root ر · ق · ي
Girl · Arabic
سُمَيّة
Sumayya
/ su-may-ya /
A little height — small and exalted; the first martyr of Islam.
Root س · م · و
Girl · Arabic
نائِلة
Naila
/ naa-i-la /
The one who attains — reaches what she sets her heart on.
Root ن · و · ل
Boy · Arabic
تَيْم
Taym
/ taym /
Devoted heart — one given over completely to what he loves.
Root ت · ي · م
Boy · Arabic
زُهَيْر
Zuhair
/ zu-hayr /
A small bright flower — and the great pre-Islamic poet's name.
Root ز · ه · ر
Girl · Arabic
غَدير
Ghadeer
/ gha-deer /
A pool left by the rain — clear water cupped in the land.
Root غ · د · ر
Girl · Arabic
لَيالي
Layali
/ la-yaa-lee /
Nights, plural — soft evenings stitched together, one after another.
Root ل · ي · ل
Girl · Arabic
سِدرة
Sidra
/ sid-ra /
The lote tree at the edge of heaven — the farthest, highest boundary.
Root س · د · ر
Boy · Arabic
رابِح
Rabih
/ raa-beh /
The winner — the one who comes out ahead.
Root ر · ب · ح
Girl · Other
سُندُس
Sondos
/ sun-dus /
Fine green silk — the soft brocade of paradise in the Quran.
Origin · Other
Girl · Arabic
كَوْثَر
Kawthar
/ kaw-thar /
Abundance overflowing — the river of plenty promised in the Quran.
Root ك · ث · ر
Girl · Other
بَلْقيس
Balqis
/ bal-qees /
The Queen of Sheba — a wise ruler who knew when to bow to the truth.
Origin · Other
Girl · Arabic
بانة
Bana
/ baa-na /
A slender, swaying tree — the old poets' image of a graceful figure.
Origin · Arabic
Arabic
طَيف
Taif
/ tayf /
A passing vision — the gentle phantom of someone seen in a dream.
Root ط · ي · ف
Boy · Arabic
عَوَض
Awad
/ a-wad /
A gift in return — what's given to make up for a loss.
Root ع · و · ض
Boy · Arabic
غالي
Ghaly
/ ghaa-lee /
Dear and precious — worth more than its weight, every time.
Root غ · ل · و
Girl · Arabic
تَقوى
Taqwa
/ taq-wa /
Mindful piety — a careful, God-aware way of walking through life.
Root و · ق · ي
Boy · Arabic
أَرام
Aram
/ a-raam /
A high stone landmark — a cairn that marks the way home.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
وَطَن
Watan
/ wa-tan /
Homeland — the ground you belong to and would return to.
Root و · ط · ن
Boy · Arabic
لافي
Lavi
/ laa-fee /
One who lingers and stays close — devoted, hard to leave behind.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Turkish
جيم
Cem
/ jem /
A legendary king of old — a proud, classic Turkish name.
Origin · Turkish
Boy · Persian
كورش
Cyrus
/ koo-rosh /
The great founding king — a name of empire and far horizons.
Origin · Persian
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