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Characters: Arabic names and surnames

The rich tapestry of Arabic and Middle Eastern cultures is reflected in their names, which carry deep meanings and stories. Below is a compilation of 50 Arabic female names, 50 Arabic male names, and 50 Arabic surnames. These names, chosen for their beauty and significance, can be used to characterize Arabic or Middle Eastern origin characters in novels of any genre.



Arabian Marriage Ceremony


50 Arabic Female Names:

  1. Layla

  2. Yasmin

  3. Amina

  4. Zara

  5. Fatima

  6. Samira

  7. Nura

  8. Leila

  9. Mariam

  10. Hana

  11. Amal

  12. Noor

  13. Laila

  14. Zeina

  15. Safiya

  16. Iman

  17. Salma

  18. Nadia

  19. Zainab

  20. Aisha

  21. Rania

  22. Jamila

  23. Lila

  24. Reem

  25. Dalia

  26. Sanaa

  27. Soraya

  28. Thalia

  29. Fariha

  30. Malika

  31. Hala

  32. Anisa

  33. Basma

  34. Yasmina

  35. Dalila

  36. Munira

  37. Ruya

  38. Amira

  39. Isra

  40. Salima

  41. Lamis

  42. Inara

  43. Yara

  44. Asma

  45. Aaliyah

  46. Lina

  47. Farah

  48. Sahar

  49. Dina

  50. Rima



50 Arabic Male Names:

  1. Ali

  2. Omar

  3. Ahmed

  4. Ibrahim

  5. Yusuf

  6. Khalid

  7. Zaid

  8. Tariq

  9. Hassan

  10. Nabil

  11. Samir

  12. Fahad

  13. Aziz

  14. Jamal

  15. Amir

  16. Karim

  17. Faisal

  18. Rami

  19. Saeed

  20. Hakim

  21. Faris

  22. Bilal

  23. Adnan

  24. Zain

  25. Anwar

  26. Hamza

  27. Imran

  28. Rashid

  29. Jamil

  30. Salem

  31. Bassam

  32. Qasim

  33. Harun

  34. Mahdi

  35. Amin

  36. Nasser

  37. Idris

  38. Ghassan

  39. Mustafa

  40. Raheem

  41. Waleed

  42. Tariq

  43. Yasin

  44. Malik

  45. Zaki

  46. Luqman

  47. Shakir

  48. Marwan

  49. Nasir

  50. Tamer



50 Arabic Surnames:

  1. Al-Sayed

  2. Al-Farsi

  3. Al-Mohammed

  4. Al-Hassan

  5. Al-Khalifa

  6. Al-Amin

  7. Al-Najjar

  8. Al-Rashid

  9. Al-Zaid

  10. Al-Hakim

  11. Al-Faisal

  12. Al-Masri

  13. Al-Hussein

  14. Al-Badawi

  15. Al-Khatib

  16. Al-Din

  17. Al-Sharif

  18. Al-Omari

  19. Al-Rahman

  20. Al-Yasin

  21. Al-Mustafa

  22. Al-Salem

  23. Al-Ahmad

  24. Al-Mansoor

  25. Al-Nasser

  26. Al-Jabbar

  27. Al-Fahad

  28. Al-Jamal

  29. Al-Ali

  30. Al-Farooq

  31. Al-Mutairi

  32. Al-Qadi

  33. Al-Ghazi

  34. Al-Zaman

  35. Al-Khalid

  36. Al-Hadi

  37. Al-Qasim

  38. Al-Rida

  39. Al-Hashim

  40. Al-Basri

  41. Al-Majid

  42. Al-Hadi

  43. Al-Fateh

  44. Al-Jibril

  45. Al-Hameed

  46. Al-Makhtoum

  47. Al-Sadiq

  48. Al-Nouri

  49. Al-Masood

  50. Al-Rami

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