Muslim names and their meanings
468 names explained from several dictionaries: their meaning, their Arabic spelling, their place in the Quran (with the recited word), and the prophets and Companions who bore them.
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- Ayaanأَيَّان In Quranic Arabic, “when?”; in South Asia, a modern name of debated meaning
- Inayaعِنَايَة “Care, solicitude”, the attention shown to someone
- Yasminيَاسَمِين “Jasmine”, the white flower with a sweet scent
- Uzairعُزَيْر Name of a man of the Children of Israel mentioned once in the Quran, identified with Ezra
- Yusufيُوسُف Name of the prophet Yusuf (Joseph); in Hebrew, “God will add”
- Yaraيَارَا Modern name of uncertain origin; often linked to Persian yar, “friend, beloved”
- Janaجَنَى “Fruit freshly picked”, what is gathered fresh from the tree
- Yusraيُسْرَى “Ease”, what is easy; also “the left (hand)”
- Rayyanرَيَّان “The one whose thirst is quenched”, well-watered, the opposite of thirsty
- Qaisقَيْس “Strength, hardness” according to the lexicographers; name of great Arab tribes
- Tubaطُوبَى “Blessedness, bliss”; “happy is…”
- Humairaحُمَيْرَاء “The little one with a fair, rosy complexion”; nickname of ʿAʾisha
- Imanإِيمَان “Faith”, the firm belief of the heart
- Jafarجَعْفَر “Stream, small river”
- Furqanفُرْقَان “The criterion”, what separates truth from falsehood
- Ghaithغَيْث “Beneficial rain”, the rain that comes after drought
- Ihsanإِحْسَان “Excellence, beneficence”: doing well, and doing good
- Isaعِيسَى Name of the prophet ʿIsa (Jesus), son of Maryam; from the Hebrew Yeshua, “God saves”
- Kayanكِيَان In Arabic, “being, existence”; several origins depending on the country
- Nailaنَائِلَة “She who obtains, who attains”; also “the generous one”
- Umarعُمَر “Life, long life”, from the root ʿ-m-r; the name of the second caliph of Islam
- Uthmanعُثْمَان An old Arabic name: the young of the bustard, or of the snake according to other lexicographers
- Alifأَلِف Name of the first letter of the Arabic alphabet; in Turkish, an image of uprightness and slenderness
- Ilhamإِلْهَام “Inspiration”, what Allah places in the heart
The prophets of the Quran
Names of prophets mentioned in the Quran.
The Mothers of the Believers
The wives of the Prophet ﷺ.
Names from the Quran
Names whose name or word appears in the Quran; listen to it recited on its page.
- Ayaanأَيَّان In Quranic Arabic, “when?”; in South Asia, a modern name of debated meaning
- Uzairعُزَيْر Name of a man of the Children of Israel mentioned once in the Quran, identified with Ezra
- Yusufيُوسُف Name of the prophet Yusuf (Joseph); in Hebrew, “God will add”
- Janaجَنَى “Fruit freshly picked”, what is gathered fresh from the tree
- Yusraيُسْرَى “Ease”, what is easy; also “the left (hand)”
- Tubaطُوبَى “Blessedness, bliss”; “happy is…”
- Imanإِيمَان “Faith”, the firm belief of the heart
- Furqanفُرْقَان “The criterion”, what separates truth from falsehood
- Ghaithغَيْث “Beneficial rain”, the rain that comes after drought
- Ihsanإِحْسَان “Excellence, beneficence”: doing well, and doing good
- Isaعِيسَى Name of the prophet ʿIsa (Jesus), son of Maryam; from the Hebrew Yeshua, “God saves”
- Khalidخَالِد “Eternal, lasting”, the one who endures
- Linaلِينَة “Young palm tree” according to the Quran; “softness” by the root l-y-n
- Nuhaنُهَى “Intellect, reason” that restrains from evil
- Tariqطَارِق “The one who comes by night”; the night star, name of Surah 86
- Bushraبُشْرَى “Good news, glad tidings”
How these pages are written
Each meaning is written by the Assabile team after comparing several dictionaries (classical and modern Arabic lexicons, name dictionaries, etymology). We do not publish “personality traits”, numerology or astrology, which have no basis. Presence in the Quran is calculated on the text itself, and religious opinions are quoted with their references.