Arabian Horse Name Generator
Arabic words, star names and desert show names
Generate Arabian horse names from real Arabic words and the breed's own vocabulary: barn names like Shahin, Najma and Asil, longer names like Bint Al Sahra and Sultan Al Layl, and English desert names like Desert Jewel.
About Arabian horse names
Arabian horse owners have long reached for Arabic names, and this list of 1,000 does the same. Most entries are real Arabic words in a common Latin spelling: Rih is wind, Najma is a star, Jawhara is a jewel and Sahra is the desert. Many English star names came from Arabic, so Altair, Rigel, Vega and Deneb sit beside Suhail and Thuraya.
The breed has a vocabulary of its own. Asil means of pure origin, a faras is a horse or mare, a hisan a stallion, a muhra a filly and a jawad a swift, noble horse. Coat words work too: Adham for a black horse, Ashqar for a chestnut, Ashhab for a grey and Kumayt for a bay. Bedouin breeders traced their horses through the dam into strains. Tradition names five, Kuhaylan, Saqlawi, Abeyan, Hamdani and Hadban, after five foundation mares; that story, Al Khamsa, is tradition and not recorded history.
Longer names follow Arabic grammar. Ibn (son of) is for a colt or stallion, as in Ibn Shahin, and Bint (daughter of) for a filly or mare, as in Bint Najma. Al or El is the article: Sultan Al Layl is sultan of the night. The rest is English names such as Desert Jewel and Sahara Gold plus a few real horses of the past.
How to choose Arabian horse names
- Match the word to the horse. Ibn means son of and Bint means daughter of, so a colt can be Ibn Antar and a filly Bint Layla, not the other way round.
- Use the coat words where they fit: Adham or Dahma for a black horse, Ashqar or Shaqra for a chestnut, Ashhab or Shahba for a grey. The second word of each pair is the form for a mare.
- Pair a long name with a short barn name from inside it. Najmat Al Sahra goes by Najma, Sultan Al Layl by Sultan and Noor El Sabah by Noor.
- Say the name out loud before you choose. Short words such as Rih, Barq, Noor and Saqr carry well across an arena, while long star names such as Betelgeuse read better on paper.
- If the horse will be registered, read your registry's naming rules first. Rules on length and on repeated names differ between registries, so look them up before you settle on a name.
Frequently asked questions
What are good names for an Arabian horse?
Short Arabic words are the classic choice: Shahin (falcon), Najma (star), Rih (wind), Noor (light) and Asil (of pure origin). For a longer name try Bint Al Sahra, daughter of the desert, or Sultan Al Layl, sultan of the night. English names such as Desert Jewel and Sahara Gold are on the list too.
What do Ibn, Bint, Al and El mean?
Ibn means son of and Bint means daughter of, so Ibn Saqr is son of Saqr and Bint Zahra is daughter of Zahra. Al and El are two spellings of the Arabic word for the, and El follows Egyptian pronunciation. In a name like Najmat Al Sahra, star of the desert, the article sits before the second word.
What are the strain names on the list?
Kuhaylan, Saqlawi, Abeyan, Hamdani and Hadban are strain names, family names that Bedouin breeders passed down through the dam line. The list also has feminine forms such as Kuhayla and Hadba and two-word forms such as Kuhaylan Ajuz and Saqlawi Jidran. Spellings vary from book to book, and the tale of five foundation mares behind the five strains is told here as a tradition.
Are any of these the names of real horses?
Yes, a small share. Skowronek, Bask, Nazeer, Morafic, Mesaoud, Raffles, Raseyn, Witez II, Naborr, Ofir, Aswan, Marengo, Godolphin Arabian and Darley Arabian are the names of real horses of the past, so think twice before reusing one. Hadban Enzahi is a strain name that a well-known stallion also carried. Abjar, Dahis and Ghabra are horses of old Arabic poetry and legend.
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All 1,000 Arabian horse names
A: 93 names
- Abeya
- Abeyan
- Abeyan Sharrak
- Abjar
- Abla
- Ablaq
- Abnus
- Abrash
- Abyad
- Achernar
- Acrab
- Adham
- Adham After Dark
- Adhara
- Agharr
- Ahlan wa Sahlan
- Al Nasr Al Tair
- Al Nasr Al Waqi
- Aladdin
- Alcor
- Aldebaran
- Aleppo
- Alf Layla wa Layla
- Alf Mabruk
- Algieba
- Algol
- Alhambra
- Alhena
- Alioth
- Alkaid
- Almach
- Almas
- Alnair
- Alnilam
- Alnitak
- Alphard
- Alphecca
- Alpheratz
- Altair
- Altais
- Alula
- Alya
- Amal
- Amber and Musk
- Amber Dunes
- Amber Mirage
A, continued
- Amir
- Amir Al Fursan
- Amir Arabi
- Amir El Sahra
- Amira
- Amira Arabiya
- Amira in Gold
- Amirat Al Andalus
- Amirat Al Badia
- Amirat El Nil
- Anbar
- Andalib
- Andalus
- Ankaa
- Antar
- Antar's Charge
- Apricot Dawn
- Aqaba
- Aqiq
- Arabian Dawn
- Arabian Echo
- Arabian Gold
- Areej
- Arneb
- Arous El Nil
- Arwa
- Asad
- Asad Al Badia
- Asal
- Asala
- Ashhab
- Ashhab in the Mist
- Ashqar
- Ashqar Ablaze
- Asifa
- Asil
- Aswan
- Atiq
- Ayn
- Ayn Al Ghazal
- Ayn El Hayat
- Ayn Zarqa
- Azha
- Azhar
- Aziz
- Aziza
- Azraq
B: 90 names
- Bab Al Yaman
- Bab El Bahr
- Bab El Sharq
- Badawi
- Badawiya
- Badia
- Badr
- Badr Al Layali
- Badr El Budur
- Badr Kamil
- Badriya
- Baghdad
- Baghdad Moon
- Bahaa
- Bahja
- Bahr
- Bahr El Ghazal
- Bakhoor
- Bariq
- Barq
- Barq Al Layl
- Barq Khatif
- Basil
- Bask
- Basra
- Basra Tide
- Batal
- Batal Shuja
- Batala
- Bayda
- Bayn El Qasrayn
- Baz
- Bedouin Star
- Betelgeuse
- Between Two Rivers
- Billawr
- Bint Abla
- Bint Al Arab
- Bint Al Badia
- Bint Al Bahr
- Bint Al Layl
- Bint Al Nakhil
- Bint Al Nil
- Bint Al Qamar
- Bint Al Rih
B, continued
- Bint Al Rimal
- Bint Al Sahra
- Bint Al Shams
- Bint Al Sharq
- Bint Al Waha
- Bint Amira
- Bint Aziza
- Bint Dahma
- Bint Durra
- Bint El Sabah
- Bint Farida
- Bint Ghabra
- Bint Ghazala
- Bint Hadba
- Bint Hind
- Bint Jamila
- Bint Jawhara
- Bint Kuhayla
- Bint Layla
- Bint Lubna
- Bint Lulua
- Bint Maha
- Bint Malika
- Bint Muhra
- Bint Nadira
- Bint Najma
- Bint Nawal
- Bint Rabab
- Bint Rim
- Bint Salma
- Bint Samira
- Bint Saqlawiya
- Bint Shaqra
- Bint Suad
- Bint Sultana
- Bint Thuraya
- Bint Warda
- Bint Yasmin
- Bint Zahra
- Black Tent
- Blue Ribbon
- Born of the Wind
- Bulbul
- Burj
- Bustan Al Ward
C: 11 names
- Caliph's Garden
- Caph
- Caravan
- Caravan Bells
- Caravan Dream
- Caravan Moon
- Cardamom
- City of Brass
- Coffee and Cardamom
- Copper Crescent
- Crescent Moon Rising
D: 55 names
- Dahis
- Dahma
- Dahma at Dusk
- Dahman
- Dahman Shahwan
- Dahna
- Dalal
- Damascus
- Dana
- Dancing Flame
- Dancing on the Dunes
- Darley Arabian
- Date Palm
- Daughter of the Wind
- Dawn Over the Dunes
- Deneb
- Denebola
- Desert Bred
- Desert Dawn
- Desert Ember
- Desert Falcon
- Desert Heir
- Desert Jewel
- Desert Lantern
- Desert Legacy
- Desert Mirage
- Desert Oracle
- Desert Rose
- Desert Sonata
- Desert Song
- Desert Starlight
- Desert Thunder
- Desert Wind
- Dhahab
- Dhahab Khalis
- Dhahab wa Fidda
- Dhanab
- Dhikra Jamila
- Dhofar
- Dhow Sail
- Dibaj
- Dijla
- Dilmun
- Diphda
- Dirgham
- Diriyah
- Diya
- Drinker of the Wind
- Dubhe
- Dune Dancer
- Dune Dreamer
- Dune Runner
- Durra
- Durra Farida
- Durrat Al Khalij
E: 8 names
- Ebony Horse
- Echo of the Wadi
- Elnath
- Eltanin
- Emerald Oasis
- Empty Quarter
- Enif
- Eye of the Falcon
F: 35 names
- Fahd
- Fakhr
- Fakhr Al Arab
- Falcon at First Light
- Falconer's Glove
- Farah
- Faras
- Faras Asila
- Farasha
- Farhat El Umr
- Farida
- Faris
- Faris Al Maydan
- Faris Al Sahra
- Faris Arabi
- Faris at the Gate
- Faris El Ahlam
- Faris El Layl
- Farisa
- Farisa Arabiya
- Farqadan
- Fatat El Ahlam
- Fatin
- Fatina
- Fayruz
- Fidda
- Fig and Honey
- Fire on the Horizon
- First Rain on the Sand
- Firyal
- Fomalhaut
- Forty Thieves
- Frankincense
- Furat
- Furusiya
G: 26 names
- Ghabra
- Ghada
- Ghadanfar
- Ghadir
- Ghaida
- Ghali
- Ghalia
- Gharam
- Gharnata
- Ghasaq
- Ghassan
- Ghaymat Al Sayf
- Ghayth
- Ghazal
- Ghazala
- Ghazala's Grace
- Ghazalat Al Wadi
- Ghurra
- Ghurub
- Ghusn
- Gienah
- Gift of the Wind
- Giza
- Godolphin Arabian
- Gold of the Caravan
- Golden Dinar
H: 46 names
- Habibi
- Habibti
- Haboob
- Hadba
- Hadban
- Hadban Enzahi
- Hadil
- Hadiya
- Hadramaut
- Haifa
- Halba
- Hamada
- Hamal
- Hamama
- Hamdani
- Hamdani Simri
- Hamdaniya
- Hamra
- Hamsat Al Rih
- Hanan
- Hanin
- Harir
- Harir Naim
- Hatim
- Heart of the Oasis
- Hegra
- Hejaz
- Henna Moon
- Hikaya Qadima
- Hikayat El Sahra
- Hilal
- Hilwa
- Hind
- Hisan
- Hisan Al Sultan
- Hisan Arabi
- Hisan Asil
- Hisham
- Hubara
- Hulm
- Hulm Al Layali
- Hulm Jamil
- Humam
- Hurr
- Husam
- Husn
I: 56 names
- Ibn Abjar
- Ibn Adham
- Ibn Al Asifa
- Ibn Al Badia
- Ibn Al Barq
- Ibn Al Jabal
- Ibn Al Layl
- Ibn Al Maydan
- Ibn Al Nil
- Ibn Al Rih
- Ibn Al Sahra
- Ibn Al Shamal
- Ibn Al Sharq
- Ibn Al Wadi
- Ibn Amir
- Ibn Antar
- Ibn Asad
- Ibn Ashqar
- Ibn Badr
- Ibn Dahman
- Ibn Fahd
- Ibn Faris
- Ibn Ghassan
- Ibn Hatim
- Ibn Hilal
- Ibn Husam
- Ibn Jawad
- Ibn Khalil
- Ibn Kuhaylan
- Ibn Kumayt
- Ibn Layth
- Ibn Malik
- Ibn Mujalli
- Ibn Najm
- Ibn Nimr
- Ibn Nisr
- Ibn Nizar
- Ibn Qays
- Ibn Raad
- Ibn Saif
- Ibn Sakhr
- Ibn Saqr
- Ibn Shahin
- Ibn Shihab
- Ibn Sultan
- Ibn Tamim
- Ibn Tariq
- Ibn Uqab
- Ibtihaj
- Inan
- Incense Road
- Indigo Night
- Ink of the Poet
- Izar
- Izz
- Izz Al Khayl
J: 23 names
- Jabal
- Jabal Shammar
- Jabal Tuwaiq
- Jamal
- Jamil
- Jamila
- Jamr
- Jamuh
- Jasmine at Midnight
- Jawad
- Jawad Al Arab
- Jawad Karim
- Jawad the Generous
- Jawahir
- Jawhar
- Jawhara
- Jawhara Ghalia
- Jawharat Al Sharq
- Jawza
- Jibbah
- Jilfan
- Jiyad
- Jumana
K: 39 names
- Kahla
- Kahraman
- Kanz
- Kanz Al Sahra
- Kanz El Nil
- Karam
- Karim
- Karima
- Kathib
- Kawkab
- Keeper of the Well
- Khabab
- Khalas
- Khalid
- Khalil
- Khalkhal
- Khamsin
- Khamsin Rising
- Khan El Khalili
- Khanjar
- Khansa
- Khatif
- Khawla
- Khayl
- Khayyal
- Khiffa
- Khuzama
- Kohl and Silver
- Kuhayla
- Kuhaylan
- Kuhaylan Ajuz
- Kuhaylan Jellabi
- Kuhaylan Krush
- Kuhaylan Mimreh
- Kuhaylan Nawwaq
- Kuhaylan Rodan
- Kuhl
- Kumayt
- Kumayt on Fire
L: 35 names
- Labid
- Labwa
- Lady of the Dunes
- Lahn Al Khulud
- Lahn El Wafa
- Lamaan
- Lamp Light
- Lamsat Al Harir
- Last Light on the Dunes
- Layali El Sahra
- Layl
- Layl Tawil
- Layl wa Nahar
- Layla
- Layla Al Badia
- Layla by Moonlight
- Layla Hadia
- Layla Saida
- Laylat Al Badr
- Layth
- Lazaward
- Legend of the Najd
- Lijam
- Lion of the Wadi
- Liwa
- Lord of the Dunes
- Luban
- Lubna
- Lujayn
- Lulu
- Lulu wa Marjan
- Lulua
- Lulua Nadira
- Luluat Al Bahr
- Luxor
M: 74 names
- Mabruk
- Magic Carpet
- Maha
- Maha Al Sahra
- Maha's Eyes
- Majarra
- Majd
- Majd Al Arab
- Malik
- Malik Al Rimal
- Malik El Ghaba
- Malika
- Malika Sahrawiya
- Malikat Al Rimal
- Malikat El Jamal
- Mansur
- Marah
- Marengo
- Marhaba
- Marib
- Marjan
- Markab
- Marmar
- Marrakesh
- Masa
- Masa Al Khayr
- Matar
- Matar El Sayf
- Mawj
- Mawja
- Mawja Zarqa
- Maydan
- Maysa
- Maysun
- Mayya
- Merak
- Mesaoud
M, continued
- Midmar
- Mint Tea
- Mintaka
- Miqdam
- Mirach
- Mirage
- Mirage Maker
- Mirrikh
- Misk
- Misk wa Anbar
- Mitbah
- Mizar
- Moon Over Petra
- Moonlit Caravan
- Moonlit Mirage
- Morafic
- Muhajjal
- Muhannad
- Muhr
- Muhr Jamil
- Muhra
- Muhra Jamila
- Muhra of the Morning
- Muhrat Al Amir
- Mujalli
- Muna
- Mundhir
- Muniqi
- Muniqi Hadraji
- Muniqi Sbaili
- Munir
- Munira
- Munyat El Qalb
- Murr
- Muscat
- Mushtari
- Muzn
N: 61 names
- Nabhan
- Nabil
- Nabila
- Naborr
- Nada
- Nada Al Yasmin
- Nadira
- Nafud
- Nagham
- Nahr
- Najd
- Najdi
- Najdiya
- Najla
- Najm
- Najm Lami
- Najma
- Najma Lamia
- Najma's Promise
- Najmat Al Sahra
- Najmat El Sabah
- Najmat El Sharq
- Najwa
- Nakhil
- Nakhla
- Nakhlat Al Waha
- Narjis
- Nashat
- Nashid Al Sahra
- Nashira
N, continued
- Nasim
- Nasim Al Bahr
- Nasim Al Layl
- Nasim Alil
- Nasim El Rabi
- Nasma
- Nasmat El Sabah
- Nawal
- Nawfal
- Nawras
- Nayzak
- Nazeer
- Nihal
- Nile Lotus
- Nile Moon
- Nimr
- Nisr
- Nisrin
- Nizar
- Nizwa
- Nomad's Compass
- Noor
- Noor Al Qamar
- Noor Al Uyun
- Noor El Sabah
- Nuha
- Nujum
- Nujum Al Layl
- Nujum Lamia
- Numan
- Nura
O: 8 names
- Oasis
- Oasis Dream
- Oasis Pearl
- Ode to the Wind
- Ofir
- One More Tale
- Open Sesame
- Oud
P: 9 names
- Palm Shadow
- Palmyra
- Pearl Diver
- Pearl of the Desert
- Petra
- Pillar of Sand
- Poet of the Sands
- Pomegranate
- Prince of the Sands
Q: 19 names
- Qahwa
- Qalb Al Asad
- Qalb Dhahabi
- Qalb Shuja
- Qamar
- Qamar Al Zaman
- Qamar El Layl
- Qamar Munir
- Qasr Al Hamra
- Qasr El Nil
- Qasr El Shawq
- Qata
- Qatifa
- Qatrat Al Nada
- Qaws Quzah
- Qays
- Qimma
- Queen of the Oasis
- Qurtuba
R: 46 names
- Raad
- Raad Al Jabal
- Rabab
- Rabdan
- Rabi
- Raffles
- Rafiq
- Rahhal
- Rahhala
- Rahwan
- Raml
- Ras Al Hadd
- Rasalhague
- Rasan
- Raseyn
- Rasha
- Rashaqa
- Rashid
- Rashiq
- Rashiqa
- Rawiya
- Rayhan
- Red Sea Dawn
- Rider on the Shamal
- Rigel
- Rih
- Rih Al Sahra
- Rih Al Shamal
- Rih Asifa
- Rih Sharqiya
- Rih wa Raml
- Rihla Saida
- Rikab
- Rim
- Rim Al Badia
- Rimal
- Rimal Dhahabiya
- Roc's Feather
- Rose of Damascus
- Rosewater
- Rub Al Khali
- Ruba
- Ruby of the Sands
- Rumh
- Rumman
- Ruwayda
S: 148 names
- Saba
- Sabah
- Sabah Al Khayr
- Sabah Al Ward
- Sabah Jamil
- Sabbaq
- Sabiq
- Sabkha
- Sadiq Wafi
- Sadr
- Saffron Sky
- Safwan
- Sahab
- Sahar
- Sahar wa Samar
- Sahara Gold
- Sahara Night
- Sahara Rose
- Sahara Silk
- Sahara Sunrise
- Sahara Wind
- Sahil
- Sahir
- Sahira
- Sahm
- Sahm El Rih
- Sahra
- Sahra Wasia
- Saif
- Saif El Nasr
- Saif Qati
- Saif wa Qalam
- Saiph
- Sakhr
- Salalah
- Salma
- Salt and Starlight
- Salwa
- Sama
- Sama Safiya
- Samar
- Samir
- Samira
- Samum
- Samur
- Sana
- Sanaa
- Sand Dancer
- Sand Sultan
S, continued
- Sands of Time
- Sandstorm
- Saqlawi
- Saqlawi Jidran
- Saqlawiya
- Saqr
- Saqr Al Badia
- Saqr Al Jabal
- Saqr Hurr
- Saqr on the Wing
- Sarab
- Sarab Al Sahra
- Sarim
- Sarj
- Sawsan
- Sawt Al Rih
- Sayl
- Sayyidat El Qasr
- Schedar
- Scheherazade
- Seven Voyages
- Shadow of the Palms
- Shafaq
- Shafaq Al Ghurub
- Shahba
- Shahba in Silver
- Shahd
- Shahin
- Shahin in Flight
- Shamal
- Shams
- Shams Al Asil
- Shams El Nil
- Shams El Shita
- Shams Mushriqa
- Shams wa Qamar
- Shaqra
- Shaqra Sunrise
- Sharaf
- Sharara
- Sharif
- Sharifa
- Sharqi
- Shatha
- Shatt El Arab
- Shaula
- Shawq
- Shaykha
- She Walks in Silk
S, continued
- Shibam
- Shibl
- Shield of the Tribe
- Shifting Sands
- Shihab
- Shuaa
- Shuaa Al Shams
- Shukran
- Shula
- Shumukh
- Shuruq
- Shuwayma
- Shuwayman
- Shuwayman Sabbah
- Sibaq
- Siham
- Sihr El Sharq
- Silk and Saffron
- Silk Road
- Silver Scimitar
- Simak
- Sinai
- Sinbad
- Singing Sands
- Sirocco
- Sirr Al Layl
- Sirr El Sahra
- Sitt El Husn
- Sitt El Kol
- Siwa
- Siwar
- Skowronek
- Socotra
- Song of the Caravan
- Spice Route
- Star of the Najd
- Starlight on the Sahara
- Starry Tent
- Storm from the South
- Suad
- Suha
- Suhail
- Sukkar
- Sultan
- Sultan Al Layl
- Sultan's Standard
- Sultana
- Sultana's Pearl
- Sununu
- Sword of the East
T: 30 names
- Tadmor
- Taj
- Taj Al Muluk
- Tal El Amarna
- Tale Before Dawn
- Talh
- Talitha
- Tamam
- Tamim
- Tamr
- Tania
- Tarafa
- Tariq
- Tawus
- Tayf
- Tayf Al Layl
- Tayma
- Tayr El Sabah
- Tayyar
- Tent Mare
- Thalab
- Thalj
- Thousand and One Nights
- Three Wishes
- Thuban
- Thunder Over the Wadi
- Thuraya
- Thuraya's Light
- Turquoise Sky
- Tuwaysan
U: 8 names
- Ufuq
- Ughniyat El Layl
- Uqab
- Usama
- Ustura Arabiya
- Ustura Hayya
- Utarid
- Uyun Al Maha
V: 3 names
- Valley of Diamonds
- Vega
- Vizier's Daughter
W: 39 names
- Wabil
- Wadi
- Wadi Al Ghazal
- Wadi Dawasir
- Wadi El Muluk
- Wadi El Nil
- Wadi Hanifa
- Wadi Moon
- Wadi Rum
- Wafa
- Wafi
- Waha
- Wahaj
- Wahat Al Nakhil
- Walid
- Wallada
- Wamda
- Wamid
- War Mare
- Ward
- Ward El Nil
- Ward El Sham
- Ward wa Yasmin
- Warda
- Warda Bayda
- Warda Hamra
- Warda's Secret
- Wardat Al Wadi
- Wazir
- Well of Stars
- Wezen
- Whisper of the Shamal
- Widad
- Wijdan
- Wind in the Palms
- Windswept Dune
- Wishing Lamp
- Witez II
- Written in the Sands
Y: 11 names
- Ya Ayni
- Ya Hala
- Ya Layl
- Ya Qalbi
- Yalla
- Yamama
- Yanbu
- Yaqut
- Yasmin
- Yasmin El Sham
- Yusra