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Quranic girl Names with Meanings & References

Explore names connected with Quranic personal names, words, places, epithets and opening letters. The connection is labelled for each entry; this is broader than a list of people named in the Quran.

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Read the linked verse for the Quranic connection. The meaning and spelling notes explain the name itself; a word in the Quran is not necessarily the name of a person mentioned there.

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27Name entries in this collection
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Muslim girl names

Aqsa

أقصى

Farthest, most distant

Arabic

Connection: Related form / shared root
Quran reference 17:1

Muslim girl names

Aya

آية

Sign, evidence; a verse

Arabic

Connection: Quranic word · Regional or transliteration variant
Quran reference 3:190

Muslim girl names

Ayat

آيات

Signs; plural of Aya

Arabic

Connection: Quranic word · Regional or transliteration variant
Quran reference 3:190

Muslim girl names

Azka

أزكى

Purer, more virtuous, better in goodness

Arabic

Connection: Quranic word
Quran reference 18:19

Boys & girls

Bayan

بيان

Clarity, explanation, eloquent expression

Arabic

Connection: Quranic word
Quran reference 55:4

Muslim girl names

Hoorain

حور عين

Fair-eyed maidens; the hur in expression

Arabic phrase; South Asian naming use

Connection:
Quran reference 56:22

Muslim girl names

Iram

إرم

Iram, an ancient place or people named in the Quran

Arabic

Connection: Place name
Quran reference 89:7

Historical association; not a literal meaning
Muslim girl names

Jannat

জান্নাত / جنّت

Paradise, garden

Bengali, Urdu

Connection: Quranic word · Regional or transliteration variant
Quran reference 2:35

Muslim girl names

Marwa

مروة

Pebbles, flint; also an established plant name

Arabic

Connection: Place name · Regional or transliteration variant
Quran reference 2:158

Muslim girl names

Maryam

مريم

Arabic form of Mary alayhas salam; its deeper etymology is separate

Arabic; Quranic personal name

Connection: Named person
Quran reference 3:42

Historical association; not a literal meaning
A historical bearer: Maryam (Mary) alayhas salam

Maryam alayhas salam is personally named in the Quran, and 3:45 identifies Isa alayhis salam as her son.

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Muslim girl names

Misk

مِسْك

Musk; an aromatic perfume substance

Arabic

Connection: Quranic word
Quran reference 83:26

Boys & girls

Safa

صفا / صفا, صفاء

Pure or serene/clear; depends on Arabic writing

Persian, Turkish, Arabic

Connection: Place name · Regional or transliteration variant
Quran reference 2:158

Muslim girl names

Salsabil

سلسبيل

Sweet, easy-flowing water; a spring named in Paradise

Arabic

Connection: Quranic word
Quran reference 76:18

Muslim girl names

Sidra

سِدْرَة

A single sidr/buckthorn tree

Arabic word; personal-name use separately attested

Connection: Quranic word · Regional or transliteration variant
Quran reference 53:14

Muslim girl names

Tasneem

تسنيم

Name of a spring in Paradise

Arabic

Connection: Quranic word
Quran reference 83:27

Historical association; not a literal meaning
Muslim girl names

Tooba

طُوبى

Blessedness, happiness, lasting goodness

Arabic

Connection: Quranic word
Quran reference 13:29

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Prophet names for boys 25Names expressing devotion 70Family of Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam 11Traditional Arabic names 422Companions and early Muslims 26Quranic Baby Names with Meanings & References 69Persian names 143Central Asian names 73Turkish names 111Southeast Asian names 72West African names 19South Asian names 296Balkan names 39Somali and East African names 15Afghan and Pashto names 17

Questions about these names

Does every spelling appear unchanged in the Quran?

No. Entries distinguish named people, words, places, epithets, opening letters and related forms. Regional spellings are naming variants; the reference is not a proof of every meaning or suitability claim.

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