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 a good one.”[1]
Here are six names for children with their meanings and associations.
Three Names for Boys
Name |
For general usage |
Meaning |
Association |
Muhammad |
Abd al-Wahhab |
Servant of the Abundantly Giving |
An attributive name of Allah prefixed with the term Abd |
Muhammad |
Azeem |
Honourable and esteemed |
A title of Allah’s Messenger صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم |
Muhammad |
Mustafa |
Chosen |
An epithet of Allah’s Messenger صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم |
Three Names for Girls
For general usage |
Meaning |
Association |
Lubna |
Beautiful |
The name of an honourable female Companion رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا |
Faria (Fāriʿa) |
Long-haired |
The name of an honourable female Companion رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا |
Qurrat al-Ayn |
Coolness of the eye |
The name of an honourable female Companion رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا |
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