A Name Story by Houdhoud
إِقْبَال
Iqbal
ik-BAAL
“Prosperity, good fortune.”
About Iqbal
Iqbal is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "prosperity, good fortune" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ق-ب-ل. Borne by Muhammad Iqbal, philosopher-poet of South Asia.
Especially common in Pakistani and Bangladeshi families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Boy
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 Iqbal is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Iqbal before.
- Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938), philosopher-poet of South Asia
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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