Muslim baby names
Baby names from the Quran
Every name here is a word that appears in the Quran. Each page shows the ayah in Arabic and links to it, so you can read the name in its place.
A
- AbrarأبرارThe righteous, the dutiful (plural of barr)Word from the Quran
- AfnanأفنانBranchesWord from the Quran
- AhsanأحسنBest, finestWord from the Quran
- AliyahعاليةHigh, loftyWord from the Quran
- AmalأملHopeWord from the Quran
- AminأمينTrustworthyWord from the Quran
- AwwabأوابOne who turns back to Allah again and againWord from the Quran
- AyahآيةA signWord from the Quran
- AymanأيمنRight-hand sideWord from the Quran
B
- BashirبشيرBringer of good newsWord from the Quran
- BayanبيانClear speech, eloquenceWord from the Quran · girl or boy
- BurhanبرهانClear proofWord from the Quran
- BushraبشرىGood news, glad tidingsWord from the Quran
D
- DhakirذاكرOne who remembers AllahWord from the Quran
- Du'aدعاءSupplication, prayerWord from the Quran
- DuhaضحىThe bright morning, late forenoonWord from the Quran
F
- FadlفضلGrace, bounty, generosityWord from the Quran
- FajrفجرDawnWord from the Quran · girl or boy
- FathفتحOpening, victoryWord from the Quran
- FawzفوزSuccess, triumphWord from the Quran · girl or boy
- FirdawsفردوسThe highest garden of ParadiseWord from the Quran · girl or boy
- Fu'adفؤادHeartWord from the Quran
- FurqanفرقانThe criterion between truth and falsehoodWord from the Quran
G
- GhaythغيثRain that brings reliefWord from the Quran
- GhufranغفرانForgivenessWord from the Quran · girl or boy
H
- HalimحليمGentle, forbearingWord from the Quran
- HananحنانTenderness, compassionWord from the Quran
- HanifحنيفOne who turns away from false gods to the pure faithWord from the Quran
- HaniyahهنيئةPleasant, joyful, wholesomeWord from the Quran
- HasanahحسنةA good deedWord from the Quran
- HayatحياةLifeWord from the Quran
- HikmahحكمةWisdomWord from the Quran
- HilalهلالNew crescent moonWord from the Quran
- HudaهدىGuidanceWord from the Quran
I
- IhsanإحسانDoing goodWord from the Quran · girl or boy
- ImanإيمانFaithWord from the Quran
- IzzahعزةHonour, strengthWord from the Quran
J
K
- KarimكريمGenerous, nobleWord from the Quran
- KawtharكوثرAbundanceWord from the Quran · girl or boy
- KhalilخليلClose friendWord from the Quran
L
M
- MahmudمحمودPraisedWord from the Quran
- MansurمنصورHelped (by Allah), victoriousWord from the Quran
- MarjanمرجانSmall pearlsWord from the Quran
- MarwahمروةThe hill of al-Marwah in MakkahWord from the Quran
- MubarakمباركBlessedWord from the Quran
- MuhsinمحسنOne who does good, with excellenceWord from the Quran
- MunibمنيبOne who turns to Allah in repentanceWord from the Quran
- MunirمنيرShining, giving lightWord from the Quran
- MustafaمصطفىChosenWord from the Quran
N
- Na'imنعيمBliss, comfortWord from the Quran
- NajmنجمStarWord from the Quran
- NasrنصرHelp, victoryWord from the Quran
- 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
Q
- QamarقمرMoonWord from the Quran · girl or boy
R
- Ra'dرعدThunderWord from the Quran
- RaghadرغدEase and plenty, a pleasant lifeWord from the Quran
- RahmahرحمةMercyWord from the Quran
- RashadرشادRight guidanceWord from the Quran
- RashidرشيدRightly guided, mature in judgementWord from the Quran
- RawdahروضةA garden, a green meadowWord from the Quran
- RayhanريحانFragrant plants, sweet basilWord from the Quran
- RidwanرضوانPleasure, good pleasure (of Allah)Word from the Quran
S
- Saba'سبأSheba, the kingdom in YemenWord from the Quran
- SabirصابرPatientWord from the Quran
- SadiqصادقTruthfulWord from the Quran
- SafaصفاPurity, clarityWord from the Quran
- SakinahسكينةTranquillity, calm that Allah sends downWord from the Quran
- SaleemسليمSound, whole, free of defectWord from the Quran
- SalsabilسلسبيلA spring in ParadiseWord from the Quran
- SalwaسلوىConsolationWord from the Quran
- Sana'سناءBrilliance, radianceWord from the Quran
- ShahidشاهدWitnessWord from the Quran
- ShakirشاكرGrateful, thankfulWord from the Quran
- SiddiqصديقUtterly truthfulWord from the Quran
- SidrahسدرةThe lote treeWord from the Quran
- SirajسراجLampWord from the Quran
- SultanسلطانAuthorityWord from the Quran
- SundusسندسFine green silk worn in ParadiseWord from the Quran
T
- TahaطهThe two letters Ta' Ha' that open Surah 20Word from the Quran
- TariqطارقThe night visitorWord from the Quran
- TasnimتسنيمA spring in ParadiseWord from the Quran
- TayyibahطيبةGood, pure, wholesomeWord from the Quran
- TubaطوبىBliss, a happy endWord from the Quran
W
- WardahوردةA roseWord from the Quran
Y
- YaqinيقينCertaintyWord from the Quran
- YaqutياقوتRuby, sapphire (precious stones)Word from the Quran · girl or boy
- YasinيسThe two letters Ya' Sin that open Surah 36Word from the Quran
- YusraيسرىEaseWord from the Quran
Z
- ZakiزكيPure, growing in goodnessWord from the Quran
Frequently asked questions
Is every word in the Quran a good name?
No. Look at the meaning and the context. Words such as Huda (guidance) or Sakina (tranquillity) are good. Avoid names of Allah used alone and words used in a blameworthy sense.
What about Taha and Yasin?
They are the opening letters of Surahs 20 and 36. Most scholars say their meaning is known only to Allah. They are widely used, though some scholars disliked them as names.
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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