nuhahyearlyLaunch pricing - Get £50 off!nuhahyearlyArabic names carry deep meaning, often drawing from qualities like strength, beauty, light, and faith. This collection includes 50 girls' names and 50 boys' names used by UK families, from beloved classics like Layla, Fatima, Hamza, and Yusuf to modern favourites like Noor, Zain, and Inaya.
Aaliyah. Meaning "exalted." One of the most popular Arabic girls' names in the UK. Amira. Meaning "princess." Dina. Meaning "faith." Fatima. Meaning "captivating." Honouring the Prophet's daughter. Hana. Meaning "happiness" or "flower." Inaya. Meaning "care." Layla. Meaning "night." Leena. Meaning "tender." Maryam. The Arabic form of Mary, the only woman named in the Quran. Nadia. Meaning "caller." Noor. Meaning "light." Popular for both boys and girls. Rania. Meaning "queen." Safiya. Meaning "pure." Salma. Meaning "peaceful." Sara. Meaning "princess." Yasmin. Meaning "jasmine flower." Zahra. Meaning "flower" or "shining." Zainab. Meaning "fragrant flower." Farida. Meaning "unique." Huda. Meaning "guidance." Jamila. Meaning "beautiful." Karima. Meaning "generous." Lina. Meaning "tender." Malika. Meaning "queen." Samira. Meaning "companion in evening conversation."
Adam. Meaning "man" or "earth." Universal across faiths. Amir. Meaning "prince." Bilal. Meaning "freshness." Honouring Bilal ibn Rabah. Faris. Meaning "knight." Hamza. Meaning "strong" or "lion." Now in the UK top 50. Hassan. Meaning "handsome." Ibrahim. The Arabic form of Abraham. Idris. Meaning "studious." Jamal. Meaning "beauty." Karim. Meaning "generous." One of the 99 names of God. Khalil. Meaning "friend." Omar. Meaning "flourishing." Rayan. Meaning "gates of paradise." Samir. Meaning "companion in evening conversation." Tariq. Meaning "morning star." Yusuf. The Arabic form of Joseph. Zain. Meaning "beauty." Increasingly mainstream in the UK. Malik. Meaning "king." Nabil. Meaning "noble." Rafiq. Meaning "friend."
Many Arabic names have natural crossover appeal: Layla, Sara, Hana, Adam, Noor, Idris, Zara, and Rayan are used widely by families of various backgrounds.
The letter "kh" (as in Khalil) is a soft guttural sound, like the "ch" in the Scottish word "loch." The letter "q" (as in Tariq) is deeper in the throat than the English "k." Most Arabic names have been adapted into English-friendly pronunciations.
Girls: Amina, Aisha, Dalila, Habiba, Iman, Khadija, Lubna, Mariam, Nawal, Rana, Sana, Tahira, Wardah, Yara, Zinah. Boys: Abbas, Ali, Anwar, Bashir, Daud, Elias, Farid, Haris, Imran, Jabir, Luqman, Mustafa, Naeem, Qasim, Sami, Tahir, Wahid, Zahir.
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