Boys Names – Meanings & Origins

عبد اللطيف

Servant of Al-Latif — Allah, the Subtle and Kind, whose gentleness reaches us unseen.

عبد الماجد

Servant of Al-Majid — Allah, the Glorious in majesty and generosity.

عبد المانع

Servant of Al-Mani — Allah, who withholds harm from His servants.

عبد المؤخر

Servant of Al-Muakhkhir — Allah, who delays whom He wills.

عبد المبدي

Servant of Al-Mubdi — Allah, the Originator of creation from nothing.

عبد المغني

Servant of Al-Mughni — Allah, the Enricher who bestows wealth on whom He wills.

عبد المحصي

Servant of Al-Muhsi — Allah, who has counted and recorded all things.

عبد المحيي

Servant of Al-Muhyi — Allah, the Giver of Life to all.

عبد المعيد

Servant of Al-Muid — Allah, who restores creation after its end.

عبد المقدم

Servant of Al-Muqaddim — Allah, who advances whom He wills in His wisdom.

عبد المقيت

Servant of Al-Muqit — Allah, the Maintainer who sustains all creation.

عبد المقسط

Servant of Al-Muqsit — Allah, the Equitable Judge.

عبد المصور

Servant of Al-Musawwir — Allah, who fashioned creation in the finest form.

عبد المتعالي

Servant of Al-Mutaali — Allah, the Most High, beyond resemblance to creation.

عبد النافع

Servant of An-Nafi — Allah, the Source of all benefit.

عبد النور

Servant of An-Nur — Allah, the Light of the heavens and the earth.

عبد القابض

Servant of Al-Qabid — Allah, who withholds sustenance and souls by His wisdom.

عبد القهار

Servant of Al-Qahhar — Allah, the Subduer, whose dominion overcomes all.

عبد القوي

Servant of Al-Qawi — Allah, the All-Strong, source of every power.

عبد الرافع

Servant of Ar-Rafi — Allah, who exalts the righteous in rank by His grace.

عبد الرحيم

Servant of the Most Merciful — Allah, whose mercy encompasses all things.

عبد الرقيب

Servant of Ar-Raqib — Allah, the Watchful Guardian from whom nothing is concealed.

عبد الرشيد

Servant of Ar-Rashid — Allah, the Guide to right judgment.

عبد الرؤوف

Servant of Ar-Rauf — Allah, the Compassionate, full of pity for His servants.

عبد الرزاق

Servant of Ar-Razzaq — Allah, the constant Provider for all His creation.

عبد السلام

Servant of As-Salam — Allah, the Source of Peace and perfection, free of all flaws.

عبد الصمد

Servant of As-Samad — Allah, the Eternal Refuge whom all needs turn to.

عبد الشكور

Servant of Ash-Shakur — Allah, the Most Appreciative, who rewards little deeds with abundance.

عبد الواجد

Servant of Al-Wajid — Allah, the Self-Sufficient who lacks nothing.

عبد الظاهر

Servant of Az-Zahir — Allah, the Manifest in all signs of creation.

عمرو

life and long life; prosperity; one who lives abundantly

دانة

A large, precious pearl — a treasured jewel.

إياس

a man of clear mind and great heart; an ancient noble Arabic name of excellent character

كعب

Kaab signifies nobility and elevated status, evoking the image of a rising soul that stands firm with dignity, grace, and an enduring sense of honorable strength.

ملهم

the divinely inspired; one whom God has touched with insight and guidance, leading him always to what is right and true

يعلى

he rises; he is exalted; a name borne by a great companion of the Prophet Muhammad

عبد الجواد

Servant of Al-Jawad — Allah, the boundlessly Generous.

عبد المعين

Servant of Al-Mu'in — Allah, who helps His servants and eases their affairs.

عبد المنعم

Servant of Al-Mun'im — Allah, whose blessings flow continuously upon His servants.

عبد الستار

Servant of As-Sattar — Allah, who veils the faults of His servants.

أكيَل

The reasonable, wise one — possessor of sound judgment and prudent action.

الفرزدق

Hammam ibn Ghalib al-Farazdaq — the great Umayyad-era poet, rival of Jarir.

الحارث

The hard-worker / lion — name of many Companions and one of the lion's names.

الجرّاح

The surgeon — name of Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah, "Trustee of the Umma".

الخضر

The pious servant who accompanied Prophet Musa in the journey of Surah al-Kahf.

المعتصم

One who seeks Allah's protection — name of the eighth Abbasid Caliph, conqueror of Amorium.

الرشيد

The rightly-guided — name of Caliph Harun ar-Rashid, peak of Abbasid glory.

أصيل

Of noble origin — also "asil" the time before sunset, evoking refinement.