180+ Arabic Girl Names

Could serve as an alternative to the more common Latifah.

Spelled this way, Adine could be a relative of either the Irish Aideen, which means jealousy, or the Arabic Adina, meaning slender. We'll go with the slender.

An Arabic name that can easily cross cultures. Janan might make a distinctive honor name for an ancestral Jan, Jane, or John.

Rashida is an evocative and alluring name, currently represented by Rashida Jones, daughter of Peggy Lipton and Quincy Jones, who has been featured in The Office, Parks & Recreation, and The Social Network.

This lovely Arabic name is gaining popularity in the US, used equally for boys and girls. Indeed, its sound (it rhymes with the feminine Tamar but ends with the fashionably masculine -ar sound, as in Oscar) and most logical nickname (Sam) make it a choice that's at once accessible and unsual for both boys and girls.

A hardwood tree native to Africa, India and other tropical regions, which bears sweet pod-shaped fruits which are used as a flavoring in many world cuisines, including Indian and Filipino. A rare and intriguing nature name which could honor an ancestral Tammy or Tamar.

Zerlina is a variation of Zerlin, meaning "beautiful dawn". Zerlina is most famous as the wily, clever servant girl in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni, where she is the only character to seemingly get her way.

Attractive Middle Eastern choice used in a variety of spellings.

This more elaborate version of the name is heard occasionally, but Samira or the related Samara is simpler and just as rhythmic.

A rare Arabic name related to the Hebrew Shalom or Solomon, meaning "peace".

Captivating Arabic choice, sometimes transcribed as Fa'izah.

An interesting and unusual choice, with a choral feel.

An occasionally heard African name, hobbled by a zoolike sound.

Very popular throughout the Arab world and growing in use in the US as well, where it was given last year to more than 50 baby girls.

Simple, pretty, and delicate.

The two l's in this Arabic name give it a particularly rich rhythmic quality.

Unusual Arabic name with an inspiring meaning for a baby girl.

Although a variant of the operatic Zerlina, Zerline has her own theatrical tale. She is the star character of the opera Fra Diavolo by Daniel Auber. Zerline, daughter of the innkeeper of Terracina, is in love with an impoverished soldier, Lorenzo, but her father wants her to marry the rich old Francesco. Various tragedies and events occur. In the end, Zerline is free to marry her beloved Lorenzo.