Baby names guide
Before their first step, before their first word, their name is their first companion. Your guide to a name with the deepest meaning and the most lasting mark — we're here to inspire your search for the first, most precious imprint you'll leave on your child's life. Every name here comes with its meaning; to discover its origin, get the Nawah app.
- AaliyahExalted, lofty
- AbeerFragrance of flowers
- AgapyDivine, selfless love
- AishaAlive, thriving
- AmiraPrincess and noble lady
- AnastasiaResurrection
- AnfalSpoils; gifts freely given
- AngelaMessenger, angel
- AreejSweet fragrance
- AseelNoble and of pure origin
- AsmaNoble, exalted
- BarbaraThe stranger, the one from afar
- BasmaA smile
- BayanClarity, eloquence
- BushraGood news, glad tidings
- ChristineFollower of Christ
- DanaPrecious pearl
- DareenA port famed for its musk
- DeborahBee
- DemianaAfter Saint Demiana, martyr of Egypt
- DimaGentle continuous rain
- DolagyA Coptic saint, martyred with her children
- DorcasGazelle
- ElafCovenant, safe passage
- ElisabethGod is my oath
- EstherStar
- EugeniaWell-born, noble
- FarahJoy
- FatimaOne who weans her child
- FebroniaAfter Saint Febronia
- GhadaGraceful young woman
- GhalaSomething precious and dear
- GhazalGazelle
- PopularHanaHappiness and bliss
- HannaGrace, favour
- HawaLife; mother of all the living
- HayaModesty
- HayatLife
- HelenaTorch, bright light
- HindA large herd of camels
- HudaRight guidance
- IbtisamSmiling
- ImanFaith and piety
- InjyPearl
- IriniPeace
- JanaFruits of paradise
- JoudGenerosity, open-handedness
- JouriBeautiful rose
- JudithWoman of Judea
- JumanaSilver pearl
- KatrinePure
- KawtharAbundance; a river of paradise
- KhadijaBorn before her time
- LateefaGentle, kind
- LaylaNight; dark beauty
- LeahLady (also read as "weary")
- PopularLinaYoung palm tree
- LujainSilver
- LydiaWoman of Lydia
- MadlinOf Magdala
- MahaWild oryx; wide, dark eyes
- MahraeelAfter Saint Mahraeel, the Coptic martyr
- MalakAngel
- ManalAttainment, what is achieved
- MariaA form of Maryam (Mary), mother of Jesus
- MarianaOf grace
- MarianneGrace and bitterness joined
- MariminaMary joined with Saint Menas
- MarinaOf the sea
- MarthaLady of the house
- MartinaDedicated to Mars; warlike
- MaryamDevout worshipper; mother of Isa
- MelaniaDark, deep-hued
- MeralDoe, gazelle
- MervatChivalry, high manners
- PopularMiraPrincess
- MirnaBeloved, tender
- MonicaAdviser; after the North African saint
- NadaMorning dew; generosity
- NagwaIntimate confiding, whispered prayer
- NajlaWide-eyed beauty
- NaomiPleasantness
- NardinSpikenard, the precious ointment
- NematGrace, blessing
- NermineSoft, gentle
- NourLight
- PopularNouraLight and radiance
- NusaibaOf noble lineage
- PhoebeRadiant, shining
- RachelEwe, gentle one
- RagaaHope
- RaghadPleasant, abundant living
- RahafSoft and delicate
- RanaBeautiful to behold
- RaniaOne who gazes with longing
- RashaYoung gazelle
- RawanSoftness and gentleness
- RebeccaOne who binds, who unites
- PopularReemWhite gazelle
- RimasSparkle of diamonds
- RitalOne who recites the Quran well
- RuthCompanion, faithful friend
- SabreenPatient, enduring
- SafaPurity; the hill in Mecca
- SalmaSafety and peace
- SalomePeace
- PopularSaraNoble lady
- SawsanLily
- ShadenYoung gazelle grown independent
- ShahadPure honey
- ShamsThe bright sun
- SophiaWisdom
- SumayaElevated, of high standing
- SundusThe fine silk of paradise
- SusannaLily
- SuzanLily
- TabithaGazelle
- TaghreedBirdsong
- TaklaGlory of God
- TalaYoung palm tree
- TheodoraGift of God
- ThereseHarvester; summer
- VerenaAn Egyptian saint of the Theban Legion
- VeronicaBringer of victory
- WafaLoyalty and faithfulness
- WedadAffection, love
- WijdanDeep feeling, conscience
- YaqeenCertainty of faith
- YaraSmall and beloved
- YasminJasmine flower
- YoustinaJust, upright
- ZahraRadiant, blossoming
- ZainabFragrant tree
- ZoeLife