Muslim names starting with A
All names starting with A, for girls and boys, with a one-line meaning.
113 names Sort alphabetically
- Ayaanأَيَّان In Quranic Arabic, “when?”; in South Asia, a modern name of debated meaning
- Alifأَلِف Name of the first letter of the Arabic alphabet; in Turkish, an image of uprightness and slenderness
- Asiyaآسِيَة Name of Pharaoh’s believing wife; in Arabic, asiya means a pillar, a solid structure
- Ammarعَمَّار “One who builds and brings to life”; a man firm in his faith
- Ahmadأَحْمَد “The most praiseworthy”, one of the names of the Prophet ﷺ
- Amirأَمِير “Prince, leader, commander”, one who gives orders
- Anasأَنَس “Gentle companionship, familiarity”, what puts one at ease and drives away loneliness
- Aishaعَائِشَة “She who lives”, alive and prosperous; name of a wife of the Prophet ﷺ
- Amalأَمَل “Hope”, the confident expectation of good
- Ayahآيَة “Sign, wonder” and “verse of the Quran”
- Amiraأَمِيرَة “Princess”, she who holds authority
- Aaliyahعَالِيَة “High, elevated, sublime”
- Aamirعَامِر “One who settles and makes prosperous”; inhabited, flourishing
- Abbasعَبَّاس “The stern-looking lion”, from ʿabasa, “to frown”
- Abdul Afuwعَبْد الْعَفُوّ “Servant of the Effacer of sins”
- Abdul Ahadعَبْد الْأَحَد “Servant of the One”
- Abdul Aliعَبْد الْعَلِيّ “Servant of the Most High”
- Abdul Alimعَبْد الْعَلِيم “Servant of the All-Knowing”
- Abdul Azimعَبْد الْعَظِيم “Servant of the Magnificent”
- Abdul Badiعَبْد الْبَدِيع “Servant of the Originator without precedent”
- Abdul Baqiعَبْد الْبَاقِي “Servant of the Everlasting”
- Abdul Bariعَبْد الْبَارِئ “Servant of the Originator”, the One who creates without a model
- Abdul Barrعَبْد الْبَرّ “Servant of the Most Kind”
- Abdul Basirعَبْد الْبَصِير “Servant of the All-Seeing”
- Abdul Basitعَبْد الْبَاسِط “Servant of the One who gives in abundance”
- Abdul Fattahعَبْد الْفَتَّاح “Servant of the Opener, the Judge”
- Abdul Ghaffarعَبْد الْغَفَّار “Servant of the Ever-Forgiving”
- Abdul Ghafurعَبْد الْغَفُور “Servant of the All-Forgiving”
- Abdul Ghaniعَبْد الْغَنِيّ “Servant of the Self-Sufficient, the Rich”
- Abdul Hadiعَبْد الْهَادِي “Servant of the Guide”
- Abdul Hafizعَبْد الْحَفِيظ “Servant of the Preserver, the Guardian”
- Abdul Hakimعَبْد الْحَكِيم “Servant of the All-Wise”
- Abdul Halimعَبْد الْحَلِيم “Servant of the Forbearing”
- Abdul Hamidعَبْد الْحَمِيد “Servant of the Praiseworthy”
- Abdul Haqعَبْد الْحَقّ “Servant of the Truth”
- Abdul Hasibعَبْد الْحَسِيب “Servant of the One who suffices and takes account”
- Abdul Hayyعَبْد الْحَيّ “Servant of the Ever-Living”
- Abdul Jabbarعَبْد الْجَبَّار “Servant of the Compeller, the One who mends”
- Abdul Jalilعَبْد الْجَلِيل “Servant of the Majestic”
- Abdul Kabirعَبْد الْكَبِير “Servant of the Great”
- Abdul Karimعَبْد الْكَرِيم “Servant of the Most Generous”
- Abdul Khaliqعَبْد الْخَالِق “Servant of the Creator”
- Abdul Latifعَبْد اللَّطِيف “Servant of the Subtle, the Kind”
- Abdul Majidعَبْد الْمَجِيد “Servant of the All-Glorious”
- Abdul Malikعَبْد الْمَلِك “Servant of the Sovereign, the King”
- Abdul Matinعَبْد الْمَتِين “Servant of the Firm, the Unshakeable”
- Abdul Mawlaعَبْد الْمَوْلَى “Servant of the Protecting Master”
- Abdul Mujibعَبْد الْمُجِيب “Servant of the One who answers prayers”
- Abdul Muminعَبْد الْمُؤْمِن “Servant of the Giver of security”
- Abdul Munimعَبْد الْمُنْعِم “Servant of the Benefactor”
- Abdul Muttalibعَبْد الْمُطَّلِب “The servant of al-Muttalib”: the by-name of the Prophet’s grandfather ﷺ
- Abdul Qadirعَبْد الْقَادِر “Servant of the All-Capable, the One who has power over all things”
- Abdul Qahharعَبْد الْقَهَّار “Servant of the Supreme Subduer”
- Abdul Qawiعَبْد الْقَوِيّ “Servant of the Strong”
- Abdul Qayyumعَبْد الْقَيُّوم “Servant of the Self-Subsisting Sustainer”
- Abdul Quddusعَبْد الْقُدُّوس “Servant of the Most Holy”
- Abdul Wadudعَبْد الْوَدُود “Servant of the Loving”
- Abdul Wahhabعَبْد الْوَهَّاب “Servant of the Bestower”
- Abdul Wahidعَبْد الْوَاحِد “Servant of the One”
- Abdul Wakilعَبْد الْوَكِيل “Servant of the Trustee, the One relied upon”
- Abdulazizعَبْد الْعَزِيز “Servant of the Almighty, the Invincible”
- Abdulilahعَبْد الْإِلَٰه “Servant of God”, of the one deity
- Abdullahعَبْد اللَّه “Servant of Allah”, the name most beloved to Allah
- Abdun Nurعَبْد النُّور “Servant of the Light”
- Abdur Rahimعَبْد الرَّحِيم “Servant of the Most Merciful”
- Abdur Rashidعَبْد الرَّشِيد “Servant of the Guide to the right way”
- Abdur Raufعَبْد الرَّؤُوف “Servant of the Most Compassionate”
- Abdur Razzaqعَبْد الرَّزَّاق “Servant of the Great Provider”
- Abdurrahmanعَبْد الرَّحْمَن “Servant of the Most Merciful”, one of the two names most beloved to Allah
- Abdus Saburعَبْد الصَّبُور “Servant of the Most Patient”
- Abdus Salamعَبْد السَّلَام “Servant of Peace”, of the One free of all evil
- Abdus Samadعَبْد الصَّمَد “Servant of the Eternal Refuge”, the One to whom all turn
- Abdus Samiعَبْد السَّمِيع “Servant of the All-Hearing”
- Abdush Shakurعَبْد الشَّكُور “Servant of the Most Appreciative”
- Abdut Tawwabعَبْد التَّوَّاب “Servant of the Ever-Relenting”
- Abrarأَبْرَار “The righteous”, the pious who do good
- 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
- Adamآدَم Name of the first man, Adam; in Hebrew “man”, taken from the earth
- Adiعَدِيّ “Those who rush first into the attack”; an ancient Arab tribal name
- Adilعَادِل “Just, fair”
- Adnعَدْن “Everlasting abode”: the gardens of ʿAdn in Paradise
- Adnanعَدْنَان Name of the ancestor of the northern Arabs; from ʿadana, “to settle”
- Afraعَفْرَاء “White tinged with the colour of sand”; said of the gazelle
- Akifعَاكِف “Devoted, one who withdraws in worship”
- Akramأَكْرَم “The noblest, the most generous”
- Al-Yasaالْيَسَع Name of the prophet al-Yasaʿ (Elisha); in Hebrew, “my God is salvation”
- Alaaآلَاء “The blessings” of Allah
- Aleynaأَلَيْنَا Modern Turkish name of uncertain origin; the meanings “exalted” or “divine light” are unfounded
- Aliعَلِيّ “High, sublime, noble”
- Alyaعَلْيَاء “Height, a lofty place”; figuratively, nobility
- Aminأَمِين “Trustworthy, faithful”; al-Amin, a title of the Prophet ﷺ
- Aminaآمِنَة “She who is safe, serene”
- Amrعَمْرو “Life, lifespan”, a name given in the hope of a long life
- Anoudالعَنُود “She who goes her own way”: the she-camel grazing apart
- Anwarأَنْوَر “More luminous, very radiant”
- Aqeelعَقِيل “Sensible, endowed with reason”, from ʿaql, “reason”
- Arwaأَرْوَى Female ibexes, the wild goats of the mountains; an old Arabic name
- Asadأَسَد “The lion”, a symbol of courage and strength
- Aseelأَصِيل “Of noble origin, authentic”; for girls, Asil, “smooth-cheeked”
- Asifآصَف Name of Sulayman’s minister in tradition; from Hebrew Asaph, “he gathered”
- Asimعَاصِم “The protector”, one who preserves and holds back from harm
- Aslamأَسْلَم “The soundest, the safest”, from the root of peace; in Turkey, understood as “one who submits to Allah”
- Asmaأَسْمَاء “The beautiful one” or “the names”: a meaning debated since the early grammarians
- Atheerأَثِير “The preferred, the favourite”; in modern Arabic, also “ether”
- 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
- Awwabأَوَّاب “One who constantly turns back to Allah”
- Aylanأَيْلَان Recent name of uncertain origin, linked to Turkish ay, “moon”
- Aymanأَيْمَن “Blessed, auspicious” and “on the right side”
- Ayyubأَيُّوب Name of the prophet Ayyub (Job), the model of patience in trial
- Azraعَذْرَاء “Virgin, pure”; al-ʿAdhraʾ, one of the epithets of Maryam
- Azzamعَزَّام “Very resolute”, of firm will