Muslim Names For Boys

A

ABD                                  SLAVE
ABDAS SALAM                          SLAVE OF PEACE
ABID                                 WORSHIPER - ADORER
ABIDULLAH                            WORSHIPER OF ALLAH
ABU DHA ALI                          THE MASTER OF ONE'S SOUL
ADIL                                 JUST , UPRIGHT
ADIB                                 COURTEOUS
AFZAL                                MORE EXCELLENT
AFIF                                 MODEST - CHASTE
AFTAB                                SUN
AHMAD                                MORE COMMENDABLE
AHSAN                                EXCELLENT
AJMAL                                HANDSOME
AKBAR                                GREAT
AKHTAR                               STAR
AKMAL                                COMPLETE
AKRAM                                MORE GENEROUS
ALAMGHIR                             CONQUEROR OF THE WORLD
ALAUDDIN                             SUBLIME IN RELIGION
ALI                                  EXALTED
ALIM                                 COGNIZANT - KNOWING
ALIMUDDIN                            COGNIZANT OF RELIGION
ALTAF                                KINDNESS - BENEVOLENCE
AMAN                                 PEACE , SAFETY , PROTECTION
AMANULLAH                            PROTECTION OF ALLAH
AMID                                 SUPPORTER
AMIDUDDIN                            SUPPORTER OF RELIGION
AMIN                                 TRUSTWORTHY
AMIN MOHAMMAD                        TRUSTEE OF MOHAMMAD
AMIR                                 PRINCE-COMMANDER
AMIRUDDIN                            PRINCE OF RELIGION
AMJAD                                MORE GLORIOUS
ANWAR                                LUMINARY
AQIL                                 JUDICIOUS-WISE
ARIF                                 LEARNED-ENLIGHTENED
ARSHAD                               RIGHTLY GUIDED
ASAD                                 HAPPY JOYOUS
ASGHAR                               SMALL , LITTLE-HUMBLE
ASIM                                 PROTECTOR
ASIF                                 TO BE REGRETFUL
ASLAM                                (MORE) PEACEFUL
ASHRAF                               NOBLE
ATAULLAH                             DIVINE GIFT
AURANGZEB                            THE ADORNMENT OF THRONE
AYAZ                                 OBEDIENT
AYUB                                 JOB
AZAD                                 FREE-INDEPENDENT
AZMAT                                GREATNESS
AZAM                                 MORE EXALTED
AZHAR                                MORE MANIFEST
AZIM                                 EXALTED-GRAND
AZIZ                                 POWERFUL
AZIZUDDIN                            POWERFUL IN RELIGION
AZFAR                                VICTORIOUS

B

BADR                                 FULL MOON
BADRUDDIN                            MOON OF THE RELIGION
BAHADUR                              BRAVE
BAKHTAWAR                            FORTUNATE
BAKHTIYAR                            LUCKY
BAQIR                                ONE WHO CLARIFIES
BARKAT                               GRACE-ABUNDANCE
BASHARAT                             GOOD OMEN
BASHIR                               BRINGER OF GLAD TIDINGS
BASHIR AHMAD                         BRINGER OF GLAD TIDINGS OF MOHAMMAD
BASHIRUDDIN                          BRINGER OF GLAD TIDINGS OF RELIGION
BASIM                                SMILING
BASIR                                WISE
BASIT                                EXTENDER
BARI                                 CREATOR
BILAL                                COMPANION
BURHANUDDIN                          PROOF OF THE RELIGION

D

DASTGIR                              HELPER
DAULAT                               WEALTH
DIDAR                                VISION
DAWUD                                DAVID
DILAWAR                              BRAVE

F

FAHIM                                SAGACIOUS
FAISAL                               ARBITRATOR
FAIZ                                 IMMANENCE-BLESSINGS
FAIZULLAH                            IMMANENCE OF ALLAH
FAKHR                                PRIDE
FAKHRUDIN                            PRIDE OF RELIGION
FAQIR                                SEEKER
FAQIR MOHAMMAD                       SEEKER OF MUHAMMAD
FARAZ                                EXALTED
FARID                                PRECIOUS-UNIQUE
FARIDUDDIN                           UNIQUENESS OF RELIGION
FARHAN                               JOVIAL-HAPPY
FARMAN MOHAMMED                      THE COMMAND OF MOHAMMED
FATH MOHAMMED                        VICTORY OF MOHAMMED
FAYYAZ                               GENEROUS
FAZAL                                GRACE-FAVOUR
FAZLUDDIN                            GRACE OF THE RELIGION
FAZLULLAH                            GRACE OF ALLAH
FIROZ/FIRUZ                          VICTORIOUS-TRIUMPHENT
FARUQ                                HE WHO KNOWS TRUTH FROM FALSEHOOD
FAZIL                                HONOURABLE-LEARNED
FIDA                                 SACRIFICED
FASIH                                ELOQUENT

G

GHAFFAR                              MOST FORGIVING
GHAFOOR                              FORGIVING
GHALIB                               VICTORIOUS
GHARIB MIRZA                         STRANGE PRINCE
GHAZANFAR                            LION
GHAZI                                SOLDIER
GHAYATH                              HELPER
GHAYATHUDDIN                         HELPER IN RELIGION
GHULUM                               SERVANT
GHULUM ALLAH                         SERVANT OF ALLAH

H

HABIB                                BELOVED
HABIBULLAH                           BELOVED OF ALLAH
HADI                                 GUIDE
HAFIZ                                KEEPER-GUARDIAN
HATIM                                GENEROUS
HAIDAR ALI                           LION HEARTED
HAKIM                                JUDGE-RULER
HALIM                                MODEST-HUMBLE
HAMID                                PRAISEWORTHY
HAMZA                                LION
HANI                                 HAPPY
HANIF                                SEEKER OF TRUTH
HANIF MUHAMMAD                       SEEKER OF TRUTH TAUGHT BY MUHAMMAD
HARUN                                AARON
HARIS                                VIGILANT
HASAN                                HANDSOME
HASHIM                               MODEST
HASRAT                               GLORY
HAYAT                                DECISIVE
HAYTHAM                              DESIRE
HIDAYAT                              GUIDANCE
HUSAYN                               HANDSOME

I

IBRAHIM                              ABRAHAM
IDREES                               ENOCH
INAYAT                               FAVOUR
IFTIKHAR                             PRIDE
IHTISHAM                             ADHERENT
IHTISHAM AL-HAQQ                     ADHERENT OF TRUTH
IJAZ                                 WONDERFUL
IJAZUDDIN                            WONDER OF RELIGION
IKMAL                                PERFECTION
ILYAS                                ELIJAH/ELIAS 
IKRAM                                HONOUR
IKRAM ULLAH                          HONOUR OF ALLAH
IMAD                                 SUPPORTER
IMDAD                                HELP
IMADUDDIN                            SUPPORT OF RELIGION
IMTIYAZ                              HONOUR-DISTINGUISHED
IMRAN                                AMRAM
INAM                                 GIFT
INAMULLAH                            GIFT OF ALLAH
INAYATULLAH                          FAVOUR OF ALLAH
INKISAR                              HUMILITY
IQBAL                                FORTUNE
IRFAN                                GNOSIS / WISDOM
IRSHAD                               GUIDANCE-COMMAND
IRSHAD AHMAD                         GUIDANCE OF MUHAMMED
ISHAQ                                OVERWHELMING
ISHFAQ                               KINDNESS
ISMAIL                               ISHMAEL
ISMAT                                INNOCENCE-PROTECTION
ISA                                  JESUS
ISHTIAQ                              TO BE FOND OF SOMEONE

J

JABIR                                DOMINANT
JAFAR                                STRAEM
JAHANGIR                             CONQUERER OF THE UNIVERSE
JALAL                                MAJESTY
JALALUDDIN                           MAJESTY OF RELIGION
JALIL                                EXALTED
JAMAL                                BEAUTY
JAMALUDDIN                           BEAUTY OF RELIGION
JAMIL                                BEAUTIFUL
JAWHAR                               ESSENCE
JAWAID                               GENEROUS
JAVID                                ETERNAL-EVERLIVING

K

KABIR                                GREAT
KAMAL                                PERFECTION
KAMALUDDIN                           PERFECTION OF RELIGION
KARAM                                NOBILITY OR GENEROSITY
KARIM                                NOBLE
KAWTHAR                              FOUNTAIN OF ABUNDANCE / ETERNITY
KAZIM                                RESTRAINER
KHALID                               EVERLASTING
KHALIL                               FRIEND
KHALILULLAH                          FRIEND OF ALLAH
KHIZR                                GUIDE
KHURRAM                              HAPPY
KHURSHID                             SUN

L

LAHIQ                                FOLLOWER
LATIF                                GENTLE-FRIENDLY
LIAQAT                               ABILITY
LISANUDDIN                           THE TOUNGUE OF RELIGION
LUTF                                 KINDNESS

M

MAHMUD                               THE PRAISED ONE
MAHBUB                               BELOVED
MAJID                                GLORIOUS
MAIMUN                               BLESSED
MALIK                                KING
MAHDI                                RIGHTLY GUIDED
MANSUR                               ASSISTED (BY GOD)
MANZAR                               PANORAMA
MANZUR                               ACCEPTENCE
MAQBUL                               ACCEPTED
MAZHAR                               LOCUS OF MANIFESTATION
MASUD                                HAPPY
MIRZA                                CHIEFTAN
MISBAHUDDIN                          THE LAMP OF RELIGION
MINHAJ                               MANNER
MUAYYAD                              INSPIRED
MUBARAK                              BLESSED
MUBIN                                CLEAR EVIDENCE
MUFIDUDDIN                           USEFUL IN RELIGION
MUHSIN                               BENEFACTOR
MUJAHID                              ONE WHO STRUGGLES
MUHAMMAD                             NAME OF THE PROPHET MEANS PRAISEWORTHY
MUHTADI                              RIGHTLY GUIDED
MUIN                                 HELPER
MUKARRAM                             HONOURED
MUKHTAR                              ONE WHO CHOOSES
MUIZZ                                POWERFUL
MUMTAZ                               DISTINGUISHED
MUMTAZUDDIN                          DISTINGUISHED IN RELIGION
MUNAZZIM                             ORGANIZED
MUNIM                                GIVER OF BOUNTY
MUAZZAM                              GLORIFIED-EXALTED
MUNIR                                LUMINOUS
MUNIR MUHAMMAD                       LUMINARY OF MUHAMMAD
MURAD                                THE OBJECT OF INTENTION
MURTAZA                              FAVOURITE
MUSA                                 MOSES
MUSTANSIR                            VICTORIOUS
MUSTAFA                              CHOSEN
MUSHTAQ                              ONE WHO DESIRES
MUSLIM                               ONE WHO SURRENDERS
MUZAFFAR                             VICTORIOUS
MUNAWWAR                             ILLUMINATED-ENLIGHTENED

N

NADIM                                COMPANION
NADIR                                RARE-PRECIOUS
NAFIS                                DELICATE
NAIM                                 GRACE-BOUNTY
NAJIB                                NOBLE
NAJMUDDIN                            STAR OF THE RELIGION
NAQIB                                CHIEF
NASIH                                ADVISOR
NASIR                                VICTORIOUS
NASIRUDDIN                           VICTORIOUS IN RELIGION
NASR                                 HELP
NASRULLAH                            HELP OF ALLAH
NAVID                                GOOD NEWS
NAWAZ                                COMFORTER
NAWRUZ                               NEW DAY
NAWSHAD                              NEW PLEASURE
NAYYIR                               BRILLIANT
NAZAR                                SIGHT
NAZIM                                ORGANIZER
NAZIR                                WARNER
NIYAZ                                GRACE
NIZAM                                METHODICAL-ORGANIZER
NIZAR                                HUMBLE
NURALLAH                             LIGHT OF ALLAH
NURMUHAMMED                          LIGHT OF MUHAMMAD
NURUDDIN                             LIGHT OF RELIGION
NUSRAT                               VICTORY

P

PARVAIZ                              HAPPY

Q

QADIR                                POSSESING POWER
QAHIR                                VANQUISHER-CONQUERER
QAIM                                 ESTABLISHED
QAMAR                                MOON
QAMARUDDIN                           MOON OF THE RELIGION
QASIM                                ONE WHO DIVIDES
QAIMUDDIN                            ESTABLISHED IN RELIGION
QAYYUM                               EVERLASTING
QURBAN                               SACRIFICE
QUTB                                 POLE-ESSENCE
QUTBUDIN                             POLE OF RELIGION

R

RAFIQ                                FRIEND-COMPANION
RAFIQ AHMAD                          FRIEND OF MUHAMMAD
RAFIQUDDIN                           FRIEND IN RELIGION
RAGHIB                               DESIRED
RAHAT                                PEACE
RAHMAT                               MERCY
RAHIM                                MERCIFUL
RAHMATULLAH                          MERCY OF ALLAH
RAIS                                 CHIEF , LEADER
RAMDHAN                              HOLY MONTH OF FASTING
RASHID                               RIGHTLY GUIDED
RASHIDUDDIN                          GUIDED IN RELIGION
RAUF                                 MERCIFUL
RAZIQ                                PROVIDER
RAZIUDDIN                            CONTENT IN RELIGION
RIAZ                                 GARDEN
RIAZUDDIN                            GARDEN OF RELIGION
RIZWAN                               PLEASANT
ROSHAN                               LIGHT
RUKNUDDIN                            THE PILLAR-SUPPORTER OF RELIGION

S

SABIR                                PATIENT-STEADFAST
SADIQ                                TRUTHFUL
SADRUDDIN                            ESSENCE OF RELIGION
SAFDAR                               NAME OF A FLOWER
SAID                                 HAPPY
SAJID                                WORSHIPPER
SAJJAD                               DEVOTEE
SAGHIR                               HUMBLE
SAIFUDDIN                            SWORD OF RELIGION
SALAM                                PEACEFUL
SALEEM                               SAFE-SECURE
SALMAN                               SAFE
SAMIR                                COMPANION
SHARAF                               HONOUR
SARFARAZ                             SUCCESSFUL
SARWAR                               LEADER
SHABAN                               ISLAMIC MONTH
SHABBIR                              PIOUS
SHAFQAT                              COMPASSIONATE
SHAHID                               COMPASSION
SHAKIL                               WITNESS
SHAKIR                               HANDSOME
SHAFIQ                               GRATEFUL
SHAMIL                               ONE WHO GATHERS
SHAMIM                               PLEASANT ODOR
SHAMS                                SUN
SHAMSHIR                             SWORD
SHAMSUDDIN                           SUN OF RELIGION
SHARIF                               DISTINGUISHED-NOBLE
SHAUKAT                              GLORY
SHIHABUDDIN                          STAR OF RELIGION
SIDDIQ                               TRURHFUL
SIKANDAR                             CONQUERER
SIRAJ                                LAMP
SUHAIL                               STAR
SULAIMAN                             SOLOMON
SULTAN                               KING

T

TAHIR                                PURE
TAHSIN                               PRAISE
TAJUDDIN                             CROWN OF RELIGION
TALIB                                SEEKER (OF KNOWLEDGE)
TANWIR                               BLOSSOMING-ILLUMINATING
TAQI                                 PIOUS
TAQI MUHAMMAD                        THE PIETY OF MUHAMMAD
TARIQ                                MORNING STAR
TASLIM                               SURRENDER
TAWQIR                               HONOUR
TAWFIQ                               INSPIRATION
TAWFIQULLAH                          INSPIRED BY ALLAH
TAWWAB                               FORGIVING
THAQIB                               SHOOTING STAR
TUFAIL                               MEDIATOR

W

WAFI                                 TRUE TO ONE'S WORD
WAFI AHMAD                           TRUE TO THE TEACHING OF MUHAMMED
WAFIQA                               COMPANION-FRIEND
WAHIB                                GIVER-DONOR
WAHID                                UNIQUE
WAJAHAT                              GLITTERING
WAJIHA                               DIGNIFIED-BEAUTIFUL
WALID                                NEWLY BORN
WAQAR                                RESPECT
WAQARUDDIN                           RESPECT OF THE RELIGION
WARITH                               INHERITOR
WASIM                                GRACEFUL
WAZIR                                CHIEF , MINISTER
WIJDAN                               INTUITION
WILAYAT                              POWER

Y

YAHYA                                JOHN
YAMIN                                RIGHT-SIDE
YAQUB                                JACOB
YAQUT                                SAPPHIRE
YASIN                                36TH CHAPTER OF THE QURAN
YASIR                                EASY
YUNUS                                JONAH
YUSUF                                JOSEPH
YUSRA                                EASINESS

Z

ZAFAR                                VICTORY
ZAFIR                                VICTORIOUS
ZAHID                                PIOUS
ZAHIR                                VISIBLE-MANIFEST
ZAID                                 ABUNDANT
ZAIN                                 ADORNMENT
ZAINULABIDIN                         ADORNMENT OF WORSHIPER
ZAKIR                                ONE WHO REMEMBERS GOD
ZAKI                                 INTELLIGENT
ZAMIR                                CONSCIENCE
ZIA                                  SPLENDOUR
ZIAUDDIN                             SPLENDOUR OF RELIGION