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أبو بكر
A kunya borne by the first caliph; not a literal translation
Arabic kunyaHistorical association; not a literal meaningAbu Bakr radiyallahu anhu became the first caliph after Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam’s death.
Read the context and sourcesأبو الدرداء
Father of Darda; an Arabic kunya
Arabic; historical personal nameHistorical association; not a literal meaningBukhari 1968 recounts the brotherhood between Salman and Abu al-Darda radiyallahu anhu and a visit to his household.
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Father of Talha radiyallahu anhu; an Arabic kunya
Arabic; historical personal nameHistorical association; not a literal meaningAnas radiyallahu anhu’s report in Bukhari 2902 describes Abu Talha radiyallahu anhu as an archer shielding the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
Read the context and sourcesأبو عبيدة
Father of Ubaidah; an Arabic kunya
Arabic; historical personal nameHistorical association; not a literal meaningBukhari 3745 names Abu Ubaidah radiyallahu anhu as the person sent to Najran in a report about trustworthiness.
Read the context and sourcesAçelya
Azalea flower
Turkishآدم
Man (Hebrew); also an Arabic Quranic personal name
Hebrew; Arabic Quranic usageAdam alayhis salam is named among those chosen in 3:33.
Read the context and sourcesأديبة
Cultured, well-mannered; a woman of letters
Arabicعديل
Equal, peer, counterpart
Arabic-derived; Urdu usageأدهم
Dark, black
ArabicАдиан
Commonly associated with religious or devout
Bosnian / Slovene usageCommonly reported meaningأديب
Cultured, refined, well-mannered
Arabicعادل
Fair, just, honest
Arabicعادلة
Fair, just, honest; Feminine form of Adil
ArabicHistorical association; not a literal meaningАдин
Possibly from Turkish ad, meaning name; the derivation is not settled
BosnianThe meaning or etymology is explicitly uncertainАдмир
Possibly a form of Amir, or related to Latin admiror (to admire)
Bosnian / Albanian usageThe meaning or etymology is explicitly uncertainАдна
Settler; Feminine form of Adnan
BosnianHistorical association; not a literal meaningعدنان
Settler
Arabicعفاف
Chastity
Arabicآفاق
Horizons
Urdu / Arabic / Persian usageعفّان
Chaste, modest, pure
South Asian usageعفيف
Chaste
Arabicأفنان
Tree branches
Arabicعفرا
Whitish red
Arabicأفراح
Joys, celebrations
Arabicآفرین
Praise, applause; well done
Persian; Urdu usageافسانه
Legend, myth, fable
Persianافسون
Charm, spell; Name form related to Afsoun
PersianHistorical association; not a literal meaningآفتاب
Sun, sunlight
Persian; regional Muslim naming usageأفضل
Better, superior
Arabic; also Persian and Urdu usageأغلب
Predominant, supreme
Arabic (Rare)أحلام
Dreams
Arabicأحمد
Most praiseworthy; most commendable
ArabicThe Quran identifies Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam as a messenger and the seal of the prophets.
Read the context and sourcesأحمد فوزي
Combination: Most praiseworthy; most commendable; Triumph, victory
Malay / Indonesian / Arabic usageأحنف
Commonly interpreted as inclined toward uprightness in naming usage
Arabic / IslamicCommonly reported meaningاحساب
Reported interpretation: nobler or more respected
Urdu naming usageCommonly reported meaningأحسن
Most beautiful, most handsome
Arabicعائدة / Аида
Returning, visitor; Name form related to Ayda
Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Bashkir, LiteratureHistorical association; not a literal meaningАйгерім
Commonly interpreted as wonderful moon
KazakhCommonly reported meaningАйгүл
Moon flower; Turkic ay and Persian gol
Kazakh / Kyrgyz; Turkic-Persian elementsعينٌ / Ainun
Eye; an eye-related naming form
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