NAI.fr73's Personal Name List

Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in North Africa.

Maghrebi form of Zayna

Variant transcription of Zayd.

Georgian, Malay and Indonesian form of Zechariah and Zacharias, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic زكريّا (see Zakariyya).

Form of Yunus used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Alternate transcription of Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf) chiefly used in Algeria.

Alternate transcription of Yasin chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Means "harmony, peace, concord" in Arabic.

Alternate transcription of Arabic وسيم (see Wasim).

Means "finder, perceiver" or "loving, affectionate" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الواجد (al-Wajid) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

From an archaic Arabic word meaning "wolf". Uwais al-Qarani was a prominent 6th-century Islamic scholar.

From the Greek name Θάλεια (Thaleia), derived from θάλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom". In Greek mythology she was one of the nine Muses, presiding over comedy and pastoral poetry. This was also the name of one of the three Graces or Χάριτες (Charites).

Maghrebi form of Tasnim.

Rising, Ascending, Going up

Form of Sulayman used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Persian form of Thurayya. It became popular in some parts of Europe because of the fame of Princess Soraya (1932-2001), wife of the last Shah of Iran, who became a European socialite.

Variant transcription of Shirin. It is used by Egyptian singer Sherine Ahmad Abdel Wahab.

This name is originaly Persian means : patience or tolerance,it used in Syria,Lebanon,Iraq. it can be used for females but with adding A,H in the end "Shakeebah" . Shakeeb Arsalan was very famous Arab writer ,this name has been getting old fashioned.The reference of the meaning of this name is The Arabic Persian Dictionary page number 376 ,it is translated in English "The Golden Dictionary" by Muhammad Al-Tunji

Turkish form of Salma.

Maghrebi transcription of Saif al-Din (chiefly Tunisian and Algerian).

Variant of Scheherazade.

Form of Sarah used in various languages.

Means "stone, rock" in Arabic, though it may also be derived from صفا (safa) meaning "pure, clean". This was the name of two companions of Muhammad.

Maghrebi transcription of Safaa used in Morocco.

Maghrebi transcription of Sabreen. Also compare Sabrina.

Alternate transcription of Redouane chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Form of Ridha used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Alternate transcription of Nur ad-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Alternate transcription of Arabic نور (see Nur).

Arabic (chiefly North African) form of Nasrin.

Maghrebi transcription of Najib (chiefly Tunisian).

Alternate transcription of Arabic نسيم (see Nasim).

Strictly feminine form of Nasim.

Means "narcissus" in Arabic.

Alternate transcription of Arabic نجلاء (see Najla) chiefly used in Morocco.

Means "salvation, rescue, deliverance" in Arabic.

Alternate transcription of Arabic نادر (see Nadir), as well as the usual Persian transcription.

Maghrebi transcription of Nasir al-Din (chiefly Algerian).

Variant transcription of Arabic معتاز (see Mu'taz).

Alternate transcription of Arabic مراد (see Murad) chiefly used in North Africa.

Maghrebi variant of Munya (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Alternate transcription of Arabic محسن (see Muhsin) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Short form of Mohammed.

Alternate transcription of Arabic معاذ (see Muadh).

Means "ascension" in Arabic. According to Islamic tradition, this is the name of the Prophet Muhammad's visit to the heavens to meet with earlier prophets.

Derived from Tamazight meẓyan meaning "young, little".

Alternate transcription of Arabic مسعود (see Masud) chiefly used in North Africa.

From Egyptian mryt meaning "the beloved one", the feminine perfective relative form of mrj "to love, to have affection for, to be fond of" as well as "to want, to wish, to desire".

Arabic form of William.

Persian, Azerbaijani and North African form of Mahdi.

Either derived from Arabic مرو (marw) meaning "flint, pebble" or from the name of a type of fragrant plant (see Marwa). This was the name of two Umayyad caliphs.

From Arabic مرجان (marjān) meaning "coral".

Feminine form of Marjan. It is notably used within the Arabian Nights as the name of the clever slave of Ali Baba within 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'. Nowadays it is mostly used in Indonesia, being virtually unused by Arabic speakers.

Maiyar is an old Arabic MALE name means the person who brings Mera( Meara is an Arbic word means the hoard collected from rich and given to poor people. In early days of Islamic states there was a job in the government called ( MAIYAR) and he was responsible to distribute Aids and hoards to poor people

While Maiar is a feminine name which is originally come from an Iranian Origin and means the glowing face of the moon.

Maarij is the plural form of the Arabic word "mi'raaj" which means "ascent". It is a masculine name in the Arab world, but a feminine name in Indo-Pak culture as well. It is also the name of the 70th chapter in the Quran.

Rare variant of Yasin (chiefly Algerian).

Persian variant of Leila.

Alternate transcription of Arabic ليث (see Layth).

Kayme, translated to قيم, meaning "valuable", worthy, trustee".

Arabic form of George

An other form of Djihene. The name was also influenced by the name Jihane.

Means "advocacy, loyalty, support".

Variant of Ilyes influenced by French orthography.

Alternate transcription of Arabic إلياس (see Ilyas) chiefly used in North Africa.

Alternate transcription of Arabic إلياس (see Ilyas) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Means "sincerity, devotion, loyalty" in Arabic.

Means "full moon".

Arabic form of Abraham, also used in several other languages. This form appears in the Quran.

Maghrebi transcription of Husayn (chiefly Moroccan).

Alternate transcription of Husayn chiefly used in North Africa.

Most commonly this is a variant of the Arabic name حسن, which is typically transcribed Hasan.

Alternatively, this spelling can represent the distinct but related Arabic name حسّان (having a doubled middle consonant and a final long vowel) meaning "beautifier, improver". Hassan ibn Thabit was a 7th-century poet who was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

From 'Al-Haashir', meaning "the gatherer," which is one of the names for the Prophet.

French form of Hanae.

Alternate transcription of Arabic حامد (see Hamid 2), as well as the usual Persian transcription.

Alternate transcription of Hasan or Hassan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

From Arabic غزلان (ghizlan) meaning "gazelles", the plural of غزال (ghazal).

Means "criterion between right and wrong" or "proof" in Arabic. This is the name of the 25th chapter (surah al-Furqan) of the Quran.

Alternate transcription of Faris chiefly used in French-influenced Northern Africa.

Alternate transcription of Arabic عيسى (see Isa 1).

Meaning: ?

Maghrebi transcription of Shakir chiefly used in Moroccan Arabic.

Turkish form of Baqi, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Alternate transcription of Arabic آسيا or آسية (see Asiya) chiefly used in North Africa.

In former times, this name was a diminutive of Adélaïde. Nowadays, however, it is usually used as the Gallicized form of Aida.

Maghrebi transcription of Abd al-Nur used in Algeria and Morocco.