List of Arabic theophoric names

This is a list of Arabic theophoric names.[1][2]

Islamic names

‘Abdu عبدُ as a prefix of names of God

Following are names consisting of the appellation ʿabd al-, 'servant of' followed by one of the names associated with God in the Qur'an.

Allah suffix – of Allah

Zakatullah is also reported in Pakistan (Zakat = alms)

ad-Din suffix – Faith, Creed

Rahman — Compassionate

  • Abdur Rahman
  • Anisur Rahman (disambiguation)
  • Arifur Rahman
  • Ata-ur-Rahman (disambiguation)
  • Azizur Rahman (disambiguation)
  • Fazal ur Rahman (disambiguation)
  • Habib ur Rahman (disambiguation)
  • Khalil-ur-Rehman (disambiguation)
  • Lutfur Rahman (disambiguation)
  • Matiur Rahman (disambiguation)
  • Mizanur Rahman (disambiguation)
  • Saifur Rehman (disambiguation)
  • Shafiq ur Rahman (disambiguation)
  • Shamsur Rahman (disambiguation)
  • Ziaur Rahman (disambiguation)

Others

Non-Islamic names

Pre-Islamic

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)
  • Abdul Masih, "servant of the Messiah"
  • Abdel Salib, "servant of the Cross"
  • Abdel Shahid, "servant of the Martyr"
  • Saliba, "of the cross"
  • Nur al-Masih, "light of the Messiah"
  • Nur ud-Dunya, "light of the world"

References

  1. ^ Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
  2. ^ S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
  • Islamic Names, List of Islamic Names for Servants of Allah Names