🌙 Arabic

عبد المصور

Servant of Al-Musawwir — Allah, who fashioned creation in the finest form.

عبد السلام

Servant of As-Salam — Allah, the Source of Peace and perfection, free of all flaws.

عبد الرحيم

Servant of the Most Merciful — Allah, whose mercy encompasses all things.

ميرا

Princess or noble; also the deep sea — a global name with Arabic roots.

تيا

Gift, or beloved aunt — a short, modern, melodic name.

تالا

A young palm sapling; also pure gold in some etymologies.

رغد

A life of ease and abundance, free from hardship.

أسيل

Smooth and silky cheeks; also of pure noble origin.

أروى

The graceful female mountain gazelle — a name of elegance and old Arabian heritage.

مايا

A multi-rooted name meaning fresh water in Arabic; also illusion in Sanskrit.

يارا

Little beloved one, or a delicate butterfly — a sweet-sounding name.

دانة

A large, precious pearl — a treasured jewel.

الفُريعة

Companion Al-Furay'a bint Malik, recipient of the Prophet's ﷺ ruling on the waiting period.

أم حَكيم

Companion Umm Hakim bint al-Harith al-Makhzumi, wife of Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl.

مهاجر

Emigrant for Allah's sake — title of the Sahaba who fled Mecca to Medina.

ابن كثير

Imam Ismail ibn Kathir — author of the famous Quran commentary and "Bidaya wa Nihaya".

ابن تيمية

Shaykh al-Islam Ahmad ibn Taymiyya — one of the greatest renewers of Islamic thought.

ابن حنبل

Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal — Imam of Sunni orthodoxy, founder of the Hanbali school.

الشافعي

Imam Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafi'i — founder of Shafi'i school and Islamic legal theory.

البخاري

Imam Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari — author of Sahih al-Bukhari, most authentic hadith collection.

ماهيتاب

Bright moon — Persian-origin name signifying beauty and radiance.

أكيَل

The reasonable, wise one — possessor of sound judgment and prudent action.

الجرّاح

The surgeon — name of Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah, "Trustee of the Umma".

خَبيب

Companion Khubayb ibn Adiy who endured torture and martyrdom with patience and prayer.

سعد بن أبي وقاص

Companion, one of the Ten Promised Paradise, and first to shoot an arrow in Islam.

أبو هريرة

Abdul Rahman ibn Sakhr ad-Dawsi — Companion who narrated the most hadith from the Prophet ﷺ.

الحارث

The hard-worker / lion — name of many Companions and one of the lion's names.

ابن عمر

Abdullah ibn Umar — Companion who most precisely followed the Prophet's ﷺ Sunnah.

صَدَف

Seashell — vessel that holds the pearl; symbol of protection and hidden treasure.

زبرجد

Topaz / Peridot — precious green gemstone; one of paradise's stones in Islamic lore.

زُهرة

Venus — planet of beauty and brilliance in Arabian tradition.

الثُريا

The Pleiades — the "Seven Sisters" star cluster; symbol of celestial beauty.

سُهيل

Bright star in Canis Major — the famous "Star of Yemen" in Arabian heritage.

عبد المعين

Servant of Al-Mu'in — Allah, who helps His servants and eases their affairs.

عبد المنعم

Servant of Al-Mun'im — Allah, whose blessings flow continuously upon His servants.

عبد الجواد

Servant of Al-Jawad — Allah, the boundlessly Generous.

عبد الستار

Servant of As-Sattar — Allah, who veils the faults of His servants.

يَزَن

Name of King Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan, the Himyari Yemeni king who expelled the Abyssinians.

محيي الدين

Reviver of religion through knowledge and action — title of Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi.

ضاحي

Visible in sunlight — clear and unconcealed.

صبحي

Of the morning — luminous like sunrise; early and energetic.

بشّار

Bringer of good tidings — one who always brings happy news.

أم الفضل

Lubaba al-Kubra — wife of al-Abbas, mother of al-Fadl ibn al-Abbas.

أم سلمة

Mother of believers Hind bint Abi Umayya, known as Umm Salama, wife of the Prophet ﷺ.

نَهيرة

Small stream of water; or a glowing lamp.

ضُحى

Mid-morning sunlight — name of a Quran chapter (Surah ad-Duhaa).

رغداء

Abundant, prosperous life — wide and comfortable living.

أثير

The fifth element filling the cosmos (classical); or gentle breeze; or "the chosen one".