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Names For Girls
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Abir (abeer -
fragrance) Adiba (adeeba - civilised / cultured)
Afaf (afaaf - purity/modesty) Afia
(aafiya-vigour/vitality) Afifa (afeefa-honest,
upright) Ahlam (ahlaam - dreams) Amal
(hope) Amira (ameera - princess) Anbar
(ambar - camphor) Areej (fragrance) Arwa
(satisfied, pleasant, fresh) Azhaar (flowers)
Azizah (azeeza - dear / powerful) Azra (azraa -
virgin - used for Maryam/Mary) Badr (full moon)
Badriya (full moon-wali) Bahia (bahiya - nice)
Bahija (baheeja - happy)Bahja (happiness)
Baligha (baleegha - eloquent) Banan
(banaan-finger tips)Barirah (bareera-pious, kind)
Basha'ir (bashaaer-good tidings) Bashasha
(bashaasha-cheerfulness) Bashira (basheera-report of
good tiding) Basima (baseema-smiling) Batul
(batool - immaculate) Bilqis (bilqees - name of the
queen of Sheeba who became Muslim at the time of Solomon)
Budur (full moons) Bushra (good tiding)
Dalal (dalaal-pampering) Durriyah
(durriyyah-brilliant) Fadwa (redemptor, sacrifing)
Faiqa (faa-eqa - outstanding, awake) Faiza
(victorious) Farah (happiness) Farha
(happy) Faryal (faryaal-?) Fatema (faatima
- one sucking her mother's milk) Firdaus
(paradise)Ghada (ghaada-young lady)Ghunwah
(song) Gulnar (gulnaar-flowery [Persian])
Hafsa (cub)Hajar [haajar - name of Prophet
Ismail's mother]Hawwa [Eve] Hind (India -
common Arab name) Huriya (hooriya-houri,
nymph) Husna (beauty) Ibtihaj
(ibtihaaj-happiness) Ibtihal
(ibtihaal-supplication) Ibtisam
(ibtisaam-smile) Iffat (purity/modesty) Ilham
(ilhaam-revelation) Inas
(Eenaas-cordiality) Intisar
(Intisaar-triumph) Ishraq
(ishraaq-radiance) Itidal
(I'tedaal-balance) Itimad
(I'temaad-trust) Jamila
(jameela-beautiful) Janna (garden) Jasmin
(yasmin) Jawhara (gem) Juwairiyah (little
girl) Kamila (kameela/kaamila-complete) Kausar
(reservoir in Paradise) Khansa [pre-Islam Arabic
poetess] Khawlah (loneliness) Laila (dark-old
Arab name) Lulu (pearl-plural) Lulua (pearl
-singular) Ma'ali (heights) Mahasin
(virtues) Maimuna (lucky, blessed) Mais
(proud gait) Maisa (one with proud gait, walker with
proud gait) Maisara (comfort, prosperity) Maisun
(maysoon / meaning ?) Makarim
(makaarim-kindnesses) Malak / Malaeka (angel -
angels) Malika (maleeka-owner) Manal
(manaal-achievement) Manar
(manaar-lighthouse) Maram (maraam-aim) Mariha
(joyful, cheerful) Maryam (Mary) Mawahib
(mawaahib-abilities) Mayesa (same as "Maisa"
above) Muna (desire) Muniba
(muneeba-repentant to God) Munira
(muneera-illuminator)Muslim baby girl names
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Names For Boys
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Aban (abaan-more
clear) Abbad (abbaad-great worshipper) Abbas
(abbaas-name of the Prophet's uncle) Adib (adeeb -
cultured, civilised) Affan (affaan-name of Caliph Uthman's
father) Ajwad (better) Allam (very
knowledgeagble) Almas (diamond) Amir
(aamir-thriving, prosperous) Ammar (ammaar-great
builder) Aniq (neat, elegant, smart) Antar (name
of Arab hero of chivalry) Arwarh (more delicate, more
gracious) Ashraf (more noble) Asif
(aasif-describer) Asil (aseel-genuine,
pure) Asir (captivating, fascinating) Askari
(soldier) Awwab (awwaab-great repenter to
God) Ayaz (ayaaz-slave [Persian]) Ayham
(imiginary) Ayman (right-handed, lucky) Baariq
(shining, lighting, illuminating) Bakir
(baakir-early) Basil (brave, bold,
valiant) Basim (baasim-smiling) Baz
(falcon) Dara (possessor, sovereign) Diwan
(royal court, tribunal of justice) Faiq (faa-eq-
outstanding, awake) Fakih (fakeeh-pleasant) Faqih
(faqeeh - wise) Fatih (faateh-conqueror,
opener) Haidar (lion) Haitham
(lion) Hamdan (praiser (of God)) Hamza (name
of the Prophet's uncle) Hariz (strong, secure,
guarded) Hasan (beautiful, good) Hashim
(haashim-smasher, name of the Prophet great
grandfather) Hisham (hishaam - popular Arab
name) Humam (humaam- generous, heroic) Husain
(demunitive form of Hasan (above)) Imad (pillar, post,
support) Iqbal (iqbaal - advance, advent) Isam
(isaam-self-made success) Jalal (jalaal-glory,
splendour) Jamal (jamaal-beauty) Jamil
(jameel-beautiful) Jasim (great &
famous) Jawwad (jawwaad-generous) Kamil
(perfect, complete, genuine, learned) Labib
(labeeb-wise) Laith (lion) Mahdi (guided
one) Mansur (mansoor-victorious) Marwan
(marwaan-name of an Omayad caliph who built the Dome of the
Rock) Muaz (protected) Munsif (just,
fair) Muntasir (winner) Murad
(muraad-aim) Muslih (reformer) Muslim
(surrender (to God)) Muslim (surrender to
God) Muwaffaq (fortunate)
Muslim baby boy names
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