International Baby Names
By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026
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Arabic
"kind and gentle"
Singer-actress Queen Latifah -- born Dana Owens -- makes this North African Muslim name sing.
Hebrew
According to the Bible (and Quran), manna was the foodstuff miraculously provided for the Israelites in exile. This nourishing little name is one of the spiritual names that has seen a slight rise in…
Urdu form of Mahvash, Persian
"like the moon"
Derived from the Persian name Mahvash, this celestial Urdu name means "moon-like", howeverm when considered with the symbolism of the moon in Persian culture, this meaning could be elaborated to…
Arabic, Urdu
"fountain, spring, freshwater"
A popular name in Pakistan and a familiar choice in the UK, Minahil derives from the Arabic and Urdu words for "spring" or "fountain", associating it with water and life sources. Also spelled as…
Aaishah is a variant spelling of Aisha (also written as Ayesha), a feminine Arabic name meaning 'alive' or 'she who lives.' The name carries significant historical importance in Islamic tradition as…
"protect"
Assia is a Muslim name, best known in the Western world via tragic poet Assia Wevill, who was married to British poet Ted Hughes after Sylvia Plath and also committed suicide. Assia is a Top 100 name…
"noble, generous"
More popularly transcribed as Karima, this is the feminine form of the Arabic name, Kareem (or Karim), significant in Islamic tradition, with al-Karim being one of the 99 names of Allah. Associated…
"like light"
This elaboration of the popular Noor and Nur combines the radiant Arabic name with the Persian suffix -an to form a name that suggests the bearer is comparable to light. Nuran and Nurana are…
"ship"
Variation of Safina or elaboration of Sofia makes for a unique by on-trend Arabic name for girls .
Fathima is a feminine name of Arabic origin, representing a variant spelling of Fatima, which means 'one who abstains' or 'one who weans an infant.' The name holds significant importance in Islamic…
Malay, Indonesian, Arabic
"rememberance, recollection"
Succinct and spiky, Zikri comes from the Arabic dhikr meaning "remembrance". The Biblical Zichri also shares a similar meaning.
"the one who distinguishes between right and wrong"
A common first and surname among Muslims.
Arabic via Urdu
"beautiful"
Ultimately a feminization of the very fashionable boys' name Zayn, Zoyna and its ilk, such as Zaina and Zoya, are fairly popular Arabic names for girls in Pakistan and among Muslims in India.
Swahili
"strong"
Zuberi has separate origins as a Swahili given name meaning "strong," and an Arabic surname — primarily among Sunni Muslims in Pakistan — meaning "superior."
Nuriya is traditionally a feminine name in many cultures but has some usage as a masculine name as well. It has Arabic origins, derived from 'nur' meaning 'light' or 'illumination,' making it a name…
Arabic, Turkish
"winner, attainer, brave"
With its strong, powerful meaning, Nail - also transcribed as Nayel, Naail, Nael, and Naïl - is a popular choice in France.
"butterfly"
Farasha is butterfly in Arabic, which means that to English-speakers, it feels more like a soft feminine name and less like a fluttery animal. Pretty without feeling flighty.
