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Lyla
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Arabic-English names for girls
Aaliyah
Ada
Aida
Alesha
Aliah
Alisha
Alma
Alvina
Amalia
Amber
Amelia
Ana
Anya
Ariana
Arya
Azalea
Beulah
Daria
Dina
Eliza
Fara
Farah
Farrah
Hana
Hannah
Jana
Jenna
Jennah
Judi
Lana
Layla
Leila
Leilah
Leyla
Lila
Lina
Lulu
Luna
Maida
May
Maya
Mina
Nadia
Naila
Natasha
Nevaeh
Nina
Nora
Noreen
Nyla
Robina
Rubina
Sabrina
Salma
Samara
Sara
Sarah
Sarina
Selina
Shayla
Sheila
Sonia
Sophia
Tamara
Tara
Tisha
Yasmin
Yasmine
Zaria
Zenia
Arabic-English feminine names from the /r/namenerds subreddit
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Feminine Arabic names that may also be English words
The following names often appeared in English language web pages. That means that they are either English words, or names which are very familiar to English speakers.
Feminine English names that may also be Arabic words
These names often appeared in Arabic language web pages.
Arabic word ending matches
Feminine Arabic names often end with -ah. Below are English names ending with the same word ending.
English word ending matches
Feminine English names often end with -na. Below are Arabic names ending with the same word ending.
Fuzzy matches
These are names that would have been the same between the languages, if it hadn't been for a single character difference. Each entry shows an approximate match with the Arabic name on the left, and the English name on the right.
Arabic-English names popular in both
Names from this page that appear in the official baby name statistics of both a Arabic-speaking and a English-speaking country.
| Name | Arabic | English |
|---|---|---|
| Sara | #12 girls Jordan 2020 | #84 girls Canada (Ontario) 2024 |
| Yasmin | #25 girls Jordan 2020 | #318 girls England and Wales 2025 |
| Farah | #15 girls Jordan 2020 | #397 girls Northern Ireland 2025 |
| Salma | #2 girls Jordan 2020 | #483 girls Canada (Ontario) 2024 |
| Jana | #27 girls Jordan 2020 | #564 girls Canada (Ontario) 2024 |
Featured in baby name books
Aaliyah
Aaliyah is an Arabic name, related to Aliya, with meanings such as “highborn,” “lofty,” or “exalted,” suggesting someone of high standing. Aaliyah means “to ascend” or “to rise,” with some tracing it to Hebrew as a form of Aliyah.
Ada
Ada is most often traced to German with the meaning “noble,” and can also be a short form of Adelaide. Other traditions give Ada the Hebrew meaning “adornment,” an African meaning “first daughter,” and an English meaning “joyous.”
Aida
Aida is an Arabic name usually meaning “reward” or “present,” though one source gives “visitor.” Aida is the title heroine of Verdi’s opera, an Ethiopian princess enslaved in Egypt, and the name is chosen both to honor African roots and to pay tribute to Verdi.
Alma
Alma means “soul” in Latin, Italian, and Spanish and “nurturing” or “kind” in Latin, while in Arabic it means “learned.” Alma is a grown-up alternative to Emma and Anna, recalls the nurturing alma mater, and was borne by Alma Mahler, the Viennese composer who charmed Mahler, Klimt, and Gropius.
Amber
Amber comes from the name of the warm, honey-colored gem made of fossilized tree resin, with Amberly as a variant. Amber took off after the 1944 novel Forever Amber, peaked in the 1980s, and has since declined in the U.S., though it remains in the U.K. top fifty.
Amelia
Amelia means “industrious” or “hardworking” and is related to Emily and Amalia, with Amélie as the French form. Amelia has an early-American sound, was very popular in the 1800s, faded in the mid-1900s, and is now back in style.
Anya
Anya is a Russian and Latvian form of Anna, meaning “grace” or “grace of God.” Anya also exists in Sanskrit with the meaning “inexhaustible,” and it appeals to parents who are fond of Anna or Emma yet would like a slightly rarer choice.
Ariana
Ariana is given a Welsh meaning, “silver,” with spellings such as Arianna and Aryana. Ariana is also derived from the Greek Ariadne, meaning “most holy”; in myth Ariadne helped Theseus escape the labyrinth with a thread.
Daria
Daria is the feminine form of Darius and comes from Greek, meaning “wealthy” or “luxurious.” Daria is also read as “king” in Persian or “queenly.”
Farrah
Farrah is read as English for “pleasant” or “fair,” and as Arabic for “joy” or “beautiful.” Farrah is also a place name, used for a town in India as well as for both a town and a river in Afghanistan.
Hana
Hana is Japanese for “flower” or “flower blossom,” with Hanako as a related form. Hana is also an Arabic name meaning “happy” or “blissful.”
Hannah
Hannah is Hebrew for “grace” or “God has favored me,” and is also a palindrome. In the Bible Hannah prayed for a child at Shiloh and dedicated her son, the prophet Samuel, to God’s service.
Lana
Lana is inseparable from screen star Lana Turner, whose birth name was actually Julia. Lana is often called a variation of Alanna meaning “rock,” though its origins are murky, with links to Latin “wool,” Alan, or Helen.
Lila
Lila is Arabic for “night,” for a girl born at night. Lila is a Hindu name meaning “dance of God” or “God’s free will,” and in Sanskrit “playful.”
Lulu
Lulu is Arabic for “pearl.” Lulu is also a short form of Louise, “famous warrior,” or of Lucy, “light.”
Luna
Luna is Latin and Italian for “moon.” Luna was the Roman moon goddess.
May
May is linked to Margaret, with the meaning “pearl,” and to Mary, with the meaning “bitter.” May is also the name of the spring month, and month names like May were very fashionable for girls in the 1920s.
Maya
Maya honors the month of May and the Roman goddess Maia; it entered U.S. use in 1970, quickly reached the top one hundred, and also recalls the Mayan civilization. Maya is a Hindu or Sanskrit name meaning “illusion” or “God’s power.”
Mina
Mina is a German name meaning “love” or “tender affection,” and is a character in Dracula. Mina began as a short form of names like Wilhelmina, and it is so cute and current that many parents skip the long form.
Nadia
Nadia comes from Russian and means “hope.” Nadia is the French form of Nadya, which spread in France after the Ballets Russes; in Arabic-speaking countries it means “tender.”
Natasha
Natasha is a Russian form of Natalie, meaning “birthday,” especially Christmas. Natasha began as a nickname for Natalya but has been used independently in the U.S. since 1965, entering the top hundred in the mid-1980s, and Sasha Obama’s full name is Natasha.
Nina
Nina is Spanish for “girl.” Nina began as a short form of Antonina or a nickname for Ann, and some give it the Hebrew meaning “grace of God.”
Nora
Nora is a form of Eleanor or Leonora, meaning “light.” Nora also derives from Onóra, the Irish version of Honora, meaning “honor,” and it is a very Irish name.
Sabrina
Sabrina is the old name of the River Severn in western Britain. Legend tells of a princess drowned in the Severn who became its nymph, which is why some books gloss Sabrina as “princess.”
Samara
Samara is a Hebrew name meaning “protected by God” or “ruled by God,” and in Arabic it suggests “evening conversation.” A samara is also the winged seed of elms and maples, and Samara is a Russian city on the Volga.
Sarah
Sarah is a Hebrew name meaning “princess,” with nicknames such as Sally and Sadie. In Genesis, the beautiful Sarai was renamed Sarah and, late in life, bore Isaac to Abraham, earning the title “mother of nations.”
Sonia
Sonia is a Slavic version of Sophia, from the Greek for “wisdom,” with spellings Sonja and Sonya. Sonia became a name in its own right in the early 1900s, boosted by skater Sonja Henie and designer Sonia Rykiel, and is a quiet alternative to Sophia.
Sophia
Sophia is a Greek name meaning “wisdom,” with forms like Sofia, Sophie, and Sonia. This antique gem has roared back to the top of the charts, helped by stars like Sophia Loren; the Hagia Sophia means “holy wisdom.”
Tamara
Tamara is a Hebrew name, from the biblical Tamar, meaning “palm tree” or “date palm.” Tamara is widely used in Russia and the Balkans, and the name recalls Georgia’s canonized twelfth-century Queen Tamar; Tammy and Mara are common nicknames.
Tara
Tara is an Irish Gaelic name meaning “hill” or “rocky hill,” with variants such as Tarah, Tarra, and Taryn. Tara also means “star” in Sanskrit and is linked to an astral goddess, which explains its appeal among Indian families.
These lists are only intended to give you name ideas. Make sure to further research each name, as some may have negative connotations.
All of the suggested Arabic-English names on this page are matched solely on their written form — pronunciation may differ.