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نَجِيب
Najib
na-JEEB
“Noble, distinguished, of excellent stock.”
About Najib
Najib is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "noble, distinguished, of excellent stock" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ن-ج-ب meaning 'to be noble, excellent'. Najib is one of noble birth and character. Borne by Naguib Mahfouz, the Egyptian novelist and Nobel laureate.
Common in Egypt (Naguib), Lebanon, Malaysia, and Turkey (Necip).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Najeeb, Naguib, Necip, Nagib
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 Najib is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Najib before.
- Naguib Mahfouz (1911–2006), Egyptian novelist, Nobel laureate in literature
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Najib
- What does the name Najib mean?
- Najib (نَجِيب) means "Noble, distinguished, of excellent stock". From the Arabic root ن-ج-ب meaning 'to be noble, excellent'. Najib is one of noble birth and character. Borne by Naguib Mahfouz, the Egyptian novelist and Nobel laureate.
- Is Najib a name from the Qur'an?
- Najib 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 Najib a boy or a girl name?
- Najib is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Najib come from?
- Najib is an Arabic name, built on the root letters N-J-B. Common in Egypt (Naguib), Lebanon, Malaysia, and Turkey (Necip).
- How is Najib spelled?
- Najib is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (نَجِيب) is also written Najeeb, Naguib, Necip, and Nagib. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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