Quran (Boy) – The recitation (Meaning: The Holy Book of Islam). Rare as a name, but deeply Islamic.
Aasiyah (Girl) – Pious woman who comforts (Meaning: Wife of Pharoah, revered figure).
Isa/Jesus (Boy) – To save (Meaning: A major Prophet in Islam).
Hawa/Eve (Girl) – Living one (Meaning: The first woman).
Ramadan (Boy) – Burning heat, scarcity (Meaning: The holy month of fasting).
Ruqayyah (Girl) – Rise, ascent; charm, spell (Meaning: Daughter of Prophet Muhammad PBUH).
Kaab (Boy) – Noble, high-ranking; cube (Meaning: Companion name; reference to Kaaba).
Sakina/Sakinah (Girl) – Tranquility, peace, serenity (Meaning: Mentioned in the Quran).
Adil (Boy) – Just, fair, equitable (Meaning: Virtue name).
Amani (Girl) – Wishes, aspirations, desires (Meaning: Hopes).
Jibran (Boy) – To reward, recompense (Meaning: Related to Jibril/Gabriel).
Salma (Girl) – Peaceful, safe, healthy (Meaning: Secure).
Talib (Boy) – Seeker (of knowledge) (Meaning: Student).- Tasneem (Girl) – Fountain in Paradise (Meaning: Name of a heavenly spring).
Masjid (Boy) – Place of prostration (Meaning: Mosque). Very rare as a name.
Rawdah/Rawda (Girl) – Garden, meadow (Meaning: Referring to gardens in Paradise).
Furkan/Furqan (Boy) – Criterion (to distinguish right from wrong) (Meaning: Epithet of the Quran).
Sabira (Girl) – Patient, enduring (Meaning: Virtue name).
Sultan (Boy) – Ruler, authority, power (Meaning: Sovereign).
Iman/Imaan (Girl/Boy) – Faith, belief (Meaning: Core Islamic concept).
Anas (Boy) – Friendliness, cordiality (Meaning: Companion of the Prophet).
Barakah (Girl) – Blessing, divine grace (Meaning: Abundant goodness).
Siraj (Boy) – Lamp, light, illumination (Meaning: Metaphor for guidance).- Hilal (Girl/Boy) – Crescent moon (Meaning: Symbol marking Islamic months).
Dunya (Girl) – World, worldly life (Meaning: This life). Use with care re: emphasis.
Lu’lu (Girl) – Pearls (Meaning: Mentioned in the Quran).
Hadi (Boy) – Guide (Meaning: One who guides; Attribute of Allah).- Marwa (Girl) – Flint stone; a mountain in Mecca (Meaning: Site of Hajj ritual).
- Badr (Boy) – Full moon (Meaning: Site of a significant battle).
- Jannah (Girl) – Garden, paradise (Meaning: The Islamic Paradise).
Asad (Boy) – Lion (Meaning: Symbol of bravery, nickname of Ali).- Najma (Girl) – Star (Meaning: Celestial body).
- Yasin (Boy) – Letters opening Surah Ya-Sin (Meaning: Name of a chapter in the Quran).
- Shifa (Girl) – Healing, cure, remedy (Meaning: Restoration of health).
- Mujahid (Boy) – One who strives (in the way of Allah) (Meaning: Striver, warrior).
- Yaqeen (Girl/Boy) – Certainty, conviction (Meaning: Firm belief).
- Amin (Boy) – Trustworthy, faithful (Meaning: Honest).
- Salsabil (Girl) – Fountain in Paradise (Meaning: Name of a heavenly spring).
- Zuhair (Boy) – Bright, shining, little flower (Meaning: Brilliant).
- Duha/Dhuha (Girl) – Forenoon, morning brightness (Meaning: Time after sunrise).
- Ridwan/Rizwan (Boy) – Satisfaction, pleasure, acceptance (Meaning: Keeper of the gates of Paradise).
- Zahira (Girl) – Shining, luminous (Meaning: Evident, blooming). Repeat, check uniqueness. -> Change to Zakiya (Girl) – Pure, innocent (Meaning: Chaste).
Jamal (Boy) – Beauty, grace (Meaning: Handsomeness).- Rahma/Rahmah (Girl) – Mercy, compassion (Meaning: Attribute of Allah).
Riyad/Riaz (Boy) – Gardens, meadows (Meaning: Plural of Rawdah).- Zaytuna (Girl) – Olive (Meaning: Olive tree/fruit, mentioned in Quran).
- Amir/Emir (Boy) – Prince, commander, ruler (Meaning: Leader).
- Husna (Girl) – Most beautiful, excellent (Meaning: Goodness, beauty).
- Munir (Boy) – Luminous, shining, brilliant (Meaning: One who illuminates).
- Ikhlas (Girl/Boy) – Sincerity, purity (Meaning: Name of a Quranic chapter).
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