Quranic Names for Boys and Girls

Names mentioned in the Holy Quran with their Arabic meaning and reference.

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

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