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وَارِث
Waris
WAA-ris
“Heir, inheritor.”
About Waris
Waris is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "heir, inheritor" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root و-ر-ث meaning 'to inherit'. Warith is the heir. (Al-Warith, 'the Inheritor', is one of the names of God.) Popular in South Asia through the Punjabi poet Waris Shah.
Distinctively Pakistani and Indian.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Warith, Warris, Varis
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 Waris is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Waris before.
- Waris Shah (1722–1798), Punjabi Sufi poet
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Waris
- What does the name Waris mean?
- Waris (وَارِث) means "Heir, inheritor". From the Arabic root و-ر-ث meaning 'to inherit'. Warith is the heir. (Al-Warith, 'the Inheritor', is one of the names of God.) Popular in South Asia through the Punjabi poet Waris Shah.
- Is Waris a name from the Qur'an?
- Waris does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Waris a boy or a girl name?
- Waris is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Waris come from?
- Waris is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters W-R-TH. Distinctively Pakistani and Indian.
- How is Waris spelled?
- Waris is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (وَارِث) is also written Warith, Warris, and Varis. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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