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فَيْصَل
Faisal
FAY-sal
“Decisive; arbiter.”
About Faisal
Faisal is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "decisive; arbiter" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ف-ص-ل meaning 'to separate, to judge'. Refers to one who renders a decisive judgment.
Common across Gulf, Levantine, and South Asian families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Faysal
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Faisal is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Faisal before.
- King Faisal bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia (1906–1975)
- King Faisal I of Iraq (1885–1933)
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Faisal
- What does the name Faisal mean?
- Faisal (فَيْصَل) means "Decisive; arbiter". From the Arabic root ف-ص-ل meaning 'to separate, to judge'. Refers to one who renders a decisive judgment.
- Is Faisal a name from the Qur'an?
- Faisal does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Faisal a boy or a girl name?
- Faisal is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Faisal come from?
- Faisal is an Arabic name, built on the root letters F-Ṣ-L. Common across Gulf, Levantine, and South Asian families.
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