Quranic names are those that appear directly in the words of Allah in the Holy Quran. Giving your child a Quranic name is a beloved Sunnah — these names carry deep spiritual meaning and a direct connection to divine scripture. Each name below includes the Arabic text, its meaning, and the Quranic verse where it appears.
أَحْمَد
Ahmed
Most praiseworthy
Quran 61:6
إِبْرَاهِيم
Ibrahim
Father of nations
Quran 2:124
يُوسُف
Yusuf
God increases
Quran 12:4
آدَم
Adam
First man
Quran 2:31
مُوسَى
Musa
Saved from water
Quran 2:51
عِيسَى
Isa
Jesus
Quran 3:45
يَحْيَى
Yahya
He shall live
Quran 19:7
دَاوُد
Dawud
Beloved
Quran 4:163
سُلَيْمَان
Sulayman
Man of peace
Quran 27:15
إِدْرِيس
Idris
Interpreter
Quran 19:56
يُونُس
Yunus
Dove
Quran 10:98
لُقْمَان
Luqman
Wise
Quran 31:12
هُود
Hud
Guide to the right path
Quran 11:50
صَالِح
Saleh
Righteous, pious
Quran 7:73
شُعَيْب
Shoaib
One who guides to the right path
Quran 7:85
نُوح
Nuh
Rest, quiet
Quran 71:26
إِلْيَاس
Ilyas
The Lord is my God
Quran 37:123
إِسْمَاعِيل
Ismail
God listens
Quran 2:127
إِسْحَاق
Ishaq
He will laugh
Quran 37:112
يَعْقُوب
Yaqub
He who supplants
Quran 2:132
ذُو الْكِفْل
Zul-Kifl
Man of the pledge
Quran 21:85
أَيُّوب
Ayyub
Patient, persecuted
Quran 4:163
طَارِق
Tariq
Morning star, one who knocks
Quran 86:1
عِمْرَان
Imran
Prosperity, building
Quran 3:33
مَالِك
Malik
Owner, king
Quran 1:4
رَيْحَان
Raihan
Fragrant plant, basil
Quran 55:12
طَه
Taha
Pure, one of the names of the Quran
Quran 20:1
يَاسِين
Yasin
One of the names of the Quran
Quran 36:1
مِنْهَاج
Minhaj
Path, road, method
Quran 5:48
عُزَيْر
Uzair
Helper, strength
Quran 9:30
أَبْرَار
Abrar
Righteous, pious ones
Quran 76:5
فُرْقَان
Furqan
Criterion, distinguisher of right and wrong
Quran 25:1
مُنِير
Muneer
Bright, shining
Quran 33:46
سِرَاج
Siraj
Lamp, light
Quran 33:46
جِبْرِيل
Jibril
Archangel Gabriel
Quran 2:97
قَمَر
Qamar
Moon
Quran 54:1
وَزِير
Wazir
Minister, helper
Quran 20:29
يَحْيَى
Yahyah
He shall live, life-giving
Quran 19:7
بُرْهَان
Burhan
Evidence, proof
Quran 4:174
جِبْرِيل
Jibreel
Servant of God
Quran 2:97
رَبَّانِي
Rabbani
Devout, Godly
Quran 3:79
وَجِيه
Wajih
Eminent, respected
Quran 3:45
يُوسُف
Yosef
He will add
Quran 12:4
زَكَرِيَّا
Zakariyya
God remembers
Quran 19:2
يَحْيَى
Yahyaa
God is gracious, lives
Quran 19:7
كَاظِم
Kazim
One who suppresses anger
Quran 3:134
يَاسِين
Yaseen
Rich, to be rich
Quran 36:1
مَرْيَم
Maryam
Lady, beloved
Quran 19:16
نُور
Noor
Light
Quran 24:35
سُهَى
Suha
Forgotten star, humble
Quran 107:5
بُشْرَى
Bushra
Good news, glad tidings
Quran 10:64
كَوْثَر
Kawsar
Abundant good, river in Paradise
Quran 108:1
لِينَة
Lina
Tender, soft
Quran 59:5
مَوَدَّة
Mawaddah
Love, affection
Quran 30:21
قُرَّة عَيْن
Qurratu
Joy of the eye, comfort
Quran 28:9
تَسْنِيم
Tasneem
Spring in paradise
Quran 83:27
وَرْدَة
Wardah
Rose, flower
Quran 55:37
إِلْهَام
Elham
Inspiration
Quran 91:8
خَوْلَة
Khawla
Gazelle
Quran 58:1
مَرْوَة
Marwa
White stone, hill near Kaaba
Quran 2:158
رَغَد
Raghad
Prosperous, pleasant life
Quran 2:35
طُوبَى
Tuba
Blessedness, tree of paradise
Quran 13:29
يُسْرَى
Yusra
Ease, prosperity
Quran 94:5
بِلْقِيس
Bilqees
Queen of Sheba
Quran 27:22
غُفْرَان
Ghufran
Forgiveness
Quran 2:285
كَوْثَر
Kawthar
Abundant good
Quran 108:1
بَيَان
Bayan
Eloquence, clarity
Quran 55:4
ضُحَى
Duha
Forenoon, mid-morning
Quran 93:1
زُلْفَى
Zulfa
Near, close
Quran 39:3
وَسِيلَة
Wasila
Means, intercession
Quran 5:35
حَنَان
Hanan
Tenderness, compassion
Quran 19:13
تَوْبَة
Tawba
Repentance
Quran 9:104
يُسْرَى
Yusra
Ease, comfort
Quran 94:5
أَفْنَان
Afnan
Tree branches
Quran 55:48
بَتُول
Batool
Ascetic, devoted to God
Quran 73:8
حُورِيَّة
Hooriya
Houri, angel of paradise
Quran 44:54
كَوْثَر
Kausar
River of paradise
Quran 108:1
سَلْوَى
Salwa
Comfort, quail bird
Quran 2:57
بَلْقِيس
Balqis
Queen of Sheba
Quran 27:22
ضُحَى
Doha
Morning brightness
Quran 93:1
إِسْرَاء
Esraa
Night journey
Quran 17:1
إِخْلَاص
Ikhlas
Sincerity, devotion
Quran 112:1
إِقْرَاء
Iqra
Read, recite
Quran 96:1
يَعْقُوب
Yaqoob
Supplanter, to follow
Quran 2:133
لُقْمَان
Luqman
Wise, gifted with wisdom
Quran 31:12
مُدَّثِّر
Mudassir
Wrapped in garments
Quran 74:1
طَارِق
Tariq
Morning star, night visitor
Quran 86:1
دَاوُد
Daud
Beloved
Quran 4:163
عِيسَى
Eisa
Jesus
Quran 3:45
يَحْيَى
Yahyaa
He lives
Quran 19:7
زَكَرِيَّا
Zakaria
God has remembered
Quran 19:2
مُنِير
Munir
Shining, luminous
Quran 33:46
إِلْيَاس
Ilyas
My God is Yahweh
Quran 6:85
مِنْهَاج
Minhaj
Path, method
Quran 5:48
يُونُس
Yonus
Dove, peace
Quran 10:98
رَعْد
Raad
Thunder
Quran 13:13
ذُو الْكِفْل
Dhul Kifl
Man of double reward
Quran 21:85
إِسْمَاعِيل
Ismail
God will hear
Quran 2:127
لُقْمَان
Lukman
Wise man
Quran 31:12
سِرَاج
Siraj
Lamp, light
Quran 33:46
ثَاقِب
Thaqib
Bright, piercing star
Quran 86:3
يَحْيَى
Yahia
He who lives
Quran 19:7
لُقْمَان
Laqman
Sagacious
Quran 31:13
هَارُون
Harun
High mountain, exalted
Quran 19:53
عِمْرَان
Imran
Prosperous, long-lived
Quran 3:33
جِبْرِيل
Jibril
Mighty servant of God
Quran 2:97
صَابِر
Sabir
Patient, enduring
Quran 2:153
يَعْقُوب
Yacoub
Held by the heel
Quran 6:84
إِبْرَاهِيم خَلِيل
Ibrahim Khalil
Father of nations, friend of God
Quran 4:125
خَلِيل
Khaleel
Friend, close companion
Quran 4:125
رَمَضَان
Ramadan
Scorching heat, ninth month
Quran 2:185
وَهَّاب
Wahab
Great giver, bestower
Quran 3:8
يَاسِين
Yasin
Heart of the Quran
Quran 36:1
دِين
Deen
Religion, way of life
Quran 3:19
كَوْثَر
Kausar
Abundance, river in paradise
Quran 108:1
صَفَاء
Safa
Purity, serenity
Quran 2:158
خَوْلَة
Khawla
Deer
Quran 58:1
صَبَا
Saba
Gentle breeze, morning wind
Quran 27:22
أَفْنَان
Afnan
Tree branches, twigs
Quran 55:48
قُرَّة
Qurrat
Coolness of the eyes
Quran 25:74
يُسْرَى
Yusra
Ease, facility
Quran 94:6
مَرْيَم
Mariam
Pious, beloved
Quran 19:16
رَغَد
Raghd
Comfortable, pleasant
Quran 2:58
إِرَم
Iram
Garden of paradise
Quran 89:7
لُؤْلُؤ
Loulou
Pearls
Quran 55:22
نُهَى
Nuha
Mind, intelligence
Quran 20:54
بُشْرَى
Bushra
Good omen, glad tidings
Quran 10:64
لِينَة
Linah
Tender palm tree, gentle
Quran 59:5
سَلَام
Salam
Peace
Quran 56:91
حَنِين
Haneen
Longing, yearning
Quran 9:25
إِسْرَاء
Isra
Night journey
Quran 17:1
مَوَدَّة
Mawadda
Affection, love
Quran 30:21
سِدْرَة
Sidra
Lotus tree, sidra al-muntaha
Quran 53:14
عَرُوب
Aroub
Devoted to husband
Quran 56:37
ذِكْرَى
Dhikra
Remembrance, reminder
Quran 87:9
جَنَّةُ الْفِرْدَوْس
Jannatul
Garden of highest paradise
Quran 23:11
كَوْثَر
Kawther
Abundance, heavenly river
Quran 108:1
قِبْلَة
Qiblah
Direction of prayer
Quran 2:144
تَقْوَى
Taqwa
Piety, God-consciousness
Quran 49:13
آسِيَة
Aasiya
Consoler, comforter
Quran 66:11
حُور
Hoor
Angel of paradise, pure eyes
Quran 56:22
The most beloved Quranic boy names include Ibrahim (Abraham), Yusuf (Joseph), Musa (Moses), Isa (Jesus), Adam, Yahya (John), Idris, Luqman, and Dawud (David). These are names of prophets mentioned directly in the Quran.
Beautiful Quranic girl names include Maryam (Mary), Aisha, Fatima, Zainab, Asiya, and Hawwa (Eve). Maryam is the only woman named directly in the Quran and has an entire surah (chapter) named after her.
Quranic names carry a special blessing (barakah) because they appear in the words of Allah. While all names with good meanings are permissible in Islam, scholars recommend choosing names mentioned in the Quran or Sunnah as a first preference.
The Quran mentions the names of 25 prophets, several companions, and a number of righteous individuals. The total count of distinct personal names in the Quran is approximately 50-60, covering both male and female names.
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