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AbdelaalArabic (Egyptian) Arabic name, Egyptian form for “Abdul-Aal” (with „Al-Aali“ being one of the names of Allah, and “Abd” meaning servant)
Abdelmassihعبد المسيحArabic Means "servant of the anointed (Christ)" from Arabic عبد ال (‘abd al) meaning "servant of the" and مسيح (masīḥ) meaning "anointed, Messiah, Christ", used by Arabic-speaking Christians.
AbderrazzaqعبدالرزاقArabic Means "Servant of the Sustainer" in Arabic.
AbdulrafiArabic Abd "slave/servant", Al Rafi "The Exaulted" as in God
AlabedالعبدArabic means "The Servant of" in Arabic
Al-attarالعطارArabic Means "the perfumer, the druggist" from Arabic عَطَّار (ʿaṭṭār) "perfumer, druggist, pharmacist".
al-AwlakiالعولقيArabic Means "the Awlaki" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Awalik (عواليك) tribe of south Yemen.
Albehbehaniأل بهبهانيArabic Meaning "The Behbehani", with "Behbehani" possibly a given name.
al-DosariالدوسريArabic Means "the Dosari" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Dawasir (الدواسر) Bedouin tribe of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. The tribe was formed in the town of Wadi Al Dawasir, in the Riyadh Province of Saudi Arabia.
al-DulaimiالدليميArabic Means "the Dulaimi" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Dulaim (الدليم) royal tribe of Iraq, Syria, Kuwait and Jordan.
al-FayadhالفياضArabic Means "the generous, the charitable, the bountiful" in Arabic, derived from Arabic فَيَّاض (fayyāḍ) meaning "to overflow".
Al-ghamdiالغامديArabic Means "the Ghamdi", referring to the Ghamd tribe of Saudi Arabia.
Al-KadamaniArabic used Dutch "The Voice Of Holland"'s Hanin Al-Kadamani
Al-masriالمصريArabic Means "the Egyptian" from Arabic مصر (Misr) referring to Egypt.
Al-masriالمصريArabic Means "the Egyptian" from Arabic مصر (Misr) referring to Egypt.
Al-mutairiالمطيريArabic Means “the Mutairi” referring to the Mutayr (مطير) tribe of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Al-OtaibiالعتيبيArabic Means "the Otaibi", referring to the Otaibah (عتيبة) tribe of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian peninsula.
Al-QahtaniالقحطانيArabic Means "the Qahtani" in Arabic, referring to a Qahtanite person from the southern Arabian Peninsula and Yemen.
Al SalehالصالحArabic Means "the virtuous" from Arabic صالح (salih).
Al SaqqafالسقافArabic Means "the roofer" from Arabic سقف (saqf) meaning "ceiling, roof".
Al-shairالشاعرArabic Means "the poet" in Arabic, derived from شاعر (sha'ir) meaning "poet, bard".
Al-ShamiالشاميArabic Means "the Levantine" or "the Syrian", derived from Arabic شَامِيّ (šāmiyy) meaning "Levantine, Syrian, Damascene".
Al-ShehriالشهريArabic Means "the Shehri" in Arabic, referring to a member of the Shehri (شهري) tribe of Saudi Arabia.
Al-ShishaniالشيشانيArabic, Chechen (Expatriate) Means "the Chechen" in Arabic. This was adopted by Chechens who migrated to the Arab world from the Caucasus.
Al-tayyibالطيبArabic Means "the pleasant one" from Arabic طيب (tayyib).
Al Thaniاَل ثانيArabic Means "the second" in Arabic. This is the name of the royal family of Qatar.
al-WarfalliArabic (Maghrebi) Means "the Warfalli" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Warfalla (ورفلة) tribal confederation of western Libya. The tribe is of mixed Arab and Arabized Berber origin, and they mainly reside in the city of Bani Walid in the Misrata district.
Al-ZahraniالزهرانيArabic Means "the Zahrani" in Arabic, referring to the Zahran (زهران) tribe in Saudi Arabia. The name itself is derived from Arabic زهراني (zahran) meaning "flowering, blossoming", ultimately from زَهْرَة (zahra) meaning "flower, blossom" (see Zahrah).
AlzalgArabic Means "the sharp sword that can slid smoothly from its sheath" in Arabic.
AudiArabic (Mashriqi) Lebanese and Palestinian surname. Believed to have originated from the Arabic word "al-'awdi," which means "the one who returns."
BelarbiبلعربيArabic (Maghrebi) Means "son of the Arab" from Arabic بْن (bn) meaning "son (of)" and اَلعَرَبِيّ (al-ʿarabiyy) meaning "the Arab".
BelhadjبالحاجArabic (Maghrebi) Means "son of the pilgrim" from Arabic بْن (bn) meaning "son (of)" اَلحَاجّ (al-ḥājj) meaning "the pilgrim".
Ben HadjArabic (Maghrebi) Means "son of the pilgrim"; the title Hadj refers to a Muslim who has successfully completed the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This surname is mainly found in Tunisia.
BoucharebبوشاربArabic (Maghrebi) Means "father of the moustache" or "father of the drinker" from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" and شَارِب (šārib) meaning "moustache" or "drinker".
BourasبوراسArabic (Maghrebi) Means "father of the head" from Arabic أبو (abu) meaning "father" and رأس (ras) meaning "head, leader, chief".
BoutellaبوتلةArabic (Maghrebi, Rare) Means "father of the mountain" or "father of the hill", from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father (of)" and تَلّ (tall) meaning "hill, foothill". Two notable bearers include father and daughter Safy (1950-) and Sofia (1982-) Boutella, an Algerian singer and an Algerian-French actress, respectively.
CherguiشرقيArabic (Maghrebi) From Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy) meaning "eastern, one from the east".
DjazairiArabic (Maghrebi) Derived from Arabic الجزائر (al-Jazā’ir) meaning "the islands", referring to the country of Algeria or referring to an Algerian person. This surname could be used to refer to someone from the city of Algiers, or just a general Algerian person.
ElmahdyالمهديArabic (Egyptian) Means "the Mahdi" from Arabic مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy) meaning "guided one, rightly guided". In Islam, the term refers to a figure who will restore peace to the world.
ElmalikالمالكNorthern African, Arabic From Arabic الْمَالِك (al-mālik) meaning "the king" or "the owner" (chiefly Sudanese).
El OuafiArabic (Maghrebi) Means "the Ouafi", derived from the given name Wafi. A bearer was AhmedBoughèra El Ouafi (1898-1959), an Algerian athlete during the French rule over the country.
El-shafeiArabic It means "the intercessor (which refers to the Prophet of Islam, who will hopefully intercede on one's behalf before God on the day of judgement)".
ElsharkawyالشرقاويArabic (Egyptian) Means "the easterner, the one from the east" from Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy) meaning "east, eastern".
GharbiغربيArabic (Maghrebi) Means "westerner, one from the west" from Arabic غرب (gharb) meaning "west, occident". In Tunisia it is typically used as a name for someone originally from Algeria or Morocco (being the two westernmost countries in North Africa).
HalaArabic Means "halo around the moon" in Arabic. This was the name of a sister-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad.
Jadallahجاد اللهArabic Means "the generosity of Allah" in Arabic.
Lahmarلحمر, الأحمرArabic (Maghrebi) Means "the red (one)", derived from Arabic الأحمر (al-ʾaḥmar).
LazrakلزرقArabic (Maghrebi) Derived from Arabic الأزرق (al ʾazraq) meaning "the blue (one)", from أَزْرَق (ʾazraq) "blue". It is chiefly used for Moroccan Arabic.
MaghribiArabic (Maghrebi) Derived from Arabic المغرب (al-Maghrib) meaning "the west", also referring to the country of Morocco. It could be used to refer to a Moroccan person or (in English) someone from the Maghreb region of Northern Africa.
SaharaouiArabic (Maghrebi) From Arabic صحراوي (Ṣaḥrāwī) meaning "inhabitant of the desert" (from صحراء (Ṣaḥrā') "desert"), referring to the indigenous Sahrawi people of Western Sahara (see Sahraoui)... [more]
SahraouiصحراويArabic (Maghrebi) Means "of the desert" or "of the Sahara" from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʾ) meaning "desert".
SharqawiشرقاويArabic (Egyptian) Means "easterner, one from the east", derived from Arabic شرق (sharq) meaning "east, Orient".
ValiٱلْوَلِيُّSpanish, Italian (Swiss), Arabic This Spanish and Italian surname of VALI was a locational name for someone OR A family who lived in a valley. In valle quiescit ( In the valley of our home, we find peace.)... [more]