Six Names for Boys and Girls
The final Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “The first gift a person gives to his child is their name, so he should give them a good one.”[1]
Here are six names for children along with their meanings and associations.
Three Names for Boys
|
Name for blessings |
Name for general usage |
Meaning |
Association |
|
Muhammad |
ꜤAbd al-Raḥīm |
Slave of the Most Merciful |
An attributive name of Allah Almighty prefixed with the word ꜤAbd. |
|
Muhammad |
Ḥanīf |
Steadfast upon Islam |
A descriptive name of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. |
|
Muhammad |
Suhail |
One who is gentle |
The name of a male Companion رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ. |
Three Names for Girls
|
Name for general usage |
Meaning |
Association |
|
Umayyah |
Small maidservant |
The name of a female Companion رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا. |
|
SuꜤdā |
Blessed, fortunate |
The name of a female Companion رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا. |
|
Bardah |
Maidservant |
The name of the mother of the TābiꜤī, Sayyidunā JaꜤfar b. Burqān رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه. |
(Parents who are blessed with a son or daughter may choose one name from these suggested six names.)
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