Girls Names – Meanings & Origins

دَلْكَة

Dalkah is an Arabic name for girls that means sunset, sundown.

دَلَع

Dalu is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means well bucket, a bucket that is attached to a rope and is used for collecting water from a well. It is used in the Quran in verse 12:19.

دانية

close, near. The Quran uses Dania it when speaking of the fruits and the shade of the trees of Paradise, saying that the fruit of the trees are close and within reach always.

دِرَّة

pearl, brilliant, teat, udder name of a Sahabiyah RA, daughter of Abu Lahab.

دَوْلَة

Riches, happiness, felicity, prosperity

دِماء

Sea, Ocean and River. Daumaa means sea and ocean, it is a variant of the name Damaa.

دَوْمَة

Dawmah is an Arabic name for girls that refers to a type of palm tree native to Egypt (scientific name Hyphaene thebaica).

دلشاد

Delshad is a Persian name for boys and girls that means happy, joyful, cheerful. It is formed from the words Del (heart) and -shad (happy, joyful), thus the literal meaning is happy-hearted.

ذاكرة

One who constantly remembers and glorifies Allah

دِيْبَاج

Dibaaj is an Arabic name for boys and girls that refers to a type of silk cloth.

دِيمة

Cloud which carries rainwater

دِينا

It was the name of the grandfater of Abu Bin Thabit.

دِينار

Name of the grandfather of Abu Bin Thabit.

دَيِّرَا

Fadila, very gentle and generous person

ضياء

(Ziyaa) Light, spender, brilliance.

دَيَّانة

Diyana is an Avestan name that means giver of gifts, giver of charity, generous, benevolent. Avestan is an ancient language of Persian. This word is not related to the common Western name Diana which comes from Roman origins.

دُعَاء

Pray, a voice of heart, request to All-mighty Allah, a source of connection with Allah and Human

دُنْيَا

Donya is another spelling of the Arabic girl name Dunya, which means worldly life. This spelling is often used by non-Arabs, especially Persians.

دَجَّانة

A great rain, name of a woman.

دَوْرِيّ

A sparkling star glittering like a gem

إِيْضَاح

Eezah is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means clarification, elucidation.

إِيفَاد

Eifad is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means to send someone on a mission, to be fast, to be high and above something.

إِينَاس

Einas is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means to feel at peace, to become tranquil, to stop being afraid.

إِيثَار

Eithar is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means to love another person and to give them preference over yourself.

فَاضِلَة

(Faazilah), Accomplished, virtuous, a female scholer.

فَارِقَة

Faariqah is an Arabic name for girls that means differentiater, a person who is able to differentiate between matters, especially one who is able to differentiate between good and evil. It also means judge, arbitrator.

فَاتِحَة

Begning, introduction, perface, opner, conqueror.

فَدْوَى

Name derived from self sacrifice

فَهْدة

Fahadah is an Arabic name for girls that means one who trains leopards.

فَائِدة

Benefit, advantage, gain, worth, welfare.

فَيَّة

Faih is an Arabic name for boys that means scent, fragrance, perfume.

فِلْوة

Falooh is an Arabic name for boys that means successful, winner.

فَقِيهَا

Intelligent, Educated and Intellectual

فِرْيَال

Name of lion, height.

فَرَح

joy in Arabic. Male and Female

فَرَّاقة

Farakh is a Persian name for boys and girls that means relief, end of fear, comfort after anxiety.

فَرَس

Faras is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means mount, a horse used for riding.

فَرَّاشة

Farashah is an Arabic name for girls that means butterfly.

فَرْدانة

Fardanah is an Arabic name for girls that means intelligent, wise. It also means unique.

فَرِيدة

Unique, precious, having no equal, incomparable.

فُرَيْحَة

Happy, joyful, cheerful, glad.

فَرْحَانة

Glad, joyful, happy, cheerful, delighted fem. of Farhan.

فَرْحات

Calm, satisfaction, happiness, Joy.

فَرْحى

Farhi is an Arabic name for boys that means happy, joyous, content.

فَرِيد

Unique, matchless,Singular, Rare, precious, a precious pearl.

فَرَّوخ

Farokh is a Persian name for boys and girls that means blessed, fortunate, good, agreeable.

فُطَيْم

Fateem is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means a baby that has been weaned off breast milk.

فَتْحِيَّة

Joy, Happiness, new beginning,One who wins victory after victory fem. of Fathi.