Urdu
names are used in Pakistan and India.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abdul عبدال Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Bengali, PunjabiFrom Arabic عبد ال (
abdul) meaning "servant of the", commonly used as a prefix for given names (such as عبد العزيز (
'Abd al-'Aziz) meaning "servant of the powerful").
Alam علم, عالم Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, PersianMeans "world, universe" (عالم) or "flag, sign, mark" (علم) in Arabic. This spelling represents two separate words in Arabic.
Anjum انجم Urdu, BengaliMeans "stars", the plural of Arabic نَجْم
(najm) meaning "star".
Ashiq عاشق Punjabi, UrduDerived from Arabic عَاشِق
(ʿāšiq) meaning "enamored, infatuated" or "admirer, lover", ultimately from عِشْق
(ʿišq) "being in love".
Azmat عظمت UrduDerived from the Arabic عَظَمَة
(ʿaẓama) meaning "majesty, glory".
Baig بیگ Indian (Muslim), Bengali, Assamese, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Punjabi, Turkish, ArabicDerived from the Ottoman Turkish title بك (
beg) (modern Turkish
bey) meaning "ruler, chief, lord, master". It is especially common in Pakistan and the Maghreb.
Bibi بی بی Urdu, Pashto, Sindhi, Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Hindi, PunjabiFrom a respectful title meaning "woman, lady, miss", ultimately derived from Persian بیبی
(bibi).
But بھٹ, بٹ Indian, Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Sindhi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, KhmerVariant of
Butt.
Bux بخش Urdu, SindhiDerived from Persian بخش
(bakhsh) meaning "fortune" or "section, portion, part".
Deo دیو Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Malayalam, KannadaVariant of
Dev.
Ganjoo Indian, Urdu, PersianGanjoo is a surname from Kashmiri Pandit clan . The original name was
Ganwar, meaning Person in charge of Treasury in Kings court. This name gradually changed to Ganjoo or
Ganju.
Gilani گیلانی Arabic, Urdu, Persian, PashtoOriginally indicated a person from the
Gilan province in Iran, or the
Gelani tribe mentioned in ancient records.
Haq حق Urdu, BengaliFrom Arabic حَقّ
(ḥaqq) meaning "true, right, real".
Khawaja خواجہ UrduDerived from the Persian title خواجه
(khajeh) meaning "lord, master, owner".
Kul کل Pakistani, Pashto, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Sindhi, Balochi, Urdu, Persian, Kurdish, Odia, Thai, Khmer, LaoDerived from Persian گل (
gol) meaning "flower" or "rose".
Lal لال Indian, Hindi, Urdu, PunjabiFrom Sanskrit लाला
(lālā) meaning "caressing, cajoling". It can also be interpreted to mean "garnet" or "red, ruby" from Persian لال
(lâl) or لعل
(la'l).
Masih مسیح Urdu, Indian (Christian), HindiFrom Urdu مسیح
(masih) or Hindi मसीह
(masih) referring to the Christian messiah (Jesus Christ), both ultimately from Arabic مسيح
(masih). This name is common among Pakistani and North Indian Christians.
Narain نارائن Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Fijian, Cook Islands Maori, Trinidadian Creole, Mauritian CreoleFrom the given name
Narayan.
Pathan پٹھان Indian (Muslim), Bengali, Urdu, PashtoDerived from Hindustani पठान
(paṭhān) meaning "a Pashtun (person)", referring to the Pashtun ethnic group inhabiting present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is sometimes used by Pashtuns who ancestrally migrated to India.
Qayyum قیوم UrduDerived from Arabic قيوم
(qayyum) meaning "subsistence, independent, sustainer".
Qureshi قریشی Arabic, UrduDenotes a member of the Quraysh, a mercantile Arab tribe that the Prophet
Muhammad belonged to, itself is derived from Arabic قرش
(qarasha) meaning "to gnash, to grind, to chew".
Rajal رجال Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, MalayalamVariant of
Raja.
Rajani رجانی Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, MalaysianMeaning unknown, either from the titles
Rajan,
Raja, or
Raj, or from the given name
Rajani.
Rajul راجول Indian, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, OdiaVariant of
Raju.
Sardar سردار Indian, Bengali, Hindi, UrduFrom a title meaning "chief, leader", derived from Persian سر
(sar) meaning "head, authority" and the suffix دار
(dar) meaning "possessor".
Sarwar سرور Urdu, BengaliFrom the Persian title سرور
(sarvar) meaning "lord, master".
Sheikh شیخ Arabic, Bengali, UrduFrom the Arabic title شَيْخ
(šayḵ) meaning "chief, chieftain, head". It is used to denote a political or spiritual leader of a Muslim community.
Shroff شراف Indian, Hindi, Gujarati, Arabic, Urdu, Indian (Parsi)Originally an occupational name for a cashier, money changer or banker, derived from Gujarati સરાફ (
saraf) meaning "bullion merchant", itself ultimately derived from Arabic صراف (
sarraf) meaning "teller".
Siddiqui صدیقی Arabic, Urdu, BengaliFrom Arabic صَادِق
(ṣādiq) meaning "true, truthful, veracious". It was traditionally used as an honorific title or a nickname for a trustworthy person.
Soudagar Urdusoudagar is the word related to one who do the business
Uddin الدین Bengali, Urdu, TausugFrom Arabic الدين
(ad-dīn) meaning "the religion", commonly used as a suffix for given names.
Ullah اللہ Arabic, Urdu, BengaliMeans "of Allah, of God" from Arabic اللّٰه
(Allah) referring to the monotheistic god in Islam. It is commonly used as a component in given names.
Wali ولی Urdu, Pashto, Bengali, ArabicDerived from Arabic وَلِيّ
(waliyy) meaning "helper, friend, protector", used in Islam to describe a saint.