Hi Everyone! I came across this wonderful site while I was searching the internet for modern Muslim names. We are expecting our second child and we’ve decided to be surprised again with the sex of the baby. Our first is a girl, whom we named Amber. We are looking for names that are both Muslim and will not be easily mispronounced in the western world. So far, we…well actually, I…have quite a large list of names. Please let me know what you think and if you have any other name suggestions, please also feel free to share those. Thank you all in advance for your time.
Girl Names
Alayna - Princess (Iranian) Upon (Arabic) Light (From the Greek word Helena)
Aleena - Silk of heaven
Alesha - Protected by god
Aliyah - Exalted, noble
Amani – Wishes, aspirations
Amara - Eternal beauty, urgent news
Amelia - Trustworthy, beautiful
Ana - Prestige, self respect
Ariana - Full of life
Ayla - Halo around the moon
Ayana - Lucky, good day, day of judgement
Dina – Love
Diyanah - Religion
Hana – Bliss, felicity
Hannah – Affection
Iman / Imaani – Faith, Belief
Inaaya – Gift of Allah
Jaiyana - Strength
Jamila – Beautiful, Graceful, Lovely
Jasmine – Flower
Jennah – Heaven / Paradise
Kamilah – Perfect, Complete
Laila / Layla / Leyla– Night, Dark beauty
Liyan / Liyana – Softness, tenderness
Maira / Myra - Moon
Malaika - Angel
Maleeya
Maliha - Beautiful
Maya - Princess
Misha – Beautiful, Pretty
Mona – Wish, Desire
Mouna - Water
Myesha – Happy for entire life
Nadia - Hope
Rihanna – aromatic, sweet basil
Sabina - Flower
Saleena – Moon
Selina – Moon, salty
Sana - Resplendence, brilliance; to gaze, look
Sarina - Peace
Shakirah – Thankful, Grateful
Tamara – Date Tree
Tara - Star
Yalina – Soft, gentle
Zaara – Beautiful Flower
Boy Names
Adam – a Prophet’s Name
Aydin – brilliant, enlightened, intelligent, light of the moon
Amaar - One with strong Imaan
Amauri / Amaree
Daud – A Prophet’s Name
Jamal - Beauty
Omar – Long-lived
Shaan
Shakeel – Handsome, Comely
Zakariya / Zakariyya– Name of a Prophet
Rayan / Rayn- The gate of heaven which allows fasting people in Ramadan to enter.
Zane – friend, beloved
One of my cousins is called Ryan spelled the Western way, don't think it matters tbh esp when we have other Islamic names spelled in a Western way as well like Sarah, Sara, Nadia, Adam etc.
Deeba1234 - Does your cousin have to constantly correct people on the pronunciation? I'm not 100% sure, but is Rayan supposed to be pronounced as Ray-yan, Rain, or can it be pronounced Ry-an?
To be honest I don't think he's that bothered about the pronounciation as nearly everyone just says it the Western way and it's too much hassle to correct them all. I nearly always get called Debra even tho Deeba looks nothing like it lol, even by desi people who u'd think wouldn't be that stupid, just cos I have light hair and eyes and honestly I've given up trying to correct them.
Princessq if ur woried about ppl mispronouncing it I would spell it the Islamic way cos maybe some pplmight at least think twice when they read it and perhaps try and make the effort to say it the Muslim way. If it doesn't bother u just choose whatever u feel comfortable with.
ooh a lot of the names on your list are names i love too! i particularly love Aliya, Amani, and Amara.
what i also love for girls is Eliana which is Hebrew and means “God has answered”.
i’d be careful with Arianna though- its Greek meaning is “Very holy one” which i’m wondering, could it mean the equivalent of a prophet in Islam? or could it just be anyone who’s very holy? some clarification? anyone?
i also really love Leilani (i like names ending in i). it means- The girl’s name Leilani*le(i)-la-**ni* is pronounced lay-LAH-nee. It is of Hawaiian origin, and its meaning is “heavenly lei; royal child of heaven”. A “lei” is the familiar Hawaiian necklace of flowers, shells or feathers. It symbolizes regard and love for the person to whom it is given.
I’ve liked a lot of these too! Before you decide, do make sure to confirm the meanings from a reliable source. I think I’ve looked at the site you’ve got, but had trouble finding other places that confirmed the meaning of some of my favorites.
