180+ Arabic Girl Names

Simple plus unusual is a winning combination.

Light and rhythmic.

Rhythmic choice sometimes heard in Muslim families.

Pretty and feminine Arabic name.

Could serve as an alternative to the more common Latifah.

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.

One of the most appealing Muslim names, both in sound and meaning.

Rhythmic name suitable for a girl born in a springtime month.

North African name with a distinctive beat.

Whether you spell it with or without the final h, this is a name with international possibilities.

One of several similar names with a pleasant, intriguing sound.

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

A name to consider when seeking an offbeat substitute for the more familiar Mariah.

See ZULEIKA.

Tarbula is the historic but now-forgotten name of an early Persian saint and martyr, sister of St. Simeon, who was accused of being a witch and sawed in half. Tarbula is also known by the names Tarba and Tarbo.

One of many similarly pretty names, this one identifiable as a female form of the familiar Shaquille.

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