Arabic Name Meanings
Every name here comes from the classical Arabic dictionaries and history books, with the book, volume and page.
10 names
- آدَمAdamAdam comes from udma, a tawny earthen brown: Ibn Faris says he was named so because he was taken from the face of the earth.Boy's name
- أَحْمَدAhmadAhmad comes from hamd, praise, which Lisan al-Arab defines as the opposite of blame.Boy's name
- عَائِشَةAishaAisha comes from aysh, life: Ibn Faris says the root means life, and lasting.Girl's name
- خَدِيجَةKhadijaKhadija is the feminine of khadij: a child born before its time, yet fully formed (Lisan al-Arab).Girl's name
- لَيْلَىLaylaIn Lisan al-Arab, Layla is named after "the darkest night of the month".Girl's name
- مَرْيَمMaryamTaj al-Arus says Maryam is not Arabic, so it is not derived from anything.Girl's name
- عُمَرOmarOmar comes from umr, life: Ibn Faris says the root means lasting, and the stretch of time.Boy's name
- رَيّانRayanIn Lisan al-Arab, al-rayyan is the opposite of thirsty.Boy's name
- رِيمReemIn Lisan al-Arab, al-reem is "the white gazelle, pure white".Girl's name
- وَتِينWateenIn Lisan al-Arab, al-wateen is a vessel in the heart: if it is cut, its owner dies.Girl's name
We never write “personality traits” of a name, luck or numerology: the dictionaries say nothing of the kind. We give the meaning as the book gives it, and name the book, volume and page.