Muslim baby names
Muslim girl names, A to Z
Maryam, the Mothers of the Believers, the women companions and beautiful words from the Quran, each with its Arabic, meaning and source.
A
- AfafعفافChastity, modestyArabic name with a good meaning
- AfnanأفنانBranchesWord from the Quran
- A'ishahعائشةLiving, full of life (from 'aysh, life)Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
- AliyahعاليةHigh, loftyWord from the Quran
- AmalأملHopeWord from the Quran
- AminahآمنةSafe, secure, at peaceArabic name with a good meaning
- AmirahأميرةPrincess, leaderArabic name with a good meaning
- ArwaأروىA female mountain goatWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- AsiyaآسيةName of the believing wife of PharaohPerson in the Quran or hadith
- Asma'أسماءNamesWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- AtikahعاتكةPure and nobleWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- AyahآيةA signWord from the Quran
B
- BarakahبركةBlessing, increase in goodWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- BarirahبريرةPious, dutiful (a diminutive)Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
- BasmahبسمةA smileArabic name with a good meaning
- BayanبيانClear speech, eloquenceWord from the Quran · girl or boy
- BushraبشرىGood news, glad tidingsWord from the Quran
D
- Du'aدعاءSupplication, prayerWord from the Quran
- DuhaضحىThe bright morning, late forenoonWord from the Quran
- DurrahدرةA large pearlWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
F
- FajrفجرDawnWord from the Quran · girl or boy
- FakhitahفاختةA ring doveWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- FaridahفريدةUniqueArabic name with a good meaning
- FatimahفاطمةOne who weansWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- FawzفوزSuccess, triumphWord from the Quran · girl or boy
- FirdawsفردوسThe highest garden of ParadiseWord from the Quran · girl or boy
G
- GhadahغادةA graceful young womanArabic name with a good meaning
- GhufranغفرانForgivenessWord from the Quran · girl or boy
H
- HabibahحبيبةBeloved, dearWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- HafsahحفصةYoung lionessWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- HajarهاجرName of Hajar, mother of Isma'ilPerson in the Quran or hadith
- HalimahحليمةGentle, patient, forbearingWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- Hana'هناءHappiness, blissArabic name with a good meaning
- HananحنانTenderness, compassionWord from the Quran
- HaniyahهنيئةPleasant, joyful, wholesomeWord from the Quran
- HasanahحسنةA good deedWord from the Quran
- HawwaحواءName of Hawwa (Eve), the first womanPerson in the Quran or hadith
- Haya'حياءModesty, bashfulnessArabic name with a good meaning
- HayatحياةLifeWord from the Quran
- HibahهبةGiftArabic name with a good meaning
- HidayahهدايةGuidanceArabic name with a good meaning
- HikmahحكمةWisdomWord from the Quran
- HindهندA herd of about a hundred camelsWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- HudaهدىGuidanceWord from the Quran
I
- IbtisamابتسامSmilingArabic name with a good meaning
- IhsanإحسانDoing goodWord from the Quran · girl or boy
- ImanإيمانFaithWord from the Quran
- InayahعنايةCare, concernArabic name with a good meaning
- IzzahعزةHonour, strengthWord from the Quran
J
- JamilahجميلةBeautifulWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- JannahجنةGardenWord from the Quran
- JumanahجمانةA pearl, or a bead of silver shaped like a pearlArabic name with a good meaning
- JuwayriyahجويريةYoung girl (a diminutive of jariyah)Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
K
- KawtharكوثرAbundanceWord from the Quran · girl or boy
- KhadijahخديجةBorn before her time (an early-born child)Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
- Khansa'خنساءA gazelleWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- KhawlahخولةA female gazelleWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
L
- Lamya'لمياءWith dark-tinted lips (a classical mark of beauty)Arabic name with a good meaning
- LatifahلطيفةGentle, kind, subtleArabic name with a good meaning
- LayanليانSoftness, gentlenessArabic name with a good meaning
- LaylaليلىNightWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- LinaلينةA young palm treeWord from the Quran
- LubabahلبابةThe pure essence of a thingWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- LubnaلبنىThe storax tree, which gives a sweet resinArabic name with a good meaning
- Lu'lu'لؤلؤPearlsWord from the Quran
M
- MahaمهاThe Arabian oryxArabic name with a good meaning
- MalikahملكةQueenArabic name with a good meaning
- ManalمنالAttainment, something achievedArabic name with a good meaning
- MariyahماريةThe Coptic form of the name MariaWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- MarjanمرجانSmall pearlsWord from the Quran
- MarwahمروةThe hill of al-Marwah in MakkahWord from the Quran
- MaryamمريمName of Maryam (Mary), mother of 'IsaPerson in the Quran or hadith
- MaymunahميمونةBlessed, fortunateWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
N
- NabilahنبيلةNobleArabic name with a good meaning
- NadaندىDewArabic name with a good meaning
- NadiyahناديةMoist with dewArabic name with a good meaning
- NafisahنفيسةPrecious, valuableArabic name with a good meaning
- Najla'نجلاءWith wide, beautiful eyesArabic name with a good meaning
- NasimahنسيمةA gentle breezeArabic name with a good meaning
- NawalنوالGift, bountyArabic name with a good meaning
- Nida'نداءA callWord from the Quran
- Ni'mahنعمةBlessing, favourWord from the Quran
- NuhaنهىIntellect, sound reasonWord from the Quran
- NurنورLightWord from the Quran · girl or boy
- NusaybahنسيبةOf noble descentWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
Q
- QamarقمرMoonWord from the Quran · girl or boy
R
- RaghadرغدEase and plenty, a pleasant lifeWord from the Quran
- RahmahرحمةMercyWord from the Quran
- RamlahرملةA patch or grain of sandWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- RaniyahرانيةGazing, looking intentlyArabic name with a good meaning
- RashaرشاA young gazelleArabic name with a good meaning
- RawdahروضةA garden, a green meadowWord from the Quran
- RayhanahريحانةSweet basilWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- RidaرضاContentment, being pleasedArabic name with a good meaning · girl or boy
- RimريمA white antelopeArabic name with a good meaning
- RufaydahرفيدةHelp, support (from rifd)Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
- Rumaysa'رميصاءA classical name (a diminutive form) of Umm SulaymWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- RuqayyahرقيةA diminutive form, linked to raqiya (to rise) or to ruqyah (a protective recitation)Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
S
- Saba'سبأSheba, the kingdom in YemenWord from the Quran
- SafaصفاPurity, clarityWord from the Quran
- SafiyyahصفيةPureWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- SahlahسهلةEasy, gentleWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- SakinahسكينةTranquillity, calm that Allah sends downWord from the Quran
- SalmaسلمىSafe, peaceful (from salamah)Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
- SalsabilسلسبيلA spring in ParadiseWord from the Quran
- SalwaسلوىConsolationWord from the Quran
- SamirahسميرةCompanion in evening conversationArabic name with a good meaning
- Sana'سناءBrilliance, radianceWord from the Quran
- SarahسارةName of Sarah, wife of IbrahimPerson in the Quran or hadith
- SawdahسودةA classical name linked to sawad, darkness or a great crowdWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- ShahdشهدHoney in the combArabic name with a good meaning
- Shayma'شيماءOne with a beauty mark (from shamah)Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
- Shifa'شفاءHealing, cureWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
- SidrahسدرةThe lote treeWord from the Quran
- SuhaسهاA faint star (Alcor) used to test eyesightArabic name with a good meaning
- SumayyahسميةHigh, lofty (a diminutive)Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
- SundusسندسFine green silk worn in ParadiseWord from the Quran
T
- TasnimتسنيمA spring in ParadiseWord from the Quran
- TayyibahطيبةGood, pure, wholesomeWord from the Quran
- TubaطوبىBliss, a happy endWord from the Quran
U
- UmamahأمامةA classical Arabic name whose literal sense is not certainWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
W
- Wafa'وفاءLoyalty, faithfulnessArabic name with a good meaning
- WardahوردةA roseWord from the Quran
- WidadودادLove, affectionArabic name with a good meaning
Y
- YaqutياقوتRuby, sapphire (precious stones)Word from the Quran · girl or boy
- YasminياسمينJasmine (a word of Persian origin)Arabic name with a good meaning
- YusraيسرىEaseWord from the Quran
Z
- Zahra'زهراءRadiant, shiningArabic name with a good meaning
- ZaynabزينبA fragrant, good-looking treeWoman companion (sahabiyyah)
Frequently asked questions
What are good Muslim girl names?
Maryam, the only woman named in the Quran; the Mothers of the Believers (Khadija, Aisha, Hafsa, Zainab); the Prophet's daughters (Fatima, Ruqayya); and Quranic words such as Huda, Iman and Sakina.
Is Maryam a name from the Quran?
Yes. Maryam is the only woman named in the Quran, and Surah 19 carries her name (Quran 19:16).
Which names are most loved by Allah?
‘Abdullah and ‘Abd ar-Rahman: “The most beloved of your names to Allah are ‘Abdullah and ‘Abd ar-Rahman” (Sahih Muslim 2132).
How were these names checked?
Each name has its Arabic spelling, a meaning from the classical dictionaries or the Quranic word, and a source. Quran references are checked against the Uthmani text of the Quran each time the page is built.
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