Are you looking for Arabic names for your baby? If you are, then you’re in luck! In today’s post, we’ll go over the best names for you to consider. After all, there’s something so special about giving your baby a name that means something. It’s like giving them their identity from the beginning, and every parent wants to do that for their child! So if you’re ready for that, keep reading below!
Names or الأسماء (pronounced as al’asma’) in Arabic are significant. The meaning of the name is what matters most, and it’s an essential part of the culture. It can be beautiful because it gives your child something to live up to! Of course, that also means that you must choose wisely, so make sure you think about it before making big decisions on names.
How Do Arab People Name Their Children?
Before learning about the names in Arabic, you should know how Arabs name their children. Each child is traditionally given a first name followed by their father’s name, their grandfather’s name, and then their family/tribe’s name. Arabic people give due significance to the meaning of the name. It is believed that the name impacts one’s personality and destiny, so it must be chosen thoughtfully.
Origin Of Arabic Names
The word for a name in Arabic is اسم (asm). Arabic names originate from Arab countries in the middle east, like Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Syria, Egypt, etc. Many Arab names have been inspired by Islam and the Islamic world. Some of those names have also been taken from Quran and have immense religious significance. One such name is Prophet Muhammad, which you will see in many Muslim boys’ names.
The word for god is Allah in Islam, so no one gets to name their child with this name. We have our variations for it instead, like Abdullah (Allah’s servant) and Samiullah, but never Allah.
3 Common Arabic Names
ابراهيم (Ibraheem)
ابراهيم (Ibraheem) is the Arabic version of the Christian name Abraham as Islam and Christianity are pretty similar.
آزين (Aazeen)
The Arabic name آزين (Aazeen) means beauty. It’s also a really famous Arabic name.
حبيب/حبيبة (Habiba/Habib)
حبيب/حبيبة (Habiba/Habib) is a widespread name in Arabic, meaning beloved. The first is used for women, while the second is used for men. The Holy Prophet Muhammad was also called Habibullah, meaning the beloved one of Allah.
Neutral Names
Let’s now look at a list of Arabic names. Here are the gender neutral Arabic names.
| English Spelling | Arabic Spelling | English Spelling | Arabic Spelling |
| Alayka | ألايكا | Mecca | مكة |
| Ali | علي | Mirza | ميرزا |
| Almas | الماس | Mufaddal | مفضل |
| Almonzo | المونزو | Muna | منى |
| Altaf | ألطاف | Namir | نمير |
| Aza | عزة | Nibal | نبال |
| Azize | عزيز | Nima | نعمة |
| Badr | بدر | Nimat | نعمت |
| Barkhad | برخاد | Nishat | نيشات |
| Cairo | القاهرة | Noor | نور |
| Duha | الضحى | Noural | نورال |
| Eisa | عيسى | Nuhad | نهاد |
| Elam | عيلام | Nur | نور |
| Fajar | فجر | Qawmin | قومين |
| Gizeh | الجيزة | Qimat | قمات |
| Gulzar | جولزار | Rabia | ربيعة |
| Hewez | حويز | Rahat | رهط |
| Hikmat | حكمت | Ramim | رميم |
| Hussain | حسين | Reda | رضا |
| Ikram | إكرام | Rida | رضا |
| Ilham | إلهام | Sabaean | سبأ |
| Isa | هو | Sabian | سابيان |
| Ishtar | عشتار | Sabri | صبري |
| Isra | إسراء | Saidi | السعيدي |
| Jarah | جراح | Seyah | سياح |
| Java | جافا | Shafaqat | شفقات |
| Jawdat | جودت | Shahnaz | شهناز |
| Jihan | جيهان | Shaya | شايع |
| Jinan | جينان | Shia | الشيعة |
| Khayrat | خيرات | Tabassum | تبسم |
| Maimun | ميمون | Taifa | الطائف |
| Malak | ملاك | Wafa | وفا |
| Manal | منال | Zayn | زين |
| Manora | مانورا | Ziya | ضياء |
Arabic Baby Girl Names
| English Spelling | Arabic Spelling | English Spelling | Arabic Spelling |
| Aaliyah | عاليه | Elam | عيلام |
| Aisha | عائشة | Eman | ايمان |
| Aizza | عزة | Emmali | إمالي |
| Annisa | أنيسة | Fadheelat | الفضلات |
| Ayesha | عائشة | Fadia | فاديا |
| Ayishah | عائشة | Fahima | فهيمة |
| Aysha | عائشة | Fajar | فجر |
| Badr | بدر | Fatma | فاطمة |
| Baina | بينا | Ghada | غادة |
| Baqia | البقيع | Ghadir | غدير |
| Barkhad | برخاد | Giza | الجيزة |
| Basima | باسمة | Gizeh | الجيزة |
| Basira | البصيرة | Gulzar | جولزار |
| Basma | بسمة | Habeeba | حبيبة |
| Bayan | بيان | Habiba | حبيبة |
| Bisma | بسمة | Hadia | هادية |
| Bushra | بشرى | Hafsa | حفصة |
| Buthainah | بثينة | Ishtar | عشتار |
| Butrus | بوتروس | Isra | إسراء |
| Cairo | القاهرة | Izdihar | ازدهار |
| Chaka | شاكا | Jaivan | جيفان |
| Chardae | تشارداي | Jalia | جاليا |
| Dalal | دلال | Jalila | جليلة |
| Dalila | دليلة | Khalilah | خليله |
| Damali | دمالي | Khatijah | ختيجة |
| Daniyah | دانية | Khayrat | خيرات |
| Dayana | ديانا | Khayriyya | خيرية |
| Duaa | دعاء | Laibah | ليبة |
| Duha | الضحى | Laila | ليلى |
| Durriyah | درية | Lamia | لمياء |
| Eisa | عيسى | Lamis | لميس |
M-Z
| Nuria | نوريا | Taifa | الطائف |
| Ohoud | عهود | Taskeen | تاسكين |
| Qadr | القدر | Tasneem | تسنيم |
| Qawmin | قومين | Tasnim | تسنيم |
| Qiana | قيانا | Umaymah | أميمة |
| Qimat | قمات | Uzma | عزما |
| Rima | ريما | Vega | فيجا |
| Rizwana | رضوانة | Waheeda | وحيدة |
| Rowa | روا | Walidah | وليدة |
| Ruba | ربى | Wardah | وردة |
| Rumaysa | الرميسة | Waseema | وسيمة |
| Ruqayyah | رقية | Waseemah | وسيمة |
| Ruwa | روا | Wattan | وطن |
| Ruya | رؤيا | Widad | وداد |
| Saahira | الصحراء | Yadira | ياديرا |
| Saba | سابا | Yasmeen | ياسمين |
| Sabaean | سبأ | Yasmine | ياسمين |
| Sabah | صباح | Yusra | يسرا |
| Sabeen | سابين | Zafirah | زافيرة |
| Sabian | سابيان | Zahara | زهرة |
| Sabri | صبري | Zahina | زاهينة |
| Sabriyya | الصابرية | Zahira | زهيرة |
| Sadaf | صدف | Zahra | زهرة |
| Sadah | صعدة | Zahrah | زهرة |
Arabic Baby Boy Names
| English Spelling | Arabic Spelling | English Spelling | Arabic Spelling |
| Aalam | عالم | Imran | عمران |
| Aali | عالي | Imtiyaz | امتياز |
| Abbas | عباس | Iqbal | إقبال |
| Abdalah | عبد الله | Irfan | عرفان |
| Abdukrahman | عبد الرحمن | Issa | عيسى |
| Abdul | عبد | Jalal | جلال |
| Abdulkareem | عبد الكريم | Jalees | جليس |
| Abdullah | عبد الله | Khalid | خالد |
| Abdulrahman | عبدالرحمن | Khalifa | خليفة |
| Basim | باسم | Khalil | خليل |
| Basir | بصير | Latif | لطيف |
| Batul | بتول | Lufti | لوفتي |
| Bilal | بلال | Lukman | لقمان |
| Dalair | دالير | Luqman | لقمان |
| Dhameer | ضمير | Lutfi | لطفي |
| Diya | ضياء | Maalik | مالك |
| Duha | الضحى | Mahmood | محمود |
| Eisa | عيسى | Mahmoud | محمود |
| Elam | عيلام | Nasser | ناصر |
| Eltanin | التانين | Nayef | نايف |
| Elyes | إليس | Osama | أسامة |
| Faysal | فيصل | Osman | عثمان |
| Fazal | فضل | Qabil | قابيل |
| Fihr | الفهر | Qadir | قادر |
| Fikriyya | فكرية | Qamar | قمر |
| Firuz | فيروز | Qasim | قاسم |
| Fouad | فؤاد | Rizwaan | رضوان |
| Gadiel | غادييل | Rizwan | رضوان |
| Galal | جلال | Rujula | روجولا |
| Ghassan | غسان | Rusul | رسول |
| Ghauth | غوث | Sulaiman | سليمان |
| Ghayth | غيث | Syed | سيد |
| Habib | حبيب | Taariq | طارق |
| Hadi | هادي | Taban | تابان |
| Hafiz | حافظ | Tabassum | تبسم |
U-Z
| Umar | عمر | Yousef | يوسف |
| Usain | يوسين | Yurem | يوريم |
| Usama | أسامة | Yusef | يوسف |
| Usman | عثمان | Yusuf | يوسف |
| Uthman | عثمان | Zahar | الزهار |
| Wafa | وفا | Zahi | زاهي |
| Wafai | وفاي | Zahid | الزاهد |
| Wafi | وافي | Zahur | زهور |
| Waheed | وحيد | Zaide | زايد |
| Yasir | ياسر | Zaim | الزعيم |
| Yasser | ياسر | Zain | زين |
Wrapping Up
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