- Origin: Tatar Нарат
- Meaning: “northern pine; fir tree.”
- Gender: Male
The name comes directly from the Tatar word for the fir tree.
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Mardiyyah
- Origin: Arabic مَرضِيَّة
- Meaning: “pleasing; satisfactory.”
- Variant transcription: Marziyyah, Mardhiyah
- Gender: Female
The name is derived from the Arabic root ر ض ي (r-ḍ-y), meaning “to be pleased, content, or satisfied.” The form mardiyyah is the feminine passive participle.
It is a Qurʾānic name, appearing in Sūrat al-Fajr (89:28–30).
International Variations include:
- Mərziyə (Azeri)
- Mardhiah, Mardiah (Malay, Indonesian)
- Marzieh, Marziyeh مرضیه (Persian)
- Märziya Мәрзия (Tatar)
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Numan
- Origin: Arabic نُعْمان
- Meaning: “blood; red; bliss; anemone flower.”
- Transliterations: Nu’man; Nouman (Maghrebi Arabic; Persian); Noman নোমান (Bengali, Tatar, Urdu)
- Gender: Male
- Pron (NOO-mahn)
The name comes directly from the Arabic word نُعْمان (nu’man), which is a poetic term describing “blood” as in a type of blood that brings vitality and beauty. It is also the word for the colour crimson and the anemone flower. It is ultimately from the root n–ʿ–m (ن ع م), which shares the same root with Naim نعم (comfort, tranquility, luxury, ease).
Numan ibn al-Munḏir (d. 602 CE) was one of the last Lakhmid kings of al-Ḥīrah, a pre-Islamic Arab Christian kingdom in southern Iraq. He is remembered in Arabic literature for his eloquence and patronage of poets.
In early Islamic history, Numan ibn Bashir al-Ansari (d. 684 CE) was a Companion of the Prophet Muḥammad and a prominent figure in the first Islamic century.
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Rostam
- Origin: Persian رستم
- Meaning: unknown
- Gender: Male
Rostam is an ancient Persian name that likely descends from Old Persian or Sogdian roots. Its meaning is debated, but the most popular theory is that it derives from *rautas-taxma “strong like a river.”
The name is immortalized in Ferdowsi’s 10th-century Persian epic, the Shahnameh, where Rostam is the towering national hero described as:
- a mighty warrior of the kingdom of Zabul.
- tamer of the legendary horse Rakhsh.
- defender of Iran against its enemies
- and the tragic father of Sohrab in one of the most famous father-son duels in world literature.
Because of this epic, Rostam is to Persian culture what Hercules is to the Greek tradition.
Rostam has been a popular masculine name across Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Central Asia for over a thousand years. It also appears as Rustam in many languages of the region—Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Pashto, and even in parts of the Caucasus and South Asia.
International Variations
- Rüstəm (Azeri)
- Rustam Рустам, رستم (Chechen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Indonesian, Pashto, Tajik, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek)
- Rostom როსტომ (Georgian)
- Rustem Рустем (Russian)
- Rustan, Rusten (Scandinavian)
- Röstäm Рөстәм (Tatar)
- Rüstem (Turkish)
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Tahmina, Tahmineh
- Origin: Persian تهمینه (Persian); Таҳмина (Tajik); তাহমিনা
- Meaning: “potent; strong; powerful.”
- Gender: Female
The name is derived from the Farsi تهم (tahm), meaning, “potent; strong; powerful.”
It’s a Persian female name with deep roots. It is the name of the wife of Rostam and the mother of Sohrab in the 10th-century Persian epic, Shahnameh.
Its usage has spread to South-Asia, Pakistan and Bangladesh, as well as throughout Central Asia.
Between 1996-2002, it appeared in the U.K’s Top 500 Most Popular Female Names, peaking at #641 in 1999.
Notable bearer include Tajik actress, Tahmina Rajabova (b. 1982) and Iranian film director, Tahmineh Milani (b. 1960).
Other forms include:
- Tahmina, Takhmina, Taxmina Тахмина, تهیمینه / تهمینه (Avar, Baloch, Bashkir, Chechen, Circassian, Kazakh, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Ossetian, Pashto, Tatar, Turkmen, Uzbek)
- Təhminə (Azeri)
- Tahmina, Tamina (Bosnian)
- Tahmine (Turkish)
A rare Bosnian masculine form is Tahmin/Tamin.
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Safin, Safana, Safina
Safin سَفِين is an Arabic male name that derives from the Arabic root, S-F-N س ف ن meaning, “ship.” Safin itself is the plural form and therefore means “ships.” The singular form of Safina سَفِينة (ship) is used as a female given-name. Another feminine form, which is Safana سَفّانة, literally meaning “boatwright” in modern Arabic derives from the same root but may have had a connotation of a precious gem or pearl in old Arabic and was also used as a term of endearment for a daughter.
The name is used in reference to “سفينة نوح” (safinat Nuh), which is Arabic for Noah’s ark.
Other forms include: Safeen (masculine), Saffanah (feminine), Safanah (feminine) & Safinah (feminine).
A Tatar form is Сәфинә” (Säfinä).
Safina is used throughout the Islamic world.
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Ramz, Ramzi, Ramza, Ramzia
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- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: “code, sign, mark.”
Ramiz رامز , Ramz رَمْز & Ramzi رمزي are Arabic masculine names which come directly from the Arabic word (ramz) رَمْز , meaning, “code, sign, mark, symbol, gesture.” It is ultimately derived from R-M-Z root in Arabic.
Ramzi appeared in the U.S. Top 1000 Most popular male names between 1973-1990 and peaked at #320 in 1982. It’s usage in the United States may have been influenced by immigrant groups who use the name (Southeastern European Muslims, Arab immigrants & Southeastern Asian Muslims immigrants), mixed with Anglophone parents who were probably using it as an alternate spelling for the English surname/place-name, Ramsey, which means “wild garlic island.” It should also be noted that during this time period, the use of Arabic names became especially popular among African-Americans.
The name is sometimes transliteration as Ramzy and I suppose in the English-speaking world it could also be transliterated as Ramsey.
The feminine forms are Ramza and Ramzia, spelled Ramziya Рәмзия in Central Asian & Turkic languages (Bashkir, Chechen, Tatar).
Other forms include:
Male
- Remzi Ремзи (Albanian, Bosnian, Crimean Tatar, Turkish)
Female
- Remzije (Albanian, Bosnian)
- Remziye (Turkish)
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Aynur, Ainura
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- Origin: Turkish
- Meaning: “moonlight.”
- Gender: feminine
- Pronunciation: I-noor; i-NOO-rah
Aynur is a Turkic female name, which is composed of the elements, ay (moon) and nur (light). It’s various offshoots across Central Asia have been popularly used.
Aynur appeared in the Turkish Top 100 Female Names between 1980-1997, and peaked at #22 in 1980.
Aynur is used as a female name in Azerbaijan, among the Uyghur and the Kurds. Among the Tatars of Russia, it is a masculine name, while Ajnur is a male name in Bosnia and Albania, it currently ranks in as the 11th most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina (2019).
Other forms include:
- Ajnura (Albanian, Bosnian)
- Ainur Айнұр (Kazakh)
- Ainura, Aynura Айнура (Kyrgyz)
- Ainuria, Aynurya Айнурия (Tatar)
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Bayram, Bajram
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- Origin: Turkic
- Meaning: “festival; holiday.”
- Gender: masculine
- BY-rahm
The name comes directly from the Turkic word referring to any festival or public holiday, whether religious or secular.
Between 1980-2004, the name appeared in the Top 100 Most Popular Turkish Male Names, and peaked at #42 in 1981.
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Latif, Latifa
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- Origin: Arabic لَطِيْف
- Meaning: “gentle; kind; benevolent.”
Latif is a masculine given-name which comes directly from the Arabic word لَطِيف (gentle; kind; benevolent). In Islam, Al-Latif لطيف, (the Kind; the Benevolent) is one of the 99 names of Allah (God). It’s feminine form is Latifa.
Latif & Latifa are commonly used throughout the Islamic world.
A notable American bearer is actress & singer, Queen Latifah.
Other forms include:
- Latıif (m), Latıifa (f) (Avar)
- Lətif (m), Lətife (f) (Azeri)
- Latheef, Latheefa (Dhivehi)
- Latifah (f) (Indonesian, Malaysian)
- Letîf (m), Letîfe (f) (Kurdish)
- Lәtyjif (m), Lәtyjifә (f) (Tatar)
- Letife (f) (Turkish)
- Lateef لطیف, Lateefa(h) (Urdu)
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