Arabic (Mashriqi) Submitted Names

These names are a subset of Arabic names used more often in the Mashriq (Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen). See also about Arabic Names.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Alanoud العنود f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Means "the strong-willed", from Anoud prefixed with the Arabic definite article.

Alisar أليسار f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Possibly a variant of Elissar.

Alreem الريم f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Form of Rim prefixed with the Arabic definite article.

Arusa عروسة f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Bride or spouse to be, used in Arabic and Farsi.

Arz أرز m Arabic (Mashriqi)

Ayza f Arabic (Mashriqi), Kazakh, Tajik, Dagestani, Tatar, Bashkir, Tuvan, Altai
From Turkic ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Tajik зар (zar) meaning "gold," which derives from Persian زر (zar).

Badawi m Arabic (Mashriqi)
Transferred use of the surname Badawi, which comes from Arabic بَدَوِيّ (badawiyy, “bedouin”), referring to nomadic Arab tribes in the desert.

Boze m Arabic (Mashriqi, Modern)
Variant of Boaz

Chahid شهيد m Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant spelling of Shahid.

Elyanna إليانا f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Name of a Palestinian singer

Fi f Arabic (Mashriqi, Rare)
The meaning is unknown. It is rare in Saudi Arabia but is found primarily in older women.

Hanadi هنادي f Arabic (Mashriqi)

Hasherin m Arabic (Mashriqi)
Hashim It means Strong or Destroyer of Evil

Hooria حورية f Arabic (Mashriqi), Pakistani
Alternate transcription of Houria. Also see Hawra.

Hussa حصة f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حصة (see Hessa).

Huzaima حزيمة f Arabic (Mashriqi), Ottoman Turkish (?)
Possibly a form of Hazima. This name was borne by Huzaima bint Nasser (1884-1935), the wife of King Faisal I of Iraq.

Inana f German (Rare), Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant of Inanna.... [more]

Jazeera f Indian (Rare), Arabic (Mashriqi, Rare, ?)
From Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra) meaning "island, peninsula".

Kalid m Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant of Khalid.

Karshm كرشم m Arabic (Mashriqi, Arabized, Rare, Archaic)
Ulaqa bin Karshm Al-Kilabi is a Muslim historian from Banu Amir bin Kilab who lived in the first century AH

Laeth m Arabic (Mashriqi, Modern)
means baby lion in arabic

Leen لين f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant or short form of Lina 1.

Mahya مَحیا f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Mahya is an Arabic (Mashriqi) name .

Mannan مَنَّان m Indian, Bengali, Pakistani, Arabic (Mashriqi)
From the Arabic word مَنّان (mannān) meaning "kind, generous, benefactor".

Maysoon ميسون f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Possibly means "red of face" from Persian, though in Arabic it is typically interpreted as being from ميس (mays) meaning "proud bearing, walking with a proud gait" (compare Maysa)... [more]

Mirna ميرنا f Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Mashriqi)

Munadel مناضل m Arabic (Mashriqi)
Means "fighter, combatant, militant, defender, resistance fighter, freedom fighter, champion, advocate" in Arabic, a derivative of the verb نَاضَلَ (nāḍala) "to struggle".

Musheera مشيرة f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant spelling of Mushira.

Najet ناجيت f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant spelling of Najat.

Nameera نميرا f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant spelling of Namira.

Nawf نوف m Arabic (Mashriqi)
Masculine form of Nawfa.

Nay ناي f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Traditional bamboo flute used in the levant

Nojood نجود f Arabic (Mashriqi)

Nouf نوف f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Said to mean "summit, peak, highest point of a mountain".

Nourallah m & f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Combination of Nour and Allah.

Nourie f Arabic (Mashriqi)

Plestia بلستيا f Arabic (Mashriqi, Rare)
Borne by Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad (2001-), whose father named her after one of the first tribes that lived in Palestine.

Rakhaya راكهايا f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Might be a borrowed name from Hindi, meaning “placed”.

Ramee رامي m Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant of Rami most used in Syria.

Rodi m Kurdish (Rare), Arabic (Mashriqi, Rare)
Possibly an Arabic version of Herodion

Saamiqa f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant of Samiqa.

Sabreen سابرين f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Means "patient", from Arabic صَبْر‎ (ṣabr) "patience; perseverance, endurance" (compare Sabri).

Salwan سلوان m Arabic (Mashriqi)
Means "comfort, consolation, solace" in Arabic.

Samiqa f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Feminine form of Samiq.

Sidra سيدرا f Pakistani, Arabic (Mashriqi)
From the name of a type of tree, known as "Sidr tree" or "lote tree" in English (species Ziziphus spina-christi). In the Quran, the Sidrat al-Muntahā (Arabic: سِدْرَة ٱلْمُنْتَهَىٰ), literally 'Sidr Tree of the Farthest Boundary', marks the end of the seventh (highest) heaven... [more]

Sulayem m Arabic (Mashriqi)
Arabic Name as in Ben Sulayem

Taleen تالين f Arabic (Mashriqi)

Tambi m Adyghe, Arabic (Mashriqi)
Derived from там (tam) meaning "whole, entire" combined with би (bi) meaning "ruler". The latter element is ultimately derived from the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [more]

Tanios m Arabic (Mashriqi)
This is a version of Anthony, referring to St. Anthony, used as a given name among the Maronite Christians of Lebanon.

Tathi تاضي f Arabic (Mashriqi, Rare), Obscure (?)
Meaning uncertain. It is (was?) borne by Tathi bint Mishan al Faisal al Jarbah, one of the 30 or so wives of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924-2015).

Tayseer تيسير m & f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic تيسير (see Taysir). It is used as a feminine name in Sudan while it is typically masculine elsewhere. A literary bearer was the Jordanian writer and poet Tayseer Sboul (1939-1973).

Tehani تهاني f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Means "congratulations". Variant spelling of the more popular spelling Tahani. ... [more]

Tuleen تولين f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Possibly an Arabic form of Tülin. This was one of the most popular girls' names in Jordan in 2020.

Yaqeen f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Palestinian girls’ name. Borne by Yaqeen Hammad, an 11-year old Palestinian documentarian and activist who was killed on 23 May 2025 in Israeli air strikes.

Zozo زوزو f Arabic (Mashriqi), Arabic (Egyptian)

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