Names from the Quran
NameRoot's collection of 135 names that appear in the Quran — each carrying its verse reference, full meaning, and pronunciation. These names are drawn directly from the Quranic text, distinct from the broader pool of Arabic or Muslim names.
Every name below links to its detail page with the surah reference, transliteration, numerology, and family-compatibility scoring. Sorted by cultural standing.
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Muhammad
Arabic · Muslim
The praised one, the most lauded of all creation
Mohammed
English · Muslim
Praised, praiseworthy, from the Arabic root h-m-d (to praise) shaping muhammad, 'the one…
Ahmad
Arabic · Muslim
Most praiseworthy, from the Arabic root h-m-d (to praise) in the elative pattern afʿal,…
Mohammad
English · Muslim
Praised, praiseworthy, from the Arabic root ḥ-m-d (to praise), the Persianate spelling of…
Maryam
Arabic · Muslim
The exalted one, the only woman named in the Quran
Mehmet
Turkish · Muslim
Praised one, the Turkish form of Muhammad, ultimately from the Arabic root for praise
Ahmet
Turkish · Muslim
Most praised, deeply commended, the Turkish form of Ahmad from the Arabic root h-m-d (to…
Yusuf
Arabic · Muslim
God increases, the prophet of extraordinary beauty and patience
Ibrahim
Arabic · Muslim
Father of many nations, the patriarch who smashed the idols and built the Kaaba
Meryem
Turkish · Muslim
Turkish form of Maryam, revered as a pure and honored mother name
Mariam
Arabic · Muslim
A variant rendering of the mother of Isa, carrying the same exalted holiness in a…
Noor
Arabic · Muslim
Divine light, the sacred illumination that pervades all creation
Adam
Arabic · Muslim
The first human being, shaped from clay by the hands of God and taught the names of all…
Zayd
Arabic · Muslim
Growth, abundance, the one who increases
Idris
Arabic · Muslim
The studious one, the prophet whom God raised to a lofty station
Imran
Arabic · Muslim
Prosperity, the father of Maryam in the Quran
Ahmed
Arabic · Muslim
Most praiseworthy, the one who is praised above all others
Reyhaan
Persian · Muslim
Sweet basil, fragrance of paradise
Moses
English · Christian
The one drawn out of water, the prophet who led a people from slavery to freedom
Sulaiman
Arabic · Muslim
Peaceful, the wise king
Ehsaan
Arabic · Muslim
Beautiful goodness, kindness perfected
Younis
Arabic · Muslim
Dove, the prophet of the whale
Yunus
Turkish · Muslim
Dove
Kawthar
Arabic · Muslim
Abundance, the celestial fountain
Furkan
Turkish · Muslim
Criterion that distinguishes right from wrong, from Arabic furqan (the faculty of…
Youssef
Arabic · Muslim
God increases
Suleiman
Arabic · Muslim
The man of peace, the prophet-king who commanded the winds, spoke to birds, and ruled…
Harun
Turkish · Muslim
Turkish form of Aaron, a revered prophetic brother name
Ismail
Arabic · Muslim
God hears, the prophet whose near-sacrifice became the foundation of Eid al-Adha
Iman
Arabic · Muslim
Faith, the deep inner conviction that anchors a life
Tariq
Arabic · Muslim
Morning star, one who knocks at the door at night
Nur
Arabic · Muslim
Light in its purest spiritual form, the divine radiance that illuminates both worlds
Ruhollah
Persian · Bahai
Spirit of God
Rahman
Arabic · Muslim
The Most Gracious, the All-Compassionate, from the Arabic root r-h-m, the source of rahm…
Raheem
Arabic · Muslim
The Most Merciful, the Ever-Compassionate, from the Arabic root r-h-m (mercy, the womb),…
Adem
Turkish · Muslim
Man, the human being, the first created, from Adam, the Turkish form by way of Arabic of…
Amin
Arabic · Muslim
Trustworthy, faithful, honest, from the Arabic root a-m-n (security, faith), the same…
Ayah
Arabic · Muslim
Sign, verse, miracle
Bushra
Arabic · Muslim
Good news, glad tidings, the joyful announcement that changes everything
Asiya
Arabic · Muslim
One who heals what is broken and tends what suffers
Mohamed
Arabic · Muslim
The praised one
Mehmed
Bosnian · Muslim
Bosniak Muslim name
Huda
Arabic · Muslim
Guidance, the divine direction that illuminates the straight path
Dua
Arabic · Muslim
A prayer, the intimate supplication whispered between a soul and its Creator
Yousef
Arabic · Muslim
The Arabic form of Joseph
Zachariah
English · Christian
From Hebrew Zekharyah (זְכַרְיָה), 'YHWH has remembered
Wadud
Arabic · Muslim
The loving, the affectionate
Luqmaan
Arabic · Muslim
Wise one
Musa
Urdu · Muslim
Moses, the prophetic liberator and law-bearer, the Muslim form of the Hebrew Moshe,…
Yusef
Arabic · Muslim
A simplified transliteration of the Arabic Yusuf
Taha
Urdu · Muslim
Taha (طه) is one of the mysterious isolated letters (huruf muqatta'at) that open Surah 20…
Isa
Urdu · Muslim
Jesus in Quranic and Muslim prophetic tradition, derived from the Aramaic Yeshu,…
Furqan
Urdu · Muslim
That which separates truth from falsehood, from Arabic furqan, a name of the Quran itself…
Yakup
Turkish · Muslim
Turkish form of Jacob, a prophetic family name of endurance
Yahya
Arabic · Muslim
He lives, God gives life
Sidra
Urdu · Muslim
Lote tree, the tree at the furthest boundary
Kevser
Turkish · Muslim
Abundance and overflowing goodness, a heavenly river, the Turkish form of Kawthar, the…
Ebrahim
Persian · Muslim
The Persian transliteration of Ibrahim
Haroon
Arabic · Muslim
A warmly familiar South Asian and East African rendering of Harun
Eesa
Arabic · Muslim
Jesus
Luqman
Urdu · Muslim
Wise one, the name of the sage in Quranic memory
Dawud
Arabic · Muslim
The Arabic form of David, beloved of God and king of Israel
Salih
Turkish · Muslim
Righteous and upright, morally sound, the Turkish spelling of Salih, also the name of a…
Moosa
Arabic · Muslim
The most-mentioned prophet in the Quran, appearing in over 130 verses
Shoaib
Urdu · Muslim
A prophetic name borne with steady Muslim familiarity, after Shuayb, the Quranic prophet…
Aya
Arabic · Muslim
A sign from God, a verse of the Quran, a miracle made visible
Zakariya
Arabic · Muslim
The prophet Zechariah, custodian of the sacred temple and father of Yahya
Mikail
Arabic · Muslim
The archangel of provision and mercy, the celestial being who distributes rain and…
Daoud
Arabic · Muslim
Beloved
Dawood
Arabic · Muslim
The South Asian and East African variant of Dawud
Ilyas
Arabic · Muslim
God is my Lord, the prophet who ascended to heaven without dying
Suleman
Urdu · Muslim
Urdu-Pakistani form of Sulayman, the wise king and prophet
Yasin
Arabic · Muslim
One of the sacred detached letters (muqatta'at) that open Surah Ya-Sin
Uzair
Arabic · Muslim
Helper, precious
Nuh
Arabic · Muslim
The prophet Noah, builder of the ark and survivor of the Great Flood
Nour
Arabic · Muslim
Nour's single syllable carries the full weight of the Arabic tradition of light-names
Marwa
Arabic · Muslim
A type of flint stone, the hill between which Hagar ran seeking water for Ishmael
Shuaib
Arabic · Muslim
The prophet Jethro, known as the khateeb al-anbiya
Daud
Arabic · Muslim
The beloved, the prophet-king to whom God gave the Psalms and the gift of a voice that…
Yaqub
Arabic · Muslim
The prophet Jacob, son of Ishaq and father of twelve sons who became the tribes of Israel
Ayyub
Arabic · Muslim
The prophet Job
Sulayman
Arabic · Muslim
Man of peace, the prophet-king who commanded jinn, winds, and animals
Tuba
Arabic · Muslim
The tree of paradise whose shade covers the entire garden of heaven
Ishaq
Arabic · Muslim
The prophet Isaac, son of Ibrahim born to elderly parents through divine promise
Rahma
Arabic · Muslim
Mercy, the compassionate tenderness that is God's most emphasised attribute
Hakim
Arabic · Muslim
Wise, the physician-philosopher whose knowledge spans both body and soul
Ihsan
Arabic · Muslim
Excellence, the perfection of worship, doing beautiful deeds
Amal
Arabic · Muslim
Hope, the quiet flame that refuses to die
Jibril
Arabic · Muslim
Gabriel, the archangel who delivered the Quran from God to Muhammad
Haroun
Arabic · Muslim
Exalted, mountaineer, the caliph whose name became a legend in the Thousand and One Nights
Yaseen
Arabic · Muslim
Mystery letters that open the heart of the Quran
Sadiq
Arabic · Muslim
Truthful, sincere, one whose word is his bond
Shams
Arabic · Muslim
The sun, the blazing celestial body that governs the day
Zakariyya
Arabic · Muslim
Prophet and high priest of the Temple, one who received the miraculous gift of a son in…
Safa
Arabic · Muslim
Purity, clarity
Sakinah
Arabic · Muslim
Tranquillity, a calm that settles within, from the Arabic root s-k-n (to dwell, to be…
Qamar
Arabic · Muslim
Moon
Sultan
Arabic · Muslim
Authority, power, sovereign, also proof, from the Arabic root s-l-t (to have authority)
Najma
Arabic · Muslim
Star
Salsabil
Arabic · Muslim
A gently flowing spring of paradise, from Arabic salsabil, named in the Quran as a…
Ameen
Arabic · Muslim
Trustworthy, truthful and secure, from the Arabic trilateral root a-m-n (security, trust,…
Maryan
Somali · Muslim
Beloved Mary
Jannah
Arabic · Muslim
Paradise, the garden of eternal bliss promised to the faithful
Hakeem
Arabic · Muslim
Wise, full of wisdom, one who judges with deep understanding
Kausar
Arabic · Muslim
Abundance beyond all measure, the river of paradise whose waters are whiter than milk and…
Jannat
Arabic · Muslim
Gardens of paradise, the plural of the Arabic jannah (garden), evoking the many tiered…
Emaan
Arabic · Muslim
Faith, belief, complete trust in God, from the Arabic root a-m-n (security, trust), the…
Ehsan
Arabic · Muslim
Excellence, from Arabic ihsan, the doing of what is beautiful and good with full sincerity
Ayat
Arabic · Muslim
Signs, from Arabic ayat, the plural of ayah, meaning a token, a wonder, a verse of…
Nura
Arabic · Muslim
Light, from Arabic nur, radiance itself, the feminine form naming a brightness that…
Sabir
Arabic · Muslim
Patient as rock, unshaken as the mountain in storm
Sakina
Arabic · Muslim
Tranquillity, divine peace, serenity sent down from God
Barakah
Arabic · Muslim
Blessing, from the Arabic root b-r-k (to bless, to make abound), which gives barakah, a…
Falak
Arabic · Muslim
Dawn, daybreak, the splitting of the sky at first light
Safaa
Arabic · Muslim
Purity, clarity, the rocky hillock at the Masjid al-Haram
Hidayah
Arabic · Muslim
Guidance, from the Arabic root h-d-y (to guide, to lead aright), which gives hidayah, the…
Salsabeel
Urdu · Muslim
The flowing spring of paradise, from the Arabic Salsabil, named in the Quran as a…
Hud
Arabic · Muslim
The prophet Hud, messenger sent to the ancient people of ʿĀd in southern Arabia
Lut
Arabic · Muslim
The prophet Lot, nephew of Ibrahim and Allah's messenger to the cities of the plain
Tasneem
Arabic · Muslim
A fountain in paradise, the celestial spring from which the righteous drink
Tasnim
Arabic · Muslim
A spring in paradise, the fountain whose water the righteous will drink
Adama
Mandinka · Muslim
From Arabic Adam, ultimately from Hebrew adamah (earth, ground, red earth)
Talut
Arabic · Muslim
The first divinely appointed king of the Israelites, chosen not for wealth but for…
Salwa
Arabic · Muslim
Consolation, comfort, the solace that eases grief and lightens the heart
Hanan
Arabic · Muslim
Tenderness, the soft strength of compassion
Burhan
Arabic · Muslim
Proof, clear evidence, the irrefutable demonstration that settles all argument
Firdaus
Arabic · Muslim
The highest garden of paradise, the celestial orchard where rivers of honey flow beneath…
Baraka
Swahili · Muslim
Divine blessing and the abundance that flows from being in right relationship with the…
Duha
Arabic · Muslim
Mid-morning light, the golden hour between dawn's silver and noon's brightness
Kawsar
Arabic · Muslim
Abundance
Bilqis
Arabic · Muslim
The Queen of Sheba, the sovereign ruler who tested Solomon's wisdom
Najm
Arabic · Muslim
Star, from Arabic najm, a single celestial light and, in the plural, the whole scattered…
Hidaya
Arabic · Muslim
Guidance, the act of being guided to truth
Bayyina
Arabic · Muslim
Clear proof, from Arabic bayyina (manifest evidence, plain demonstration), built on a…
Kafur
Arabic · Muslim
Camphor, from Arabic kafur, the fragrant white resin prized in the old world for its…
Frequently asked questions
What are names that appear in the Quran?
These are baby names drawn directly from the text of the Quran — the names of prophets, righteous figures, virtues, and Quranic concepts. NameRoot tags 135 such names with their surah reference, distinguishing them from the wider pool of Arabic or Muslim names.
How many Quranic names are there for boys and girls?
NameRoot's Quranic-names collection includes 83 boy names and 47 girl names, each carrying its Quranic reference.
Is a name being "in the Quran" the same as it being a Muslim name?
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