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Gender | Female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Arabic [1] |
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Related names | Nala[ citation needed ] |
Nahla is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. [1]
The name is of Arabic origin meaning "first drink of water" or "water in the desert", [1] there's also Nahla valley in Iraq. Additionally, the latinized term Nahla can also refer to honeybee in Arabic. [2]
A descendant of the Arabic, "Naħla" means Bee in the Maltese language.
Another variant is Nala. This means 'gift' in Swahili.[ citation needed ]
Notable people with the given name, or its variants, include:
Notable people with the surname include:
May is an English feminine given name. It is derived from the name of the month, which comes from Maia, the name of a Roman fertility goddess. The name May is also used as a pet form of Mary and Margaret.
Faiza is a female Arabic name meaning "successful, victorious, beneficial". Variants include: Faizah, Faiza, Fayzah, Fayza, Faeyza, Faeyzah, Faihza, Faaiza, Faaizah, Fiza, Faisa, Fayeza, Fayiza, Faeeza.; and related to the male names Faiz, Faizan, and Fayez. Faiza (فائزة) is derived from its root word Fa'iz (فائز) which means successful.
Alisha also refer as protected from God is a cognate of the Spanish-language feminine given name Alicia, a variant of the French/German-language name Alice, which comes from Old English Æthelhādas or Æðelhādas, meaning noble or nobility.
Haydar, also spelt Hajdar, Hayder, Heidar, Haider, Heydar, Haidr, and other variants, is an Arabic male given name, also used as a surname, meaning "lion".
Rayan, also spelt Rayyan or Rayaan, is generally a given name of Arabic origin, usually male but sometimes female, meaning "watered", "luxuriant", "plentiful" or "heaven's flower" in Arabic.
Samer is an Arabic male name literally means "informal friendly talk or chat to pass the night", "one to whom you speak", "congregation of those who spend the evening in pleasant conversation", "evening chat companion", "entertainer, companion". The name Samar has the same origin.
Amir (also spelled Ameer or Emir; is a masculine name of multi-lingual origin.
Nahla may refer to:
Ghada is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, is used mostly in Arabic speaking countries, but also in a few other countries and languages of the world. In Arabic, it refers to women who are attractive, graceful and active, tender and enchanting, giving and enlightening.
Rifat is a masculine name. Variants also include Refat, Rafat, Refaat, etc. Notable people with the name include:
Suad and the variants Souad, Soad, stems from the Arabic verb sa‘ada which the name means "good luck, good fortune, happiness, auspicious, prosperous, favorable". Suad is another variant from the Arabic given name Saad.
Saher is either a feminine given name of Arabic origin, common throughout the Persian-speaking and Muslim worlds, or unisex given name of Hebrew origin, used mainly in Israel. Though the Arabic and Hebrew names are phonologically identical and both derive from Semitic languages, they are nonetheless etymologically unrelated. In Arabic, the name means "just before dawn", coming from a common Semitic root meaning "dawn". The origin of the Hebrew name is an ancient Akkadian word for the crescent moon.
Yara is a given name developed independently in the Arabic and Tupi languages, and also the anglicized spelling of a number of unrelated given names.
Laith is an Arabic given name and a Scottish given name or surname.
Sayegh is an Arabic surname which means goldsmith. It has also some variants, like Saieg or Sayigh. Notable people with the surname include:
Lamia, Lamyae or Lamiya is a feminine given name borne in Libyan-Greek mythology by a Libyan queen that transformed into a mythological creature. In Arabic it has been derived from the word which means "shining" or "radiant". The Bosnian form of the name is Lamija. Lamija was the most popular name for newborn girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012.
Nawal or Nawaal is Arabic female given name literally meaning "unmerited favour of God" or "gift, grant, present, donation, award, offering" or also could mean "state or quality of being kind, act of kindness beyond what is due" or "grace, kindness, favour, charity". The name is actually an infinitive form of the adjective which stems from verb نَالَ nāla, meaning "to accomplish, achieve, earn, gain, receive
Asma is a feminine given name of Arabic origin meaning “supreme”. Esma is a Bosnian and Turkish variant. It is in use in the Arab world and Muslim-majority countries.
Fatah is an Arabic name and surname, meaning "open, begin, start, commence". A variant of the name is Fattah, also spelt Fattaah which denotes the same or similar meaning.
Ḥanan (חנן) is a name of Biblical Hebrew origin which is also found in Qur'anic Arabic. In Hebrew, it is a masculine name meaning "gracious", "gracious gift" or "grace". In Arabic where it is used as a feminine name, it means "compassion" or "affection".