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Beautiful Arabic Girl Names and Their Meanings

Lyrical, meaningful and loved the world over. A selection of Arabic girl names and what they mean.

Beautiful Arabic Girl Names and Their Meanings
July 5, 20267 min readBaby Names for Girls

Arabic girl names are among the most beautiful in the world — flowing, lyrical, and almost always carrying a clear and lovely meaning. Rooted in the Quran, in classical poetry, and in the language of the desert, they range from names of peace to names of light, flowers and the moon. Here is a selection, each with its meaning.

Beautiful Arabic girl names and their meanings

AaliaArabic · Exalted / high AaliyaArabic · Exalted, sublime AaliyahArabic · Rising, exalted AaminahArabic · Trustworthy, secure AasiyaArabic · One who heals AbeerArabic · Fragrance, scent AdharaArabic · The maidens; a bright star AdibaArabic · Well-mannered / literary AdilaArabic · Just / fair AfafArabic · Chastity / purity AfnanArabic · Tree branches AfraArabic · White-soiled AghadirArabic · Pools of water AhdArabic · A pledge, a vow AhlamArabic · Dreams AidaArabic · Returning visitor / reward AimanArabic · Fearless / fortunate AisatouArabic · Wolof Aisha variant AishaArabic · Living, prosperous AishahArabic · Aisha AishatArabic · Aisha AlaaArabic · Exaltation / nobility AlayaArabic · Exalted; the heavens AlayahArabic · Exalted; the heavens AlcorArabic · The faint one; a star of the Great Bear AleahArabic · Exalted, sublime AleenaArabic · Beautiful / silk AleiaArabic · Exalted, sublime AlhanArabic · Melodies AlhenaArabic · A bright star in Gemini AliaArabic · Exalted / sublime AlimaArabic · Learned / scholar AlishaArabic · Protected by God AliyaArabic · Exalted, sublime AljawharaArabic · The jewel AljoriArabic · The Damascus rose AljwaharaArabic · The jewel AmalArabic · Hope AmanyArabic · Aspirations, wishes AmberArabic · Fossilized resin AmeenaArabic · Trustworthy, faithful AmeeraArabic · Princess AmeerahArabic · A princess AminaArabic · Trustworthy / Queen Amina of Zazzau AminahArabic · Trustworthy AminetouArabic · Trustworthy AmiraArabic · Princess, commander AmirahArabic · A princess AmnaArabic · Peace / safety AmyraArabic · Princess AnanArabic · Clouds AneesaArabic · A friendly companion AnfalArabic · Bounties, gifts AnharArabic · Rivers AnisaArabic · Friendly / intimate companion AnjumArabic · Stars AreejArabic · Fragrance AreenArabic · Spirited AroubArabic · Loving, graceful ArwaArabic · Female mountain goat

Hundreds more

Our full Arabic collection runs to several hundred names.

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Choosing an Arabic name

Many Arabic names travel beautifully across languages and are loved far beyond the Arab world. You might also explore our Persian and other origin collections.