Six Names for Boys and Girls

Six names for boys and girls

The final Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “The first gift a person gives to his child is their name, so he should give them one which is good.”[1]

Six names for boys and girls, along with their meanings and associations:

Three names for Boys:

Name

When addressing them

Meaning

Association

 Muhammad

                                   ꜤAbd al-RāfiꜤ

                                     Servant of the Exalter

Honorary attribution of “servant” to a name of Allah.

Muhammad

Mājid

Noble

A title of the Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

Muhammad

ꜤĀbid

Worshipper

A title of the Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

 

Three names for Girls:

Name

Meaning

Association

                           Nafīsa

                                                               Precious

The name of a female Companion رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا

                         Habība

                                                       Beloved

The name of a female Companion رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا

                           Jamīla

                                                    Beautiful

The name of a female Companion رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا

 


[1] JamꜤ al-JawāmiꜤ: 8,875


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