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Arabic baby names.

Names with documented use in Arabic. Use in this language does not establish the name’s etymological origin.

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Aamir

عامر

Prosperous, substantial, populated

OriginArabic
Pronunciation

/ˈʕaː.mir/ (Arabic)

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Aisha

Arabic عائشة; Urdu عائشہ [1]

living, alive [1][7]

OriginArabic
Pronunciation

Arabic /ˈʕaː.ʔi.ʃa/; English /aɪˈiːʃə/ or /ˈaɪʃə/ [1][2]

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Anaya

Hebrew: “God answered”; Arabic: “caring”; Igbo: “look up to God”; Sanskrit: “complete freedom”; possibly unknown (Spanish surname) [1][5][6][7]

OriginArabic, Sanskrit
Pronunciation

Spanish /aˈnaʝa/; English /əˈnaɪə/ [2][1]

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Diya

दीया (Devanagari), دیا (Arabic)

Light; Lamp

OriginArabic, Hindi
Pronunciation

English: /ˈdiːə/ or /ˈdiːjə/; Hindi: /d̪iː.jɑː/

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Farhan

فرحان (Arabic), ফারহান (Bengali) [1]

happy, cheerful [1]

OriginArabic
Pronunciation

/far.ˈħaːn/ (Arabic) [1]; “far‑AN” (English guide) [7]

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Fatima

فاطمة (Arabic) [1][8]

one who abstains / to wean [1][2][3][8]

OriginArabic
Pronunciation

/ˈfɑ.ti.mə/ (IPA) [2]

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Imran

عمران [1]

Long‑lived; Prosperous; Exalted in status (reported) [2]

OriginArabic
Pronunciation

Arabic: [ˈʕɪmˌraːn] [4]

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Inaya

Arabic: عناية; Urdu: عنایا[1]

“care, concern” (Arabic)[1]

OriginArabic
Pronunciation

/ʕi.ˈnaː.ja/ (Arabic)[1]

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Maryam

Arabic مريم; Persian/Urdu مریم [1]

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OriginArabic
Pronunciation

Arabic /ˈmar.jam/; Persian /mæɾ.ˈjæm/; Urdu /ˈməɾ.jəm/ [1]

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Prisha

पृषा [3]

Beloved, dear one, God’s gift (Sanskrit) [2][5]

OriginSanskrit
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Rehan

Sweet basil / fragrant herb

OriginArabic
Pronunciation

reh‑HAHN (also /raj.ˈħaːn/ in Arabic)

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Rohan

रोहण (Devanagari)[3]

‘Ascending’ or ‘to rise’[6]; ‘Spiritual’ in Arabic[4]; ‘Good character and piety’ in Persian[4]; ‘Horse country’ in Tolkien’s Sindarin[2]

OriginArabic, Persian, Sanskrit
Pronunciation

ROH‑hun (English)[8]

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