Arabic Names that Start With S

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.

Distinguished by association with renowned African diplomat Salim Ahmed Salim, this name is popular in many variations throughout the Arab world. Its use is growing in the US as well, especially in its Salem version.

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

The three soft a's make for a calm and rhythmic name, though some risk of salami jokes.

Despite its disagreeable meaning, this name has a distinctive literary heritage: the eminent Kiswahili writer Shabaan Roberts is called the Shakespeare of East Africa.