Arabic Dog Names

Aaliya

Recorded as a feminine given name in Pakistani use

Aaliyah

Feminine form of Aali, from the root ʿalā

Abu

Means 'father' in Arabic and is often used as a term of endearment.

Adila

Feminine form of Adil, formed from the root ʿādil

Affra

Recorded as a feminine given name in medieval German

Afra

Aicha

Recorded as a feminine given name in Maghrebi Arabic

Aischa

Variant spelling of Aisha, an Arabic given name meaning "living" or "alive"

Ajana

Recorded as a given name in modern English (rare), feminine

Akeela

Recorded as a feminine given name in Muslim use

Akila

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Akilah

Alternate transcription of the Arabic name Aqila

Akir

An acronym for "Always Keep It Real"

Aky

Aladdin

Anglicized form of the Arabic name ʻAlāʼ ad-Dīn

Aladin

Recorded as a masculine given name in Arabic (user-submitted)

Alam

Means "world, universe" in Arabic

Alee

A variation of the name Ali, which means exalted or noble

Alia

Alternate transcription of Arabic علياء, عالية or عليّة; also an Old German form of Ella

Alie

A variant of 'Ali', meaning 'exalted' or 'noble' in Arabic.

Alkor

The name of a star in the constellation of Carina.

Almira

Variant of Elmira; Bosnian feminine form of Al-Amir

Aludra

From Arabic العذراء (al-ʿadhrāʾ), "the maiden"; the name of a star in Canis Major

Amal

Means "hope, aspiration" in Arabic, from the root ʾamala, "to hope for"

Aman

A common name meaning 'trustworthy' in Arabic and Hindi

Amani

Means "wishes" in Arabic; in Swahili, "peace"

Amany

A name of Arabic origin that means 'truth' or 'trust'.

Amar

Sanskrit amara, "immortal"; also a form of Arabic and Urdu Ammar

Ameera

Alternate transcription of Arabic أميرة (Amira)

Amin

From Arabic أمين (ʾamīn), meaning "truthful"

Amina

From Arabic, "safe, secure"; related to a root meaning "to be faithful"

Amir

Means "commander, prince" in Arabic; also means "treetop" in Hebrew

Amira

Princess or leader in Arabic

Amiro

Recorded as a rare masculine given name in Georgian

Amsela

Anaya

Meaning unknown; possibly from the Spanish surname Anaya

Aneesa

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Antar

A name of Arabic origin meaning 'brave' or 'courageous'

Ara

An alternative form of 'Arah', meaning 'to rise' or 'to ascend'

Arak

Recorded as a masculine given name in Thai

Arisha

Diminutive of Arina

Arkam

Recorded as a masculine given name in Armenian

Arrak

Arya

From an old Indo-Iranian root meaning "Aryan, noble"

Asim

Means "protector" in Arabic, from the root ʿaṣama, "to protect"

Askara

Askira

Asmo

Recorded as a masculine given name in Finnish

Asra

Means "travel at night" in Arabic

Atika

A derivative of the Arabic word meaning 'pure' or 'virtuous'

Ayesha

Alternate transcription of Arabic ʿĀʾisha or Urdu ʿĀʾishah

Aysha

Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة, Urdu عائشہ or Kazakh Айша

Aza

A modern form of the Persian name Reza; also an Arabic name meaning "one who provides comfort"

Aziza

Feminine form of Aziz

Badar

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Badi

Recorded as a masculine given name in Arabic

Bahija

Arabic word meaning "happy, joyous, delightful"

Bahiya

Cebuano word borrowed from Spanish bahía, a bay

Bara

Croatian short form of Barbara; also Arabic "innocence" and Old Norse "wave"

Barum

Basha

A name or word with several unrelated uses, including an Ethiopian title and a Hebrew king

Bashira

Recorded as a feminine given name in Arabic

Basima

Feminine form of the masculine name Basim

Biba

Recorded as a feminine given name in Croatian

Cadi

A short form of the name Catrin

Cairo

Arabic al-Qāhira, "the victorious"; from the name of the city of Cairo in Egypt

Dabir

A Persian title for a secretary or scribe, from Middle Persian dibīr

Dafra

Dahna

Recorded as a feminine given name in Korean

Daliah

Daliah is recorded as a given name in modern Spanish and in Hebrew.

Dania

Italian diminutive of Daniela; also an alternate transcription of Arabic Daniya

Deema

Recorded as a feminine given name in Arabic

Deira

English: recorded as a modern American feminine given name

Diara

Cebuano diárà, perhaps an alteration of dira, a form of dinha

Din

Arabic word for "religion" or "way of life"

Djenna

Recorded as a feminine given name in Dutch

Djinni

Djinnie

Dorra

Recorded as a feminine given name in Maghrebi Arabic

Dubai

Arabic دُبَيّ (dubayy), the name of a city in the United Arab Emirates

Elmira

Possibly a shortened form of Edelmira, or from Turkic el and Arabic amir

Fara

Recorded as a given name in Arabic, Sicilian, Tahitian, Germanic and Shona

Faris

Means "horseman, knight" in Arabic

Farrah

Alternate transcription of the Arabic name Farah, meaning "joy"

Fennec

A type of small desert fox known for its large ears.

Gaban

Genie

Diminutive of Eugenia.

Habib

Arabic masculine given name meaning "beloved" or "darling"

Hadda

Recorded as a feminine given name in Icelandic

Haniya

Alternate transcription of Arabic هنيّة, Haniyya

Haris

Bosnian, Urdu, Indonesian and Malay form of Harith; also Greek Charis

Harra

German: a village and former municipality in Thuringia, Germany

Hawa

Alternate transcription of Arabic Ḥawwāʾ, and the Swahili form

Haya

Means "hurry, come quickly" in Arabic

Hayat

Means "life" in Arabic, from حيي (ḥayiya) meaning "to live"

Heena

The name Heena is often associated with the Arabic word for 'blessed' or 'happy'.

Heni

Recorded as a feminine given name in Hungarian and Ancient Egyptian

Hessa

A name of Arabic origin meaning 'to be enthusiastic or joyful.'

Hira

From Sanskrit hīra, "diamond"; also from Arabic Ḥirāʾ, a cave name

Idris

Welsh "ardent lord"; also an unrelated Arabic name, possibly "interpreter, teacher"