Arabic Name from English Generator

Arabic cognates and near matches for English names

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Browse English names paired with Arabic counterparts: true cognates shared through the Bible and Quran (John → Yahya, Mary → Maryam), meaning-based matches (Grace → Ni'ma) and sound-alike Arabic names for names with no direct counterpart.

About this generator

Many English names already have an Arabic twin because they descend from the same Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek originals. John, Mary, Joseph, David, Abraham, Moses, Solomon and Gabriel appear in the Quran and in Arabic Christian tradition as Yahya, Maryam, Yusuf, Dawud, Ibrahim, Musa, Sulayman and Jibril. Names of saints and apostles have Arabic Christian forms too: Peter is Butrus, Paul is Bulus, George is Jirjis, and Anthony is Antun. These are true equivalents, not translations.

For names without a shared root, there are two honest approaches. The first is meaning: Grace becomes Ni'ma, Faith becomes Iman, Hope becomes Amal, Rose becomes Warda, Victor becomes Mansur, and Leo becomes Asad or Layth (both meaning lion). The second is sound: Richard to Rashid, Kevin to Kamil, Nancy to Nadia, Jessica to Jamila. Sound matches are what people usually mean by 'my name in Arabic', and they're common when someone converts, marries into an Arab family, or wants an Arabic nickname.

Each entry pairs an English name with an Arabic counterpart, without saying which kind of match it is, so check a pair that matters to you with an Arabic speaker. Note that transliterating an English name into Arabic script (e.g. writing Michael as مايكل) is a different thing again; this list gives Arabic names and Arabic Christian forms in Latin letters rather than spellings in Arabic script.

Tips for choosing a name

Prefer a true cognate when one exists (John → Yahya, Mary → Maryam); an Arabic speaker will recognise it instantly as your name.
If your name has a clear meaning, a meaning-based match feels more personal than a sound match; Hope → Amal or Rose → Warda carry the same idea.
Check gender and religion: Isa (Jesus) and Yahya (John) are common Muslim given names, while Butrus and Bulus are used mainly by Arab Christians.
For a character in fiction, sound-alike conversions like Nancy → Nadia or Brian → Bashir keep the feel of the original name while sounding native.

Frequently asked questions

Does every English name have an Arabic version?

No. Biblical names have direct Arabic cognates, but Germanic or Celtic names like William, Kevin or Ashley don't, so the Arabic version is chosen by similar meaning or similar sound rather than a shared origin.

Is 'Yahya' really the same name as 'John'?

Yes. Both refer to John the Baptist; Arabic Muslims use Yahya (from the Quran) while Arabic Christians often use Yuhanna or Hanna. Similarly, Jesus is Isa in Islamic usage and Yasu in Arabic Christian usage.

How is this different from writing my name in Arabic letters?

Transliteration just spells your English name with Arabic script and keeps its English sound. This list instead pairs common English names with real Arabic names, which is what you'd use as an actual Arabic name.

Can I use these names when converting to Islam?

Many converts keep their original name unless it carries a meaning contrary to Islamic belief. If you do want an Arabic name, cognates like Dawud, Maryam or Ibrahim and virtue names like Iman or Amal are common, well-regarded choices.

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A: 42 names

Aaron → Harun
Abel → Habil
Abigail → Abir
Abraham → Ibrahim
Abram → Ibrahim
Absalom → Abshalum
Adam → Adam
Adrian → Adnan
Adriel → Adil
Agnes → Aghnis
Aidan → Nari
Alan → Ali
Albert → Al-Bara
Alex → Iskandar
Alexander → Iskandar
Alexandra → Iskandara
Allen → Ali
Amanda → Habiba
Amber → Anbar
Ambrose → Ambrusiyus
Amity → Ulfa
Amos → Amus
Andrew → Andraus
Andy → Andraus
Angelina → Malak
Angelo → Malak
Anna → Hannah
Anthony → Antun
Anton → Antun
Archimedes → Arshimidis
Aristotle → Aristu
Arthur → Ashraf
Asenath → Asnat
Asher → Yasir
Ashley → Aisha
Athanasius → Athanasiyus
Augustine → Aghustinus
Augustus → Aghustus
Aurelia → Dhahabiya
Aurora → Shafaq
Ava → Aya
Azrael → Azrail

B: 29 names

Barbara → Bushra
Barnabas → Barnaba
Barry → Bari
Bartholomew → Bartulmawus
Basil → Basil
Basilio → Wasil
Basilius → Basiliyus
Bear → Dubb
Beatrice → Suroor
Beauty → Jamila
Bella → Jamila
Beloved → Habib
Benedict → Mubarak
Benjamin → Binyamin
Bernard → Barakat
Bertha → Bahiya
Bill → Bilal
Billy → Bilal
Blanche → Bayda
Blessing → Baraka
Boaz → Buaz
Bob → Bahaa
Bobby → Bahi
Bradley → Badr
Brandon → Burhan
Brenda → Bahira
Brian → Bashir
Bruce → Baraa
Bruno → Asmar

C: 28 names

Caesar → Qaysar
Caiaphas → Qayafa
Cain → Qabil
Caleb → Kalib
Calvin → Kalim
Candace → Kandaka
Carl → Karam
Carol → Karam
Catherine → Katrin
Cecilia → Sisiliya
Chad → Shadi
Charity → Sadaqa
Charles → Khalil
Chloe → Khulud
Chris → Khristufur
Christina → Kristina
Christopher → Khristufur
Clara → Safa
Clifford → Khalaf
Connor → Qanit
Constance → Thabita
Constantine → Qustantin
Cornelius → Kurniliyus
Craig → Kareem
Crystal → Ballura
Curtis → Qutayba
Cynthia → Sana
Cyril → Kirillus

D: 22 names

Daisy → Uqhuwan
Dan → Danyal
Daniel → Danyal
Danny → Dani
Darius → Dara
David → Dawud
Dawn → Fajr
Deborah → Dabura
Deer → Ghazal
Delilah → Dalila
Demetrius → Dimitri
Dennis → Dinar
Derek → Dirar
Diamond → Almas
Diana → Diyana
Dinah → Dina
Diogenes → Diyujanis
Dominic → Duminik
Donna → Duniya
Dorothy → Hibatullah
Douglas → Daghfal
Dove → Yamama

E: 33 names

Earl → Amir
Eber → Hud
Edmund → Idmun
Edward → Idris
Edwin → Adwan
Eleanor → Nur
Eli → Ali
Elian → Elyan
Elias → Ilyas
Elijah → Ilyas
Elisha → Al-Yasa
Elizabeth → Alisabat
Ella → Ilham
Ellie → Alia
Elliot → Ilyas
Emerald → Zumurrud
Emily → Amal
Emma → Iman
Emmanuel → Imad
Emmett → Imad
Enoch → Idris
Enos → Anush
Ephraim → Afrayim
Eric → Ehab
Ernest → Sabir
Ernie → Sabir
Esther → Istir
Ethan → Ayman
Euclid → Uqlidis
Evan → Ihsan
Eve → Hawwa
Ezekiel → Hizqiyal
Ezra → Uzayr

F: 15 names

Faith → Iman
Falcon → Saqr
Felicity → Saida
Felix → Said
Fiona → Fayruz
Florence → Zahra
Forest → Ghaba
Fortunato → Masud
Francis → Fransis
Frank → Faris
Frankie → Farah
Franklin → Farhan
Fraser → Firas
Fred → Farid
Frederick → Salim

G: 20 names

Gabriel → Jibril
Galen → Jalinus
Gary → Ghazi
Gavin → Ghassan
George → Jirjis
Gerald → Jarrah
Gerard → Jarir
Gideon → Jidun
Gift → Hiba
Gilbert → Ghayth
Glenn → Ghalib
Gloria → Majida
Glory → Majd
Godfrey → Salaam
Goliath → Jalut
Grace → Ni'ma
Graham → Ghanem
Grant → Ghani
Greg → Ghazwan
Gregory → Ghrighuriyus

H: 22 names

Habakkuk → Habaquq
Hadrian → Hadriyan
Hagar → Hajar
Haggai → Hajjay
Hank → Hani
Hannah → Hanna
Harmony → Wiam
Harold → Harith
Harry → Harith
Heidi → Huda
Helen → Diya
Henry → Hani
Heraclius → Hiraql
Herod → Hirudus
Hippocrates → Buqrat
Homer → Humirus
Honor → Sharaf
Hope → Amal
Hosea → Hushaa
Hugh → Hamza
Hugo → Hamud
Hunter → Sayyad

I: 11 names

Ian → Yahya
Ignatius → Ighnatiyus
Ike → Ishaq
Immanuel → Imanuil
Irene → Salma
Isaac → Ishaq
Isabella → Sabila
Isaiah → Ashaya
Ishmael → Ismail
Isidore → Isidur
Ivan → Yahya

J: 40 names

Jack → Yahya
Jacob → Yaqub
James → Yaqub
Jamie → Jamil
Jared → Yarid
Jasmine → Yasmin
Jason → Jasim
Jeffrey → Jafar
Jennifer → Jinan
Jeremiah → Irmiya
Jerome → Jirum
Jerry → Jarir
Jesse → Yassa
Jessica → Jamila
Jesus → Isa
Jethro → Shuayb
Jim → Jasim
Jimmy → Jasim
Job → Ayyub
Jochebed → Yukabid
Joe → Yusuf
Joel → Yuil
John → Yahya
Jonah → Yunus
Jonathan → Yunatan
Jorge → Jirjis
Joseph → Yusuf
Josh → Yusha
Joshua → Yusha
Josiah → Yushiya
Joy → Farah
Judah → Yahudha
Jude → Yahuda
Judith → Yahudit
Julia → Yulya
Julian → Yulyan
Julius → Yulyus
Justice → Adl
Justin → Adil
Justinian → Yustinyan

K: 11 names

Kai → Qays
Karen → Karima
Karl → Khalil
Kathleen → Kalila
Keith → Kathir
Kenneth → Kamal
Kevin → Kamil
Keziah → Qasia
Kimberly → Kamila
Kit → Karim
Kyle → Kahil

L: 28 names

Lance → Ramih
Larry → Latif
Lawrence → Lawrans
Lazarus → Laazar
Leah → Liya
Lee → Layth
Leo → Asad
Leon → Layth
Leonard → Labib
Leroy → Malik
Levi → Lawi
Lewis → Luay
Liam → Salim
Light → Noor
Lillian → Sawsan
Lily → Zanbaqa
Linda → Lina
Lionel → Osama
Lisa → Layla
Logan → Luqman
Lot → Lut
Louis → Luay
Lucas → Munir
Lucy → Nura
Luke → Luqa
Luna → Qamar
Luther → Lutfi
Lydia → Lidya

M: 38 names

Madison → Madiha
Magdalene → Majdala
Malachi → Malakhi
Malcolm → Malik
Manasseh → Manassa
Marco → Marqus
Marcus → Murqus
Margaret → Marjarit
Mario → Marwan
Mark → Murqus
Martha → Marta
Martin → Marwan
Marvin → Marwan
Mary → Maryam
Mason → Maysoon
Matt → Matta
Matthew → Matta
Maurice → Muris
Maxwell → Maqsud
Melchizedek → Malkisadiq
Melissa → Nahla
Melody → Lahn
Melvin → Malih
Mercy → Rahma
Methuselah → Mattushalakh
Mia → Maya
Micah → Mikha
Michael → Mikail
Michelle → Mishal
Mike → Mikhail
Miriam → Maryam
Mitchell → Mishal
Monica → Muniqa
Moon → Qamar
Morgan → Murjan
Morris → Muris
Moses → Musa
Murray → Murad

N: 19 names

Nahum → Nahum
Nancy → Nadia
Naomi → Naima
Natalie → Natali
Nathan → Nasser
Nathaniel → Nathanail
Neal → Nabil
Nehemiah → Nahamya
Neil → Nail
Nelson → Nasr
Nero → Nirun
Nicholas → Niqula
Nick → Niqula
Nicodemus → Niqudimus
Nicole → Nawal
Noah → Nuh
Nora → Nura
Norbert → Nabhan
Norman → Numan

O: 8 names

Obadiah → Ubadiya
Ocean → Muhit
Oliver → Zaytoun
Olivia → Zeituna
Oscar → Othman
Oswald → Uthman
Otto → Ata
Owen → Awn

P: 21 names

Pamela → Basma
Pat → Fadi
Patience → Sabira
Patricia → Fatima
Patrick → Fadi
Paul → Bulus
Peace → Salam
Pearl → Lulu
Percy → Firas
Peter → Butrus
Petra → Sakhra
Philip → Filib
Phillip → Filib
Phoebe → Fibi
Pilate → Bilatus
Plato → Aflatun
Priscilla → Briskilla
Prosper → Muflih
Prudence → Hakima
Ptolemy → Batlaymus
Pythagoras → Fithaghuras

Q: 1 name

Quentin → Khamis

R: 32 names

Rachel → Rahil
Rain → Matar
Ralph → Rafi
Ramon → Rami
Randy → Rand
Raphael → Israfil
Raymond → Ramzi
Rebecca → Rifqa
Regina → Malika
Reginald → Rajab
Renee → Rania
Reuben → Rubil
Rex → Malik
Rhoda → Rawda
Rhonda → Randa
Richard → Rashid
Rick → Rashid
Ricky → Rashid
River → Nahr
Robert → Rabi
Robin → Rubin
Roger → Raji
Ron → Rani
Ronald → Rani
Rose → Warda
Rosemary → Iklil
Ross → Rasa
Ruby → Yaqut
Rupert → Rabah
Russell → Rusul
Ruth → Raut
Ryan → Rayan

S: 38 names

Sally → Salwa
Salome → Salma
Sam → Sami
Samantha → Samia
Sammy → Sami
Samson → Shamshun
Samuel → Samuil
Sandra → Samira
Sarah → Sara
Saul → Talut
Sea → Bahr
Sean → Yahya
Sebastian → Sabastyan
Serena → Sakina
Seth → Shith
Shane → Shahin
Sharon → Sharifa
Sheba → Bilqis
Shirley → Sherine
Sidney → Sidqi
Silas → Sila
Simeon → Shamun
Simon → Simaan
Sky → Sama
Socrates → Suqrat
Solomon → Sulayman
Sonny → Suhayl
Sophia → Safiya
Stanley → Sadr
Star → Najma
Stella → Najma
Stephanie → Sahar
Stephen → Istifan
Steve → Istifan
Stewart → Sattar
Stuart → Sattar
Sun → Shams
Susanna → Sawsan

T: 11 names

Ted → Tawfiq
Terah → Azar
Terry → Tariq
Theodora → Tadura
Theodore → Tadrus
Theresa → Tereza
Thomas → Tuma
Timon → Timun
Timothy → Taymur
Tony → Antun
Trajan → Trayan

U: 1 name

Uriel → Nuri

V: 10 names

Valentine → Falantin
Vera → Wafa
Verity → Sadiqa
Veronica → Faruniqa
Victor → Mansur
Victoria → Mansura
Victory → Nasr
Vincent → Ghalib
Violet → Banafsaj
Vivian → Fifyan

W: 8 names

Walter → Walid
Warren → Warith
Wayne → Wahid
Wesley → Wasim
William → Wael
Willow → Safsafa
Wisdom → Hikma
Wolf → Dhiyab

Z: 10 names

Zachariah → Zakariya
Zachary → Zakariya
Zack → Zaki
Zane → Zayn
Zebedee → Zabadi
Zebulun → Zabulun
Zephaniah → Safaniya
Zerubbabel → Zurbabil
Zipporah → Safura
Zoe → Hayat