Muslim Names Male
1 Abdul-‘Alim Servant of the All-Knowing. 2 Abdul-‘Alee Servant of the Most High
3 Abdul Azim Servant of the Greatest. 4 Abdul-Aziz Servant of the Mighty.
5 Abdul-Bari Servant of the Maker. 6 Abdul-Basit Servant of the Extender,
7 Abdul-Fattah Servant of the Judge. 8 Abdul-Jabar Servant of the Compeller.
9 Abdul-Ghaffar Servant of the Forgiver. 10 Abdul-Ghafour Servant of the Forgiver.
11 Abdul-Hadi Servant of the Guide. 12 Abdul-Hafeez Servant of the Protector
13 Abdul-Haq Servant of the Truth. 14 Abdul-Hakam Servant of the Judge.
15 Abdul-Hakim Servant of the Wise. 16 Abdul-Halim Servant of the Patient.
17 Abdul-Hamid Servant of the Praiseworthy. 18 Abdul-Haseeb Servant of the One who
takes account of everything.
19 Abdul-Jalil Servant of the Great, Revered. 20 Abdul-Qadir Servant of the Capable.
21 Abdul-Karim Servant of the Generous. 22 Abdul-Latif Servant of the Kind.
23 Abdul-Majid Servant of the Glorious. 24 Abdul-Muiz Servant of the Giver of
Honour.
25 Abdul-Mut’al Servant of the Most High. 26 Abdul-Mujeeb Servant of the Responder.
27 Abdul-Mateen Servant of the Firm, Strong. 28 Abdul-Muhaimin Servant of the Controller.
29 Abdul-Nasir Servant of the Helper. 30 Abdul-Qudus Servant of the Most Holy.
31 Abdul-Qahhar Servant of the Powerful. 32 Abdul-Rafi’ Servant of the One Who
Raises in ranks.
33 Abdul-Rahim Servant of the Compassionate 34 Abdul-Rahman Servant of the Merciful
35 Abdul-Rashid Servant of the Guide 36 Abdul-Razaaq Servant of the Provider
37 Abdul-Salam Servant of the Peace 38 Abdul-Raouf Servant of the Most
Merciful
39 Abdul-Khaliq Servant of the Creator 40 Abdul-Saboor Servant of the Patient.
41 Abdul-Samad Servant of the Eternal. 42 Abdul-Samee’ Servant of the All-Hearing
43 Abdullah Servant of Allah. 44 Abdul-Shakour Servant of the Most
Thankful.
45 Abdul-
Tawwab
Servant of the One who
accepts repentance. 46 Abdul-Wadoud Servant of the Loving.
47 Abdul-Wahid Servant of the One. 48 Abdul-Wahhab Servant of the Giver.
49 Abideen Worshippers. 50 Abbas Description of a lion.
51 Adam First man & prophet. 52 Abid Worshipper
53 Adeeb Author, One who inculcates
ethical behaviour. 54 Adham Black
55 Adil Just 56 Adnan Arabic name
57 Afeef Chaste, Modest 58 Ahmad Commendable,Praiseworthy.
59 Ajmal Handsome 60 Akram Most Generous
61 Alaa Nobility, Excellence 62 Ala’-Uddin Excellence of Religion63 Ali Excellent, Noble. 64 Amin Faithful, Trustworthy
65 Amir Ruler, Prince 66 Amjad More Glorious
67 Aamir Populous, Full, Prosperous. 68 Ammar The builder, constructor
69 Amr Old Arabic name 70 Anas A group of people (as
opposed to other creatures)
71 Anees Close friend 72 Anwar Most bright; Most beautiful.
73 Aqeel Wise; Intelligent and sensible. 74 Arif Acquainted,
Knowledgeable.
75 Arshad Upright; well guided. 76 As’ad Fortunate; virtuous.
77 Ashraf Most honourable. 78 Asif Companion of Prophet
Suleiman
79 Asim Protector 80 Athar Neat and clean; Chaste.
81 Aslam Very safe; Safeguarded. 82 Asim Protected; Safe.
83 Atiq Free; Liberated. 84 Ayoub A Prophet’s name
85 Awad Reward, Compensation 86 Aws Name of a tree
87 Ayman Lucky, On the right 88 Azzam Determined, Resolved
89 Azhar The most shining, Luminous 90 Abul-Khayr One who does good
91 Abu Bakr Companion of the Prophet. 92 Badr Full moon.
93 Ataa Gift 94 Baha Beautiful, Magnificent
95 Badr-Uddin Full moon of the Faith 96 Bahir Dazzling, Brilliant
97 Baha-Uddin The magnificent of the Faith 98 Bashir One who gives good news.
99 Bashar Bringer of glad tidings 100 Bassam Smiling
101 Basil Brave 102 Bilal The Prophet’s Muezzin.
103 Basim Smiling 104 Bishr Joy
105 Burhan Proof. 106 Dawud A Prophet’s name
107 Diyaa Udeen Brightness of the Faith 108 Dhul-Fiqaar The name of the Prophet’s
Sword
109 Eisa Prophet’s name. 110 Fadi Redeemer.
111 Fadil Virtuous. 112 Fadhil Virtuous.
113 Fadl-Ullah The excellence of God 114 Faheem Intelligent; Learned.
115 Fareed Unique 116 Faisal Decisive; impartial judge.
117 Faris Horseman, Knight 118 Fakhri Honorary
119 Fawwaz Successful. 120 Farooq Who distinguishes truth
from falsehood
121 Farhan Joyful; Glad. 122 Fidaa Redemption, Sacrifice
123 Fudhail Diminutive of Fadl. 124 Fuad Heart
125 Furqan A criterion to distinguish truth
from falsehood. 126 Ghalib Victor
127 Ghassan Old Arabic name. 128 Ghazi Conqueror129 Ghayyath Succor. 130 Habib Beloved; Friend.
131 Hadi Guiding to the right 132 Hafiz Guardian; Preserver.
133 Haidar Lion. 134 Hamid Praising (God.)
135 Hamza Lion 136 Hani Happy, Delighted, Content.
137 Hanif Straightforward. 138 Harith Plowman, Old Arabic name.
139 Haroun A Prophet’s name 140 Hummam Courageous and generous
141 Hashim Name of the Prophet’s
grandfather, Old Arabic name. 142 Hassan Beautiful.
143 Hatim Judge. 144 Haytham Young hawk.
145 Hilal Crescent. 146 Hood A Prophet’s name
147 Hudhayfa Old Arabic name 148 Husam Sword
149 Husam-Uddin The sword of the Faith 150 Hussein Beautiful
151 Ibrahim A Prophet’s name 152 Idris A Prophet’s name
153 Ikrimah Female of a pigeon; name of
companion of the prophet. 154 Ihsan Beneficence
155 Imran Population; Civilisation; Name
of father of Maryam. 156 Imad Support, Pillar
157 Irfan Knowledge; Gratitude. 158 Imad-Uddin The pillar of the Faith
159 Isam Safeguard 160 Ishaq A Prophet’s name.
161 Ismail A Prophet’s name. 162 Izz-Uddin Might of the Faith
163 Jafar River; Brook. 164 Jabir Consoler, Comforter.
165 Jalal Glory of the Faith. 166 Jamal Beauty
167 Jamal-Uddin Beauty of the Faith. 168 Jameel Beautiful
169 Jauhar Gem; Jewel. 170 Jawad Openhanded, Generous
171 Jihad To Strive for. 172 Junaid Small army; Name of great
Sheikh.
173 Kamal Perfection. 174 Kamil Perfect.
175 Karam Kindness; Generosity. 176 Karim Generous, Noble.
177 Khairi Charitable, Beneficent 178 Khalid Eternal.
179 Khair-Uddin The good of the Faith. 180 Khalil Friend.
181 Khaldoun Old Arabic name 182 Lu’ay Proper name.
183 Labib Sensible, Intelligent 184 Luqman Name of a famous wise and
intelligent man.
185 Lutfi Kind and friendly 186 Ma’d An old Arabian tribe’s name.
187 Ma’n Benefit. 188 Mahir Skilled.
189 Mahdi Guided to the right path 190 Mahboob Beloved.
191 Mahfoudh Preserved; Guarded. 192 Majid Glory
193 Mahmoud Praised 194 Majd-Uddin The glory of the Faith
195 Majdi Glorious 196 Makeen Strong, Firm197 Malik Master; Owner. 198 Mamdouh One who is commended,
Praised, Glorified.
199 Mamoun Trustworthy 200 Mansour Aided (by God), Victorious.
201 Maqbool Accepted. 202 Maqsood Aimed at.
203 Marwan Old Arabic name. 204 Ma’rouf Well-known.
205 Masoud Happy, Lucky. 206 Marzouq Blessed (by God), Fortunate
207 Maysarah Ease, Comfort 208 Mazhar Sight; View.
209 Mazin Proper name. 210 Misbah Lamp.
211 Miftah Key. 212 Mu’adh Protected.
213 Mu’awiya A young dog or fox (First
Umayyad Khalifah) 214 Mudhaffar Victorious.
215 Muayyad Supported. 216 Mu’een A helper, An aide.
217 Mudath-thir Enwrapped in clothes. 218 Mubarak Blessed; Auspicious.
219 Muhammad Praised. 220 Muhannad Sword.
221 Muhsin Beneficent, Charitable 222 Mufeed Useful.
223 Mu’iz One who bestows honour. 224 Muhtadi Rightly guided.
225 Mujahid Fighter (in the way of Allah.) 226 Mujeeb One who answers.
227 Mujtaba Chosen. 228 Mukhtar Chosen.
229 Mumtaz Distinguished; Excellent. 230 Mundhir Warner, Cautioner.
231 Munawwar Brilliant; Illuminated. 232 Muneeb One who turns to Allah.
233 Mu’min Believer. 234 Mun’im Generous, Benfactor.
235 Munir Brilliant, Shining. 236 Muntasir Victorious.
237 Murad Desire, intention. 238 Muqsit Just; Impartial.
239 Murtada Agreeable; Acceptable. 240 Murshid Instructor; Guide.
241 Muslih A reformer. 242 Musa A Prophet’s name
243 Muslim Submitting himself to God. 244 Mustafa Chosen (One of the names
of the Prophet.)
245 Mutasim Adhering (to faith.) 246 Mu’taz Proud, Mighty
247 Muta’ Obeyed. 248 Mute’ Obedient
249 Muwafaq Successful. 250 Nabhan Noble, Outstanding
251 Muzammil Enwrapped in clothes. 252 Nabeeh Noble, Outstanding
253 Nabeel Noble 254 Nadeem Friend
255 Nadhir Warner. 256 Naeem Comfort, Ease, Tranquil
257 Nadir Dear, Rare 258 Naji Safe
259 Najeeb Of noble descent 260 Na’il Acquirer, Earner
261 Najm-Udeen The star of the Faith 262 Naseem Fresh air
263 Nasih Advisor 264 Naseer Helper.
265 Nasir Helper; Defender. 266 Nawfal Generous, Old Arabic name.
267 Nasr-Uddin Protector of Faith 268 Nooh A Prophet’s name269 Noori Shining 270 Nour-Uddin Brightness of the Faith
271 Nu’man (Blood) Old Arabic name 272 Omar Life, Long living.
273 Omran Solid structure 274 Osama Name of the lion.
275 Othman Name of third Caliph of Islam. 276 Umair Long living
277 Qamar Moon. 278 Qasim One who distributes.
279 Qatadah A hardwood tree 280 Qays Firm
281 Qudamah Courage. 282 Qutaybah Irritable, Impatient
283 Rabee’ Spring 284 Rabih Gainer
285 Raghib Desirous 286 Rafiq Kind friend
287 Raees Leader; Chief. 288 Ra’ed Leader
289 Rajab The seventh month of the
Muslim calendar. 290 Rashid Rightly guided
291 Ratib Arranger. 292 Ridha Contentment
293 Ridhwan Acceptance, Good will. 294 Riyadh Garden
295 Saad Good luck. 296 Sabeeh Beautiful
297 Sabir Patient 298 Sadiq Truthful; Sincere.
299 Safi Best friend 300 Saeed Happy; Fortunate.
301 Sahl Easy; Soft. 302 Safwan Old Arabic name (rocks)
303 Sajid One who prostrates to God. 304 Sahir Wakeful.
305 Salah-Uddin The righteousness of Faith 306 Salah Righteousness.
307 Salam Peace. 308 Salem Safe; Sound.
309 Salih Good, Righteous 310 Saleem Safe; Gurded.
311 Salman Safe. 312 Samir Entertaining companion
313 Saif-Uddin Sword of the faith. 314 Saud. Good luck
315 Shadi Singer. 316 Sayyid Master
317 Shahid Witness. 318 Shafiq Compassionate; Tender.
319 Shameem Fragrant; Sent. 320 Shakir Grateful..
321 Shihab Flame, Blaze. 322 Sharif Honourable; Noble.
323 Shuaib Name of a prophet. 324 Sideeq Faithful; Sincere.
325 Suhaib Of reddish hair or complexion 326 Suhail Name of a star.
327 Suleiman A Prophet’s name 328 Taha Name of Surah in Qur’an.
329 Tahir Chaste, Modest 330 Talal Nice, Admirable
331 Talha Kind of tree 332 Tamir One who knows dates
333 Tamim Strong; Reached full height. 334 Tarfah Kind of tree
335 Tareef Rare, Uncommon 336 Tariq Morning star
337 Tawfiq Success, Reconciliation 338 Tayyib Good; Pure.
339 Taysir Facilitation 340 Ubadah Old Arabic name.
341 Thaqib Shooting Star 342 Ubay Old Arabic name.343 Ubaidah Servant of God. 344 Umair Old Arabic name.
345 Ubaid Servant of God. 346 Uqbah The end of everything;
Companion of the Prophet.
347 Umarah Old Arabic name 348 Urwa Name of companion of the
Prophet.
349 Wahid Single, Exclusively,
Unequalled 350 Utbah Old Arabic name
351 Waa’il Coming back (for shelter) 352 Wadee’ Calm, Peaceful
353 Wafeeq Successful 354 Wajeeh Noble
355 Wahhaj Shining. 356 Waleed Newborn child
357 Waliyullah Supporter of God 358 Waliyuddin Supporter of the Faith
359 Waseem Good looking; Handsome. 360 Waqar Dignity.
361 Yaqoub Name of a prophet. 362 Yahya A Prophet’s name
363 Yasar Ease, Wealth 364 Yasin One of the Prophet
Muhammad’s names
365 Yazid Increase, Grow, Enhance 366 Yasir Wealthy
367 Yunus A Prophet’s name 368 Yusuf A Prophet’s name.
369 Zafir Victorious. 370 Zahid A devotee, An ascetic.
371 Zahir Bright, Shining 372 Zain Beauty; Grace.
373 Zakariya A Prophet’s name 374 Zaki Pure
375 Zayd Abundance; Excess. 376 Ziyad Increase, Superabundance
377 Zubair A brave and wise person. 378 Zuhayr Bright
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