Arabic names

In this article, we will talk about some of the meanings of famous names in the Arabic language and currently popular in Arab countries and other Islamic countries, and perhaps Western countries.

These names have meanings for something or an event in the Arabic language, and then we give them to people and mention that so that our children know the meanings of Arabic names and so that parents also know the meanings of names to name their children with them knowingly if they wish.

We will also mention in this article the meanings of the names of the days of the week and we will start first with some of the most famous names and their meanings for males and females in the Arabic language:

( Muhammad): It is an Arabic name for a male, we say it to a person or a man with many good and praiseworthy qualities.

(Hisham): It is an Arabic name for a male and means generosity or kindness.

(Bilal): It is an Arabic name for a male and means what the throat is moistened with from water or anything else.

(Othman): It is an Arabic name for a male and means the snake or the son of the snake.

(Farouq): An Arabic name for males, meaning someone who distinguishes between right and wrong, and also means very fearful.

(Omar): An Arabic name for males, derived from the word “al-Omr” which means life, and we name our children Omar as an optimism for a long life.

(Tareq): An Arabic name for males, meaning someone who knocks on the door, and it also means something that happens at night.

(Sufyan): An Arabic name for males, meaning someone who walks or flies quickly.

(Ziyad): An Arabic name for males, meaning increase, abundance, or growth.

(Ali): An Arabic name for males, meaning someone who is very high, noble, or very strong.

(Al-Hasan): An Arabic name for males, meaning someone who has a beautiful face, appearance, and morals.

(Khadija): An Arabic name for females, meaning someone who was born prematurely, but she lives and thrives.

(Zainab): It is an Arabic name for a woman and means coward or means a beautiful-looking and fragrant tree.

(Fatima): It is an Arabic name for a female and means a woman who weans her child from breastfeeding.

(Aisha): It is an Arabic name for a female and means the one who has life or means the one who is comfortable in her life.

(Isra): It is an Arabic name for a female and means walking at night.

(Asma): It is an Arabic name for a female and is the plural of the word name in the Arabic language.

(Ruqayyah): It is an Arabic name for a female and means tenderness or ascension and ascent.

(Juwayriyah): It is an Arabic name for a female and means the young, young woman among women and it also means the strong and fast.

(Sumaya): It is an Arabic name for a female and means the small mark or the distinctive thing or person.

(Al-Zahraa): An Arabic name for a female meaning bright or clear or radiant-faced.

(Safiya): A famous Arabic name for a female meaning the chosen or the one who has no defect

• As for the meanings of the days of the week in the Arabic language, they are seven according to the seven days of the week. The Arabs had seven days in the week like the rest of the peoples, but (Sunday) was the first day of the week for the Arabs before Islam, then the matter changed after Islam and (Saturday) became the first day of the week. These are the meanings of the names of the days:
  
  1-(Saturday): It is the first day of the week and means rest because it was in the past the last day of the week as we mentioned and it is called Saturday because it is separated from the rest of the days because it is the last day of the week for the Arabs before Islam.
  
  2-(Sunday): In the Arabic language, it is taken from the number one and it was named thus because the Arabs in the past used to start the week with it, so it is the first day
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  3-(Monday): In the Arabic language, it means the second day, so it is the second day of the week after (Saturday).
  
  4-(Tuesday): Its origin is taken from the number three, it is the third day of the week after (Saturday).
  
  5-(Wednesday): Its origin is taken from the number four, it is the fourth day of the week after (Saturday).
  
  6-(Thursday): Its origin is taken from the number five, it is the fifth day of the week after (Saturday).
  
  7-(Friday): Its origin is taken from the meeting or taken from the (Friday) prayer, it is the sixth day of the week after (Saturday) and sometimes the Arabs name the whole week and say (Friday) meaning the whole week.
  
  For example, you say I will meet you after (Friday) meaning after a week.