Arabic Names

Name Etymology

The surname Fayed is an Arabic name most commonly transliterated from فيردوس (Firdaws), meaning paradise or garden of Eden in Classical Arabic. In everyday usage, Fayed is...

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Shawkat is an Arabic-derived name and term most commonly used as a masculine given name or surname. In Arabic, شَوْكَة (shawk) means thorn or spine, and the derived forms...

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Shaloub is a rarely encountered name that appears most often as a family name or surname rather than a common given name. It is encountered mainly in Arabic-speaking communities...

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Raiyah is a girl’s name commonly described as having Arabic roots, with meanings linked to contentment, ease, or happiness. In linguistic sources, raiḥānah refers to a gent...

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Jaafar is a masculine given name with roots in Arabic. It is a variant romanization of the name Jafar, which appears in early Islamic history and classical Arabic literature. Th...