Aaliyah | Exalted |
Aisha | She who lives |
Amal | Hope |
Amani | Aspirations |
Amina | Honest |
Amira | Princess |
Arwa | Fresh, satisfied |
Aya | Miracle, verse (of the Qur'an) |
Basma | Smile |
Bayan | To speak with eloquence |
Bushra | Good news or omen |
Dalal | Coquettishness |
Dalia | Slender branch |
Dalila | Guide |
Dana | Beautiful pearl |
Dania | Close, near |
Dareen | Beautiful flower |
Dina | Love |
Duaa | Prayer |
Farida | Unique |
Shadeen | A deer who lives alone in the forest |
Farah | Joy |
Fatima | One who abstains |
Habiba | Loved |
Hala | Aura |
Halima | Gentle |
Hanifa | True believer |
Hawa | Eve, desire |
Heba | Gift |
Thanaa | An occasion that is festive in nature |
Iman | Faith |
Jamila | Beautiful |
Gul jan | Flower Life |
Jumanah | Silver Pearl |
Karima | Generous |
Khadija | Premature child |
Khalida | Eternal life |
Khawla | Dear |
Layla | Night |
Furat | The sweet taste of water |
Lara | Shining |
Latifa | Gentle, pleasant |
Leen | Soft, gentle |
Lina | Young palm tree, tender, delicate |
Loulia | Small pearl |
Maha | Beautiful eyes, like those of a wild cow |
Ghadia | Morning, Cloud |
Malika | Queen |
Marwa | Smooth white rock |
Marya | Radiant, fair |
Maryam | Lady of the sea (Arabic equivalent of the name Mary or Miriam) |
Maya | Graciousness, princess |
Maysoon | Beautiful face and body |
Mona | Wish |
Munira | Luminous, shining |
Munya | Wish, desire |
Nabila | Noble |
Nadia | Delicate |
Nadine | Showered of blessings |
Nada | Generosity, dew |
Nahla | First drink of water, water in the desert |
Naila | Achiever |
Naima | Calm |
Najat | Savior |
Nasira | Victorious |
Nesrine | Wild rose |
Nawal | Gift |
Neziha | Honest, virtuous |
Nihal | Joyous |
Nour | Light |
Nuha | Sage, mind, wisdom |
Nura | Filled with light |
Oma | Thriving |
Ziah | She who sheds light in dark times |
Qadira | Powerful, able |
Qistina | Justice |
Rabia | Spring |
Rahima | Merciful, compassionate |
Wabisa | Something Bright |
Rania | Delightful, content |
Rashida | Righteous, wise |
Reem | Gazelle |
Rihanna | Fragrance, good scent |
Ruqayya | Spell, enchantment |
Sabah | Morning |
Safiyah | Pure |
Sahar | Just before dawn |
Saida | Happy |
Salma | Safe, peaceful |
Sajida | Worshipper |
Sakina | Tranquility, peace |
Salma | Safe, peaceful |
Samar | Fruit, reward |
Samira | Of pleasant company, loved |
Sarah | Joy, delight |
Shahd | Pure honey |
Shakira | Thankful |
Shams | Sun |
Sherine | Sweet, pleasant |
Sumayya | Exhalted |
Tahira | Pure, clean |
Taj | Crown |
Tala | Palm tree |
Tamara | Date tree |
Tara | Star |
Tamanna | Desire, wish |
Mahaa | Endless supply of pure water |
Umm Kulthoum | Someone with a chubby face |
Wafaa | Loyalty |
Kaarima | Extremely generous |
Yasmin | Jasmine |
Yumna | Goodness, blessings |
Yusra | Prosperity, good fortune |
Zahra | Beautiful, flower |
Badai | Wonder, Marval |
Zaynab | Fragrant flower |
Aaliyah/Aaliya/Alia/Aalia | Exalted and high in rank, status/ greatness, glory. |
Aamina | Honest, Faithful. |
Aaminah | One who is Trustworthy, faithful, peaceful, honest,Someone who is protected from all that causes fear. |
Aa’ishah | One who has a good life. |
Afraa | Blonde, fair-skinned. |
Aisha/Ayesha/Aysha/Aishah | Alive, living/ one with a good life/ prosperous and affluent.There were 8 Sahabas with this name. One of them was Ā’ishah bint Abī Bakr(Mother ofthe Believers), the youngest wife of the Prophet. |
Aknaa | Female with a belly that bulges out. |
Amah | Slave, a female companion.She was the daughter of Khalid Bin Saeed,She was the daughter of Khalid Bin Saeed, |
Aminah/Amina/Amna | Truthful, trustworthy, safe, faithful, honest. Aminah bint Wahb was the Prophet’s mother. |
Amrah | Headgear (hat, turban). There were 20 Sahabas named Amrah. |
Aqrab | Scorpion. |
Arwa/Arwaa | Agile, beautiful, gracefulness. One with the name of Arwa was a cousin of the Prophet. |
Asiyah | One who helps and heals weak people. |
Asma | Precious, beautiful, exalted, high or great,loftier than others. Asmā’ bint Abu Bakr was the daughter of Abu Bakr’s and Aisha’s sister. Inspired by her father she was the 15th person to embrace Islam. |
Atheelah | Born into a good family or from an honoured lineage. There were 3 Sahabas called Atheelah. |
Atiqa/Aatikah/Atika/Aatika | Emancipated/ generous/ noble/ beautiful lady/ someone with the sweet smell of perfume/ a colour or substance full of purity. One of the Sahabas Atiqa bint Zayd was famous for various reasons. She was a poet/ she was married to Muslim men who died as shahids/ she was also known as the wife of Umar bin Al-Khattab,the second Caliph. |
Atiya/Atiyya | Donation, grant, gift. |
Ayman | Righteous, Moral.One of the Sahabas Umm Ayman was the second mother of the Prophet. She looked after the Prophet after the demise of his mother Aminah. This is a unisex name, but primarily used for girls. |
Badiyah/Badia | The desert land, the countryside as in the areas on the city outskirts, someone who starts or initiates something, someone who is visible and prominent. |
Baghoom | Female with a soft, feminine, high-pitched voice with which she sings to her child. |
Barakah | Blessing, approval, and profusion. There were 3 Sahabas with this name. |
Bareerah | Pious. One of the very famous Sahabas had this name. She was a slave who was finally set free by Sayyidina Ayshah RA, wife of the Prophet. |
Barrah | She was the aunt of the Prophet SAW. |
Barwa` | Color, Hue. |
Barzah | A narrator of Hadith that are sayings of the Prophet. |
Budailah | Something or someone that stands in the stead of another. |
Buhaisah | One who is walks around with pride, Boldness and bravery. |
Buhayyah | Beautiful and radiant. Two Sahaba’s had this name. |
Bushrah | Good news or good omen. |
Busrah | Good news, Glad tidings, Good omen, Face, Visage. |
Durrah/Durra/Dora | A bead of pearl. |
Faazilah/Fadhilah | Noble, gracious and honourable/ excellent and superior, |
Fakhitah | One who walks with pride. Sahaba Fākhitah bint Abī Tālib was the Prophet’s cousin and joined Islam after the Prophet conquered Mecca |
Fariah/ Faari`ah/ Feriha/ Fariyah | A travel way (raised road/water channel) in the mountains. |
Farwah | Fur, wealth, riches, affluence, prosperity. |
Farwah | Name of a companion, Crown, Wealth. |
Fasham | Big, large, spacious. |
Fatimah/ Faatima/Fatema | A child that has been weaned off breast milk. One of the daughters of the Prophet has this name. |
Feerozah | Precious Stone, Daughter of Al-Mazfar. |
Fizza/Fiza/Fizzah/Fidha | Spreading/ breeze/ silver. |
Fukaihah/ Fukayha | Joyful and merry. |
Furai`ah/ Furayaah | Tall, high, lofty, great. |
Ghufailah | Ignorant and oblivious, One who unknowingly neglects or overlooks something. |
Ghufairah | Mercy, a kind of tulip (Tulipa humilis), name of youngest wife of the Prophet Aisha’s slave. |
Ghumaisaa/Rumaisaa | Name of the star Sirius. |
Haalah | A crescent shaped ear-ring. |
Hababah | She was a narrator of hadith, A daughter of Ajlan. |
Habibah | Favorite, beloved, dear, a relative of the Prophet. |
Hafsah | A young lioness, This name belonged to one of the wives of the Prophet. She was one of the first to memorize the Quran as well. |
Halah | Light surrounding the moon. She was a relative of the Prophet. |
Halimah | Gentle, mild-mannered female, wet nurse/foster mother of the Prophet. |
Hammanah/Hamna | Holy sparrow/ a relative of the Prophet had this name. |
Hasanah | Smart, young, desirable, good, beautiful female. |
Haula | Cross-eyed female, sometimes also a not so intelligent female. |
Hazimah | Iron hearted and strong-willed, steadfast, firm, resolute. |
Hazmah | Resolve, Prudence, Determination, Judiciousness. |
Hind | Flock/herd of camels. One of the mother-in-law of the Prophet had this name. |
Hukaimah | Decisiveness, Wisdom. |
Hukaymah | She was the daughter of Umaymah daughter of Ruqayqah. |
Hurairah | Kitten or a small/baby cat. |
Huzailah | One who is thin or slim. |
Ismah/Isma | Virtue, purity, safeguarding. |
Jahdamah | She was a female companion of Prophet SAW,one who has speed and haste in walking,Badness in behaviour. |
Jameelah | Beautiful. |
Jamila/Gamila/Djemila/ Džemila/Jamillah/Djamila/ Jamyla/Yamila | Beautiful, graceful. |
Jarbaa | A sky full of stars, gorgeous and humorous girl, dry weather with no rain. |
Jasrah | She was a narrator of hadith. |
Judi | Praised, Jewess. |
Jumail | The Nightingale bird. |
Jumaimah | Plenty, profusion, abundance. |
Jumanah | Silver colored pearl. |
Jumaymah | Name of female companion. |
Juwairiah | A young female. One of the Prophet’s wife. |
Kabeerah | Great, immense, senior, mighty. |
Kabshah | A sheep of two to four years. |
Karima | Gracious, generous, a friend. |
Khansa | Some sort of insect, possibly a fly. |
Khawlah | One who has beautiful features,loneliness,a female deer. |
Khulaisah | Gazelle, pure, pristine, wholesome. |
Kubaishah | Leader or chief. |
Lailaa | Inebriation, intoxication. |
Lubaba | Pure, clean. |
Lubna/Lubana | Wish, desire, hope. |
Luhayyah/ Luhyah/ Nuhayyah | A very nice gift, present or endowment/ something that makes someone wise, sensible. Luhayyah was the name of the wife of the second Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab. |
Maarya | A lady having fair complexion. |
Manee`ah | Protector, defender. |
Mariya | Purity, chastity. |
Mulaikah | A letter, piece of paper or parchment. |
Naila | Gracious, benevolent. |
Naseeba | Luck, share, appropriate, befitting, proper, noble, ladylike. |
Nusaibah | Someone born into an important family and with a respected lineage, beautiful hair of a female. |
Qailah | Siesta or catnap at midday, This is also the title of Yemeni rulers and a female camel who is milked at midday. |
Qareebah / Qariba | Near, close. |
Rabab | White coloured cloud. |
Rabda | A female ostrich. |
Ramlah | A grain of sand. |
Rubai | A palatial house, fortress or plaza. |
Rufaidah | A group or tribe of people. |
Rumaithah | A cluster of small desert trees. |
Ruqaya | Superior,Gentle, Goddess Of Beauty. |
Ruqayyah | Gentle, soft, mild-mannered. One of the daughters of the Prophet. |
Safiyya | Pure, clean.Safiyyah bint Huyayy was one of the wives of the Prophet. |
Sahla | Smooth, soft, fluent, flowing. |
Sakina | Peaceful, serene, tranquil, devout. |
Salamah/Salma | Peaceful, healthy, safe and sound/ flawless or without a fault/ whole. |
Samaa | Sky, heaven, exalted. |
Sammaa | Deaf. |
Samraa | One with a brown or olive colored skin or skin that is neither too light nor too dark. |
Sara/Sarah | Female full of greatness or glory/ princess |
Sawdah/Sawda | A place full of palm trees/ powder. |
Summaya | High above, saint. The first female martyr in Islam. |
Tamazur/Tamadhur | White, radiant, brilliant. |
Taw’amah | A person who is a twin of someone else. |
Tayyiba Bint-e-Wahab | Good, pure, good-natured, sweet. |
Thubaitah/Subaitah | Set, firm or established at a place/ stable and unwavering. |
Thubaytah | Daughter of Yaar bin Zayd al-Ansariyah, She was among the early Muhajirs to Madina and a distinguished woman comapnion. |
Umamah | Young mother, three hundred camels. The Prophet’s granddaughter had the same name. |
Um-e-Ralah | The act of bowing, paying homage, worshipping or prayer. |
Umm Qais | Mother of Qais. |
Umm Salamah | Mother of Salamah. |
Ummul Fazl | Name of a Sahabiyah, Mother of Al-fadhl. |
Umniyah | Wish, hope, desire. |
Uwaimirah | A visitor, a place which is well inhabited and prosperous, long-lived, a snake. |
Yusairah | State of great comfort and no struggle, affluence. |
Zaaidah/Za’idah | One who cooks food for a journey/ one who develops and flourishes. |
Zabiah | Companion, Lovely, Graceful, Beautiful. |
Zainab/Zaynab | Some sort of decorated and aromatic tree. Name of one of the daughters of the Prophet. |
Zajjaa/ Zajaa | A female ostrich/ a female with thin, attractive eyebrows. |
Zareenah | A companion of Prophet. |
Zurrah/Dhurrah | Millet, a type of plant producing grains. |