Names of the male and female Companions
Names borne by the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ; their pages link to the hadiths they reported.
88 names Sort alphabetically
- Qaisقَيْس “Strength, hardness” according to the lexicographers; name of great Arab tribes
- Jafarجَعْفَر “Stream, small river”
- 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
- Khalidخَالِد “Eternal, lasting”, the one who endures
- Rumaysaرُمَيْصَاء Nickname of Umm Sulaym, mother of Anas; Arabic name of a faint star (al-Rumaysaʾ)
- Usaydأُسَيْد “Lion cub”, diminutive of asad, “the lion”
- Imranعِمْرَان Name of the father of Maryam; Surah 3 is called “The Family of ʿImran”
- Saadسَعْد “Happiness, good fortune”, the opposite of ill luck
- Usamaأُسَامَة “The lion”: one of the proper names of the lion in classical Arabic
- Bilalبِلَال “That which moistens and refreshes”, water that quenches thirst; the first muezzin of Islam
- Umairعُمَيْر Diminutive of ʿAmr or ʿUmar: “little life”, a wish for long life
- Ammarعَمَّار “One who builds and brings to life”; a man firm in his faith
- Hamzaحَمْزَة “The lion” according to the lexicographers; strength and firmness
- Numanنُعْمَان “Blood” in early Arabic; a royal name of pre-Islamic Arabia
- Nusaybahنُسَيْبَة “Related, of noble lineage”; diminutive of nasiba
- Suhailسُهَيْل Diminutive of sahl, “easy, gentle”; the Arabic name of the star Canopus
- Anasأَنَس “Gentle companionship, familiarity”, what puts one at ease and drives away loneliness
- Hudhayfaحُذَيْفَة An old Arabic name, a diminutive linked to hadhafa, the small black sheep of the Hijaz; meaning uncertain
- Zubairزُبَيْر Diminutive of zabr, “strength, firmness”; from the root of zubra, “a block of iron”
- Jamilaجَمِيلَة “Beautiful”, from the root of beauty (jamal)
- Aamirعَامِر “One who settles and makes prosperous”; inhabited, flourishing
- Abbasعَبَّاس “The stern-looking lion”, from ʿabasa, “to frown”
- Abdurrahmanعَبْد الرَّحْمَن “Servant of the Most Merciful”, one of the two names most beloved to Allah
- Abu Bakrأَبُو بَكْر A kunya meaning “father of the young camel”, that of the first caliph
- Abu Hurairahأَبُو هُرَيْرَة A kunya meaning “father of the kitten”, that of the Companion who narrated the most hadiths
- Adiعَدِيّ “Those who rush first into the attack”; an ancient Arab tribal name
- Afraعَفْرَاء “White tinged with the colour of sand”; said of the gazelle
- Aliعَلِيّ “High, sublime, noble”
- Amrعَمْرو “Life, lifespan”, a name given in the hope of a long life
- Aqeelعَقِيل “Sensible, endowed with reason”, from ʿaql, “reason”
- Asimعَاصِم “The protector”, one who preserves and holds back from harm
- Asmaأَسْمَاء “The beautiful one” or “the names”: a meaning debated since the early grammarians
- Atikaعَاتِكَة “Steeped in perfume”; also “pure, noble” according to the lexicographers
- Awsأَوْس “The gift” and “the wolf” according to the lexicographers; name of a tribe of the Ansar
- Aymanأَيْمَن “Blessed, auspicious” and “on the right side”
- Barakahبَرَكَة “Blessing”, the abundance of good that comes from Allah
- Bashirبَشِير “Bringer of good news”; a quality of the Prophet ﷺ in the Quran
- Fairuzفَيْرُوز “Turquoise”; from Persian peroz, “victorious”
- Fakhitaفَاخِتَة “Ring-necked dove”, the bird with a gentle song
- Habibحَبِيب “Beloved, dear”; also “one who loves, a friend”
- Habibaحَبِيبَة “Beloved, dear to the heart”
- Hakimحَكِيم “Wise”, one who judges and acts with wisdom
- Harithحَارِث “The ploughman”, one who tills the land and earns his living
- Harithaحَارِثَة A form in -a of Harith: “one who ploughs, who tills the land”
- Hassaanحَسَّان “Very handsome”, one who does good in abundance
- Hindهِنْد An old Arabic name: “a hundred camels”, and the name of India
- Hishamهِشَام “Generosity”, from a root that evokes bread crumbled and served to guests
- Ikrimahعِكْرِمَة “The dove”: the female pigeon, according to the lexicographers
- Jabirجَابِر “One who mends”, who comforts and restores what is broken
- Jarirجَرِير “The halter”: the leather rope tied around a camel’s neck
- Kaabكَعْب “The ankle”; figuratively, glory and high rank
- Khabbabخَبَّاب An old Arabic name from the root kh-b-b, evoking a brisk pace (khabab)
- Khansaخَنْسَاء “Short, slightly upturned nose”, an epithet of the gazelle; name of the great poet al-Khansaʾ
- Khawlaخَوْلَة “Gazelle” according to Ibn al-Aʿrabi; a name celebrated since pre-Islamic times
- Khubaybخُبَيْب An old diminutive from the root kh-b-b, that of a brisk pace (khabab)
- Lubabaلُبَابَة “The core, the best part” of anything
- Malikمَالِك “The owner”, one who possesses and holds something
- Miqdadمِقْدَاد “One who cuts through with force”, from the root q-d-d, “to split”
- Muadhمُعَاذ “The protected one”, he who has been granted refuge
- Muawiyaمُعَاوِيَة An ancient Arabic name from ʿawa, “to howl in answer”; a fox cub, according to the Qamus
- Musabمُصْعَب “The untamed stallion”, the camel left free and never ridden
- Rafiرَافِع “The one who raises”, who lifts up and elevates
- Rubayyiرُبَيِّع “Little spring”, diminutive of rabiʿ
- Rufaidaرُفَيْدَة “Little help, little support”, from the root of aid and giving
- Saeedسَعِيد “Happy, fortunate”, the blessed one
- Sahlسَهْل “Easy, gentle”; the plain, level ground
- Sahlaسَهْلَة “Easy, gentle”, like the plain as opposed to the mountain
- Salimسَالِم “Safe and sound”, unharmed, kept from all harm
- Salmaسَلْمَى An old Arabic name from the root of peace (s-l-m); “peaceful, safe and sound”
- Salmanسَلْمَان “Safe and sound, preserved”, from the root of peace (salam)
- Shifaشِفَاء “Healing”, the return to health and the soothing of the heart
- Suhaibصُهَيْب “The little red-haired one”, diminutive of ashab, with reddish-fair hair
- Sumayyahسُمَيَّة An old diminutive from the root of height and of the sky (s-m-w); name of the first martyr of Islam
- Talhaطَلْحَة “An acacia”: a large thorny tree of the Arabian desert
- Tamimتَمِيم “Complete, perfect”; also “strong, sturdy”
- Thabitثَابِت “Firm, steadfast, unshakeable”
- Ubadahعُبَادَة An ancient Arabic name from the root ʿ-b-d, that of worship (ʿibada)
- Ubayyأُبَيّ Diminutive form of ab, “father”; an ancient Arabic name
- Umm Haniأُمّ هَانِئ “The mother of Haniʾ”: the kunya of a cousin of the Prophet ﷺ, turned into a name in Turkey
- Uqbaعُقْبَة “The turn, the relay”; from the root of what follows and the outcome
- Urwaعُرْوَة “The handle, the loop”; figuratively, what one holds on to
- Waelوَائِل “One who finds refuge and escapes to safety”
- Waleedوَلِيد “The newborn”, the child
- Yasirيَاسِر “Easy, accommodating”, the one who makes things easy
- Yazidيَزِيد “He grows, he increases”: a verb that became a name
- Zaydزَيْد “Growth, increase”; the only Companion named in the Quran
- Ziyadزِيَاد “Increase, abundance”