Names of the Prophet’s family ﷺ
The Mothers of the Believers, and the children, grandchildren and close relatives of the Prophet ﷺ.
36 names Sort alphabetically
- Humairaحُمَيْرَاء “The little one with a fair, rosy complexion”; nickname of ʿAʾisha
- Jafarجَعْفَر “Stream, small river”
- Khadijaخَدِيجَة “Born before term”; name of the first wife of the Prophet ﷺ
- Qasimقَاسِم “The one who divides and distributes”; name of the Prophet’s eldest son ﷺ
- Fatimaفَاطِمَة “She who weans”; name of the Prophet’s daughter ﷺ
- Husaynحُسَيْن “The little handsome one”, diminutive of Hasan
- Hamzaحَمْزَة “The lion” according to the lexicographers; strength and firmness
- Umamaأُمَامَة An old Arabic name; according to the lexicographers, a herd of three hundred camels
- Zubairزُبَيْر Diminutive of zabr, “strength, firmness”; from the root of zubra, “a block of iron”
- Aishaعَائِشَة “She who lives”, alive and prosperous; name of a wife of the Prophet ﷺ
- Abbasعَبَّاس “The stern-looking lion”, from ʿabasa, “to frown”
- Abdul Muttalibعَبْد الْمُطَّلِب “The servant of al-Muttalib”: the by-name of the Prophet’s grandfather ﷺ
- Abdullahعَبْد اللَّه “Servant of Allah”, the name most beloved to Allah
- Aliعَلِيّ “High, sublime, noble”
- Aminaآمِنَة “She who is safe, serene”
- Aqeelعَقِيل “Sensible, endowed with reason”, from ʿaql, “reason”
- Arwaأَرْوَى Female ibexes, the wild goats of the mountains; an old Arabic name
- Atikaعَاتِكَة “Steeped in perfume”; also “pure, noble” according to the lexicographers
- Batoolبَتُول “She who devotes herself to Allah”; al-Batul, epithet of Maryam and Fatima
- Fakhitaفَاخِتَة “Ring-necked dove”, the bird with a gentle song
- Hafsaحَفْصَة “Young lioness”: hafs means a lion cub
- Hasanحَسَن “Beautiful, good”: what is fine and right
- Hindهِنْد An old Arabic name: “a hundred camels”, and the name of India
- Ibrahimإِبْرَاهِيم Name of the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham); “father of a multitude” according to the Bible
- Juwayriyahجُوَيْرِيَة “Little young girl”, diminutive of jariya
- Mariyaمَارِيَة Arabic form of Maria, name of the mother of Ibrahim, the Prophet’s son ﷺ
- Maymunaمَيْمُونَة “Blessed, auspicious, fortunate”
- Ramlaرَمْلَة “A grain of sand”, a sand dune
- Ruqayyaرُقَيَّة Diminutive from the root r-q-y: rising, ascent
- Safiyaصَفِيَّة “Pure, chosen, elect”
- Sawdaسَوْدَة An old Arabic name from the root s-w-d: blackness, but also the majority and nobility (siyada)
- Shaimaشَيْمَاء “Bearing a beauty mark”; the name of the Prophet’s ﷺ foster sister
- Umm Haniأُمّ هَانِئ “The mother of Haniʾ”: the kunya of a cousin of the Prophet ﷺ, turned into a name in Turkey
- Umm Kulthumأُمّ كُلْثُوم “Mother of Kulthum”; kulthum, “with a full, round face”
- Zahraزَهْرَاء “The radiant one, shining bright”; al-Zahraʾ, epithet of Fatima
- Zaynabزَيْنَب According to the lexicographers, a tree with a pleasant fragrance; meaning debated