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709 Arabic-rooted Muslim names — etymology, the Qur’an, history, pronunciation. Tap any name to read its full story. · Page 12 of 12

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Warda

وَرْدَة

Rose, flower

Girl

Waris

وَارِث

Heir, inheritor

Boy

Wasim

وَسِيم

Handsome, of fine features

Boy

Wasim

وَسِيم

Handsome, of fine features

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Wedad

وِدَاد

Affection, love

Girl

Wijdan

وِجْدَان

Deep feeling; conscience

Girl

Yacine

يَاسِين

From the opening letters of Surah Ya-Sin

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Yacine

يَاسِين

Yasin (the Quranic surah)

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Yağmur

يَاغْمُور

Rain

Girl

Yahya

يَحْيَى

He shall live

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Yaman

يَمَن

Yemen; right side; blessing

Boy

Yaqub

يَعْقُوب

He follows; supplanter

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Yara

يَارَا

Small butterfly; tender

Girl

Yasaman

يَاسَمَن

Jasmine

Girl

Yasmin

يَاسْمِين

Jasmine flower

Girl

Yasser

يَاسِر

One who eases; prosperous

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Yazan

يَزَن

Determined, resolute

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Yazid

يَزِيد

He increases

Boy

Yidir

يِيدِير

He lives; the living one

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Yiğit

يِيغِيت

Brave, valiant young man

Boy

Yumna

يُمْنَى

Blessed, fortunate; right-hand

Girl

Yunis

يُونِس

Yunus (Jonah) — variant

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Yunus

يُونُس

Dove

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Yusra

يُسْرَى

Ease, prosperity

Girl

Yusri

يُسْرِي

Of ease, of prosperity

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Yusuf

يُوسُف

He shall add; God increases

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Yusuf

يُوسُف

Yusuf (Joseph) — Turkish usage

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Zaara

زَارَا

Princess; flower

Girl

Zahara

زَهَرَة

Flower; brilliance

Girl

Zahira

زَاهِرَة

Radiant, blooming, bright

Girl

Zahra

زَهْرَاء

Radiant, blooming, brilliant

Girl

Zaim

زَعِيم

Leader, chief

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Zainab

زَيْنَب

Fragrant flowering plant; beauty

Girl

Zakariya

زَكَرِيَّا

God remembers

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Zaki

زَكِي

Pure, virtuous

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Zara

زَارَة

Flower; radiant

Girl

Zayan

زَيَّان

Adorned, graceful

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Zayd

زَيْد

Growth; abundance

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Zayn

زَيْن

Beauty, grace, adornment

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Zehra

زَهْرَاء

Radiant, shining

Girl

Zeinab

زَيْنَب

Fragrant flowering plant

Girl

Zeynep

زَيْنَب

Fragrant flowering plant

Girl

Ziad

زِيَاد

Growth, increase

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Zidan

زِيدَان

Growth, increase

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Zoya

زُويَا

Loving; full of life

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Zubaida

زُبَيْدَة

The choicest, the cream

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Zubair

زُبَيْر

Strong, firm; little wood

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Zuhair

زُهَيْر

Little flower; bright (diminutive)

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Zuhura

زُهُرَة

Venus; brilliance

Girl

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