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'''Arabic names''' have historically been based on a long naming system. Many people from Arabic-speaking and also non-Arab Muslim countries have not had [[given name|given]], [[middle name|middle]], and [[family name]]s but rather a chain of names. This system remains in use throughout the [[Arab world|Arab]] and [[Muslim world|Muslim]] worlds.

==Name structure==
===''{{transliteration|ar|Ism}}''===
The ''{{transliteration|ar|ism}}'' ({{lang|ar|اسم}}) is the given name, first name, or personal name; e.g. "[[Ahmad]]" or "[[Fatima (given name)|Fatima]]". Most Arabic names have meaning as ordinary [[adjectives]] and [[nouns]], and are often aspirational of character. For example, ''[[Muhammad (name)|Muhammad]]'' means 'Praiseworthy' and ''[[Ali (name)|Ali]]'' means 'Exalted' or 'High'.

The syntactic context will generally differentiate the name from the noun or adjective. However, Arabic newspapers will occasionally place names in brackets, or quotation marks, to avoid confusion.

In fact, the name ''Muhammad'' is so popular throughout parts of [[Africa]], [[Arabia]], the [[Middle East]], [[South Asia]] and [[Southeast Asia]], that it is often represented by the abbreviation "Md.", "Mohd.", "Muhd.", or just "M.". In [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladeshi name|Bangladesh]], [[Malaysian names|Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]] and the [[Philippines]], due to its almost ubiquitous use as a first name, a person will often be referred to by their second name:
* Md. Dinar Ibn Raihan
* Mohd. Umair Tanvir
* Md. Osman

===''{{transliteration|ar|Nasab}}''===
{{See also|Patronymic#Arabic}}
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The ''nasab'' ({{Langx|ar|نسب|lit=lineage}}) is a [[patronymic]] or [[matronymic]], or a series thereof. It indicates the person's heritage by the word ''ibn'' ({{lang|ar|ابن}} "son of", colloquially ''bin'') or ''ibnat'' ("daughter of", also {{lang|ar|بنت}} ''bint'', abbreviated ''bte.'').{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} In the 1995 book ''Name Studies'' ([[De Gruyter]]), {{Interlanguage link|Wolfdietrich Fischer|de}} wrote that, although the nasab was still common contemporarily, ''ibn'' and ''bint'' were omitted "in almost all Arab countries".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fischer |first=Wolfdietrich |title=Namenforschung |date=1995-05-15 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |isbn=978-3-11-011426-3 |editor-last=Eichler |editor-first=Ernst |pages=873–875 |trans-title=Name Studies |chapter=Arabische Personennamen |editor-last2=Hilty |editor-first2=Gerold |editor-last3=Löffler |editor-first3=Heinrich |editor-last4=Steger |editor-first4=Hugo |editor-last5=Zgusta |editor-first5=Ladislav |chapter-url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110114263.1.8.873/html}}</ref>

[[Ibn Khaldun]] ({{lang|ar|ابن خلدون}}) means "son of Khaldun". Khaldun is the father's personal name or, in this particular case, the name of a remote male ancestor.

[[Ammar ibn Yasir|ʿAmmār ibn Sumayya]] means "ʿAmmār son of [[Sumayyah bint Khabbat|Sumayya]]". Sumayya is the personal name of ʿAmmār's mother, the same person can also be identified by his father's personal name "ʿAmmār ibn Yasir". In later Islamic periods the nasab was an important tool in determining a child's father by means of describing paternity in a social (i.e. to whom was the mother legally married during the conception of the child), not a biological sense, because the father's biological identity can be grounds for speculation. In early Islamic contexts this function is not yet well established. This stems from a legal principle introduced by Islam regarding the legal status of children (they can only arise from marriage) and changes to waiting periods relating to divorce to establish an undisputed legal father for any child. This function only developing with Islam means that one can find many [[Companions of the Prophet]] bearing a maternal nasab, as the naming conventions reflected in their names still stem from pre-Islamic attitudes and beliefs.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mohammadi |first=Adeel |date=2016 |title=The Ambiguity of Maternal Filiation (nasab) in Early and Medieval Islam |url=https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/hdsjournal/ambiguity-maternal-filiation-nasab-early-and-medieval-islam |journal=The Graduate Journal of Harvard Divinity School |issue=11 |pages=52–68}}</ref>

Several ''nasab'' names can follow in a chain to trace a person's ancestry backwards in time, as was important in the [[tribe|tribal]] society of medieval Arabs, both for purposes of identification and for socio-political interactions. Today, however, ''ibn'' or ''bint'' is no longer used (unless it is the official naming style in a country, region, etc.: Adnen bin Abdallah). The plural is ''{{transliteration|ar|'Abnā}}'' for males and ''{{transliteration|ar|Banāt}}'' for females. However, ''{{transliteration|ar|Banu}}'' or ''{{transliteration|ar|Bani}}'' is tribal and encompasses both sexes.

===''{{transliteration|ar|Laqab}}''===
{{anchor|Laqab}}
The ''laqab'' ({{lang|ar|لقب}}),&nbsp;pl. ''alqāb'' ({{lang|ar|ألقاب}}), can be translated to English as [[agnomen]]; [[cognomen]]; nickname; title, honorific; last name, [[surname]], family name.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wehr |first=Hans |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionary-of-modern-written-arabic-hans/page/872/mode/2up?q=laqab |title=A Dictionary Of Modern Written Arabic Hans |date=1976 |publisher=Spoken Language Services, Inc. |isbn=0-87950-001-8 |editor-last=Cowan |editor-first=J Milton |edition=3rd |pages=873 |archive-url=}}</ref> The ''laqab'' could be purely descriptive of a person, express admiration or be insulting and derogatory.<ref name=":0">{{Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition|volume=5|title=Laḳab|page(s)=618-631|first=Clifford Edmund|last=Bosworth|authorlink=Clifford Edmund Bosworth|url=https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/EIEO/COM-0563.xml?language=en|doi=10.1163/1573-3912_islam_COM_0563}}</ref>

An example is the name of the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid caliph]] [[Harun al-Rashid]], which uses the [[definite article]] ''[[Al (Arabic)|al-]]''. ''{{transliteration|ar|Harun}}'' is the Arabic version of the name ''[[Aaron]]'' and ''{{transliteration|ar|al-Rasheed}}'' means "the Rightly-Guided".

The ''laqab'' was used as a regnal title by the [[Caliphate|caliphs]]. This was most prominent in Abbasid times, for example [[Al-Mansur|al-Manṣūr bi’llāh]].<ref name=":0" />

Another common form of {{transliteration|ar|laqab}} is that of compounds ending with {{transliteration|ar|al-Dīn}} ({{lit|of the faith|of the religion}}), {{transliteration|ar|al-Dawla}} ('of the State'), {{transliteration|ar|al-Mulk}} ('of the Kingdom'), or {{transliteration|ar|al-Islām}} ('of Islam').<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|date=1960–2007|title=Ism|editor1-last=Bearman|editor1-first=P.|editor1-link=Peri Bearman|editor2-last=Bianquis|editor2-first=Th.|editor2-link=Thierry Bianquis|editor3-last=Bosworth|editor3-first=C.E.|editor3-link=Clifford Edmund Bosworth|editor4-last=van Donzel|editor4-first=E.|editor4-link=Emeri Johannes van Donzel|editor5-last=Heinrichs|editor5-first=W.P.|editor5-link=Wolfhart Heinrichs|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition|doi=10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_3641}}</ref> Examples include [[Salah ad-Din (name)|Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn]], [[Shams al-Din (disambiguation)|Shams al-Dīn]], [[Nur al-Din (disambiguation)|Nūr al-Dīn]], [[Izz al-Din (disambiguation)|Izz al-Din]], [[Nāṣir al-Dawla]], [[Niẓām al-Mulk]], [[Saiful Islam (disambiguation)|Sayf al-Islām]].

In ancient Arab societies, use of a ''laqab'' was common, but today is restricted to the surname, or family name, of birth.

===''{{transliteration|ar|Nisbah}}''===
{{Main|Nisba (onomastics)}}
The {{lang|ar-Latn|nisbah}} ({{lang|ar|نسبة}}) surname could be an everyday name, but is mostly the name of the ancestral tribe, clan, family, profession, town, city, country, or any other term used to show relevance. It follows a family through several generations. A [[demonym]] example is {{lang|ar|الحلبي}} {{lang|ar-Latn|al-Halabi}}, meaning that the person is originally from [[Aleppo]] or a descendant of people from Aleppo. For a profession example, {{lang|ar|الخياط}} {{lang|ar-Latn|al-khayyat}} meaning "the tailor".

The ''laqab'' and ''nisbah'' are similar in use, but they could be used simultaneously. For example: Sayf Al-Dīn Al-Halabi.

===''{{transliteration|ar|Kunya}}''===
{{main|Kunya (Arabic)}}
A ''[[Kunya (Arabic)|kunya]]'' ({{langx|ar|كنية}}, ''kunyah'')<ref>Shahpurshah Hormasji Hodivala, Historical Studies in Mug̲h̲al Numismatics, Numismatic Society of India, 1976 (Reprint of the 1923 ed.)</ref> is a [[teknonym]] in Arabic names. It is a component of an Arabic name, a type of [[epithet]], in theory referring to the bearer's first-born son or daughter. By extension, it may also have hypothetical or metaphorical references, e.g. in a ''[[nom de guerre]]'' or a nickname, without literally referring to a son or a daughter.<ref>[[Pedzisai Mashiri]], [http://archive.lib.msu.edu/DMC/African%20Journals/pdfs/Journal%20of%20the%20University%20of%20Zimbabwe/vol26n1/juz026001007.pdf "Terms of Address in Shona: A Sociolinguistic Approach"], ''[[Zambezia: The Journal of Humanities of the University of Zimbabwe|Zambezia]],'' XXVI (i), pp. 93–110, 1999</ref> For example, Sabri Khalil al-Banna was known as [[Abu Nidal]], "father of struggle".

Use of a kunya implies a familiar but respectful setting.

A kunya is expressed by the use of ''[[Abu (Arabic term)|abū]]'' (father) or ''[[Umm (disambiguation)|umm]]'' (mother) in a [[idafah|genitive construction]], i.e. "father of" or "mother of" as an [[honorific]] in place of or alongside [[given name]]s in the [[Arab world]].

A kunya may also be a nickname expressing the attachment of an individual to a certain thing, as in [[Abu Bakr]], "father of the camel foal", given because of this person's kindness towards camels.

==Common naming practices==
{{see also|List of Arabic theophoric names}}

===Arab Muslim===
A common name-form among Arab Muslims is the prefix ''{{transliteration|ar|[[Abd (Arabic)|ʿabd]]}}'' ({{lang|ar|عبد}}, "servant", "worshipper") combined with the word for God ([[Allah]]), or with one of the [[Names of God in Islam|epithets of God]]. For example,
* ''{{transliteration|ar|Abdullah}}'' ({{lang|ar|عبدالله}} "servant of God"),
* ''{{transliteration|ar|Abdulaziz}}'' ({{lang|ar|عبدالعزيز}} "servant of the Exalted")
* ''{{transliteration|ar|Abdulrahman}}'' ({{lang|ar|عبدالرحمن}} "servant of the Most Merciful")

As a mark of deference, ''{{transliteration|ar|ʿAbd}}'' is usually not conjoined with the prophet's names.<ref>{{cite book|last=Metcalf|first=Barbara D.|title=Islam in South Asia in Practice|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pR0LzVCpfw8C&pg=PA344|date=2009-09-08|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-1-4008-3138-8|page=344|quote=One must avoid names whose ambiguity suggests something unlawful. It is for this reason that the scholars forbid having names like 'Abd al-Nabi (Slave of the Prophet).}}</ref> Nonetheless, such names are accepted in some areas. Its use is not exclusive to Muslims and throughout all Arab countries, the name ''Abdul-Massih'', ({{lang|ar|عبدالمسيح}} "servant of Christ"), is a common Christian last name.

Converts to Islam may often continue using the native non-Arabic non-Islamic names that are without any polytheistic connotation, or association.

===Arab Christian===
Generally, [[Arab Christians]] have names indistinguishable from Muslims, with the exception of some explicitly Islamic names such as ''Muhammad'', which are not usually borne by Christians. Some common Christian names are:
* Arabic versions of Christian names, e.g. saints' names: ''{{transliteration|ar|Buṭrus}}'' ({{lang|ar|بطرس}}) for ''[[Saint Peter|Peter]]'', ''Boulos'' ({{lang|ar|بولس}}) for ''[[Paul the Apostle|Paul]]''.
* Names of [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Armenian language|Armenian]], and [[Aramaic language|Aramaic]] origin, which are also used by ethnically non-Arab Christians such as [[Armenian people|Armenians]], [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]], or [[Copts]].
* Use of [[Europe]]an names, especially names [[French language|French]] and [[English language|English]] names. This is a recent convention for Christian Arabs, which mainly started with the [[Sykes–Picot Agreement|British and French mandates in the Levant]]. Examples include [[George Habash]], [[Michel Aflaq]], and [[Charles Helou]].
* Names in honor of Jesus Christ:
: ''{{transliteration|ar|ʿAbd Yasuʿ}}'' ({{abbr|masc.|masculine}} ) / ''{{transliteration|ar|Amat Yasuʿ}}'' ({{abbr|fem.|feminine}}) ("Servant of Jesus")
: ''{{transliteration|ar|ʿAbd al-Masiḥ}}'' (masc.) / ''{{transliteration|ar|Amat al-Masiḥ}}'' (fem.) ("Servant of the [[Messiah]]")
: Derivations of ''{{transliteration|ar|Maseeḥ}}'' ("Messiah"): ''{{transliteration|ar|Masūḥun}}'' ("Most Anointed"), ''{{transliteration|ar|Amsāḥ}}'' ("More Anointed"), ''{{transliteration|ar|Mamsūḥ}}'' "Anointed" and ''{{transliteration|ar|Musayḥ}}'' "Infant Christ". The [[Semitic root|root]], ''{{transliteration|ar|M-S-Ḥ}}'', means "to anoint" (as in ''[[masah]]'') and is cognate to the [[Messiah in Judaism|Hebrew ''{{transliteration|he|Mashiah}}'']].

==Dynastic or family name==
Some people, especially in the Arabian Peninsula, when descendant of a famous ancestor, start their last name with ''Āl'' "family, clan" ({{lang|ar|آل}}), like the [[House of Saud]] {{lang|ar|ﺁل سعود}} ''Āl Suʻūd'' or [[Al ash-Sheikh]] ("family of the [[sheikh]]"). ''Āl'' is distinct from the [[al-|definite article]] ({{lang|ar|ال}}). If a reliably-sourced version of the Arabic spelling includes {{lang|ar|آل}} (as a separate graphic word), then this is {{em|not}} a case of the definite article, so {{transliteration|ar|Al}} (capitalised and followed by a space, not a hyphen) should be used. ''Ahl'', which has a similar meaning, is sometimes used and should be used if the Arabic spelling is {{lang|ar|أهل}}.

Dynasty membership alone does {{em|not}} necessarily imply that the dynastic {{lang|ar|آل}} is used – e.g. [[Bashar al-Assad]].
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Arabic
! Meaning
! Transliteration
! Example
|-
| {{lang|ar|ال}}
| 'the'
| {{transliteration|ar|al-}}
| [[Maytham al-Tammar]]
|-
| {{lang|ar|آل}}
| 'family'/'clan of'
| {{transliteration|ar|Al}}
| [[Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]]
|-
| {{lang|ar|أهل}}
| 'tribe'/'people of'
| {{transliteration|ar|Ahl}}
| [[Ahl al-Bayt]]
|}

=== Example ===
{{lang|ar|محمد بن سلمان بن أمین الفارسي}}<br />
Muḥammad ibn Salmān ibn Amīn al-Fārisī

:''Ism'' – Muḥammad (proper name, {{literally|praised}})
:''Nasab'' – Salmān (father's name, {{Literally|secure}})
:''Nasab'' – Amīn (grandfather's name, {{Literally|trustworthy}})
:''Nisbah'' – al-Fārisī ({{Literally|the Persian}}).

"Muḥammad, son of Salmān, son of Amīn, the Persian"

This person would simply be referred to as "Muḥammad" or by his [[Kunya (Arabic)|kunya]], which relates him to his first-born son, e.g. ''Abū Karīm'' "father of Karīm". To signify respect or to specify which Muḥammad one is speaking about, the name could be lengthened to the extent necessary or desired.

== Common mistakes ==
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{{anchor|Common mistakes by foreigners}}
Non-Arabic speakers often make these mistakes:
* Separating "the X of Y" word combinations (see [[iḍāfah]]):
** With "Abdul": Arabic names may be written "Abdul (something)", but "Abdul" means "servant of the" or "follower of the" and is not, by itself, a name. Thus for example, to address Abdul-Rahman bin Omar al-Ahmad by his given name, one says "Abdul-Rahman", not merely "Abdul". If he introduces himself as "Abdul-Rahman" (which means "the servant of the Merciful"), one does not say "Mr. Rahman" (as "Rahman" is not a family name but part of his [[theophoric]] personal name); instead it would be Mr. al-Ahmad, the latter being the family name. Therefore, it is better to write "Abdul Rahman" as "abdu r-rahmān" and "abdul ghafār" as "abdu l-ghafār" .
** People not familiar with Arabic [[sandhi]] in ''iḍāfah'': ''Habībullāh'' = "beloved (''Habīb'') of God (''[[Allāh]]'')"; here a person may in error report the man's name as "forename ''Habib'', surname ''Ullah''". Likewise, people may confuse a name such as Jalālu-d-dīn ("The majesty of the religion") as being "Jalal Uddin", or "Mr. Uddin", when "Uddin" is not a surname, but the second half of a two-word name (the desinence ''-u'' of the [[construct state]] nominative, plus the [[al-|article]], appearing as ''-d-'', plus the genitive ''dīn[i]''). To add to the confusion, some immigrants to Western countries have adopted Uddin as a surname, although it is grammatically incorrect in Arabic outside the context of the associated "first name". Even [[Indian Muslims]] commit the same error. If a person's name is Abd-ul-Rahim ("servant of [[R-Ḥ-M|the Merciful]]"), others may call him Mr. Abdul ("servant of the") which would sound quite odd to a native speaker of Arabic.
* Not distinguishing ''{{transliteration|ar|ʻalāʾ}}'' from ''{{transliteration|ar|Allah}}'': Some Arabic names include the Arabic word ''{{transliteration|ar|ʻalāʾ}}'' ({{lang|ar|علاء}} "nobility"). Here, ⟨ʻ⟩ represents the ''[[ayin]]'', a [[voiced pharyngeal fricative]], ⟨ʾ⟩ represents the [[hamza]], a [[glottal stop]], and ⟨l⟩ is spelled and pronounced at ordinary length, /l/. In ''{{transliteration|ar|Allāh}}'', the ''l'' is written twice (⟨ll⟩) and pronounced twice as long (a [[geminate]]), as /l/ or /ll/. In Arabic pronunciation, ''{{transliteration|ar|ʻalāʾ}}'' and ''{{transliteration|ar|Allāh}}'' are clearly different. But [[Ethnic groups in Europe|Europeans]], [[Iranian peoples|Iranians]], and [[India]]ns may not pronounce some Arabic sounds as a native Arabic speaker would, and thus tend to pronounce them identically. For example, the name ''{{transliteration|ar|ʻAlāʾ al-dīn}}'' ([[Aladdin (name)|Aladdin]], "the Nobility of the Faith") is sometimes misspelled as ''{{transliteration|ar|Allāh al-dīn}}'' by Europeans and Indians.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} There is another name ''{{transliteration|ar|ʻAlaʾ-Allah}}'' (''Aliullah'', "the Nobility of God"), which uses both distinctly. Therefore, the name "علاء" must be written in Latin in the form of "Halāʾ " or "Halaa'e" to differentiate it between "Allāh" the name of God in Arabic, and also the female name آلاء "Ālāʾ " (Alaa'e) Which means "blessings" (God's blessings).
* Taking ''{{transliteration|ar|bin}}'' or ''{{transliteration|ar|ibn}}'' for a middle name: As stated above, these words indicate the order of the family chain. English-speakers often confuse them with middle names, especially when they are written as "Ben", as it is the case in some countries. For example, Sami Ben Ahmed would be mistakenly addressed as Mr. Ben Ahmed. To correctly address the person, one should use Mr. Sami or Mr. Sami Ben Ahmed.
* Grammar: As between all languages, there are differences between Arabic grammar and the grammar of other languages. Arabic forms noun compounds in the opposite order from Indo-Iranian languages, for example. During the war in [[Afghanistan]] in 2002, a [[BBC]] team found in [[Kabul]] an [[internally displaced person]] whose name they stated as "Allah Muhammad". This may be a misspelling for ''{{transliteration|ar|ʻalāʾ}}'', for if not, by the rules of Arabic grammar, this name means "the Allah who belongs to Muhammad", which, assuming the person is an [[Arabic]] speaking [[Muslim]] would be unacceptable religiously. However, by the rules of [[Iranian languages]] and most [[languages of India]], this name does mean "Muhammad who belongs to Allah", being the equivalent of the Arabic "Muhammadullah". [[Demographics of Afghanistan|Most Afghans]] speak Iranian languages. Such Perso-Arab or Indo-Arab multilingual compound names are not uncommon in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Pakistan and Tajikistan. There is, for example, the Punjabi name ''Allah-Ditta'' which joins the Arabic ''Allah'' with the Punjabi ''Ditta'' "given".

==Arab family naming convention==<!-- This section is linked from [[Tiny Tim (musician)]] -->
Conventionally, in Arab culture, as in many parts of the world, a person's ancestry and family name are very important. An example is explained below.

Assume a man is called ''Saleh ibn Tariq ibn Khalid al-Fulan''.
* ''Saleh'' is his personal name, and the one that his family and friends would call him by.
* ''ibn'' and ''bin'' translates as "son of", so ''Tariq'' is Saleh's father's name.
* ''ibn Khalid'' means that Tariq is the son of Khalid, making Khalid the paternal grandfather of Saleh.
* ''al-Fulan'' would be Saleh's family name.
Hence, ''Saleh ibn Tariq ibn Khalid al-Fulan'' translates as "Saleh, son of Tariq, son of Khalid; who is of the family of al-Fulan."

The Arabic for "daughter of" is ''bint.'' A woman with the name ''Fatimah bint Abdullah ibn Omar al-Rashid'' translates as "Fatimah, daughter of Abdullah, son of Omar; who is of the family al-Rashid."

In this case, ibn and bint are included in the official naming. Most Arab countries today, however, do not use 'ibn' and 'bint' in their naming system. If Saleh were an Egyptian, he would be called ''Saleh Tariq Khalid al-Fulan'' and Fatimah would be ''Fatimah Abdullah Omar al-Rashid.''

If Saleh marries a wife (who would keep her own [[maiden name|maiden]], family, and surnames), their children will take Saleh's family name. Therefore, their son Mohammed would be called ''Mohammed ibn Saleh ibn Tariq al-Fulan'', not ''Mohammed ibn Saleh ibn Tariq ibn Khalid al-Fulan'' (too long).

However, not all Arab countries use the name in its full length, but conventionally use two- and three-word names, and sometimes four-word names in official or legal matters. Thus the first name is the personal name, the middle name is the father's name and the last name is the father's family name.

==Biblical names and their Arabic equivalent==
The Arabic names listed below are used in the Arab world with correspondent Hebrew, English, [[Syriac language|Syriac]] and Greek equivalents in many cases. Most are derived from Syriac transliterations of the Hebrew Bible.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Arabic name
! Hebrew name
! English name
! Syriac name
! Greek name
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʿĀbir /ʾĪbir}}'' عابر / إيبر
| Éver<br/>''{{transliteration|he|ʻĒḇer}}'' עֵבֶר
| [[Eber]]
|ܥܵܒ݂ܵܪ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|ʿĀḇār}}
|
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Alyasaʿ}}'' اليسع<br/>
| Elisha<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Elišaʿ}}'' אֱלִישָׁע
| [[Elisha]]
|ܐܹܠܝܼܫܲܥ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|Ēlīšaʿ}}
| Ἐλισσαῖος
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʿĀmūs}}'' عاموس
| Amos<br/>{{transliteration|he|ʿĀmōs}} עָמוֹס
| [[Amos (disambiguation)|Amos]]
|ܥܵܡܘܿܣ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|ʿĀmōs}}
| Ἀμώς
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Andrāwus}}'' أندراوس
| 
| [[Andrew]]
| ܐܲܢܕܪܹܐܘܿܣ {{transliteration|syc|DIN|Andrēōs}}
| Ἀνδρέας 
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʾĀsif}}'' آصف
| Asaph<br/>{{transliteration|he|ʾĀsaf}} אָסָף
| [[Asaph (disambiguation)|Asaph]]
|ܐܵܣܵܦ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|ʾĀsāp}}
|
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʾAyyūb}}'' أيّوب
| Iyov&nbsp;/&nbsp;Iov <br/>''{{transliteration|he|Iyyov}}&nbsp;/&nbsp;{{transliteration|he|Iyyôḇ}}'' איוב
| [[Job (Bible)|Job]]
|ܐܝܼܘܿܒ݂ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|Īyōḇ}}
| Ἰώβ
|-
| ʾĀzar<br/>''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Āzar / Taraḥ}}'' آزر / تارح
| Téraḥ / Tharakh תֶּרַח / תָּרַח
| [[Terah]]
| ܬܲܪܚ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|Tar(ə)ḥ}}
| Θάρα
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Azarīyā}}'' أزريا
| Azaryah עֲזַרְיָהוּ
| [[Azariah (disambiguation)|Azariah]]
|ܥܲܙܲܪܝܵܐ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|Azar(ə)yā}}
|
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Barthulmāwus}}'' بَرثُولَماوُس<br/>
| {{transliteration|he|bar-Tôlmay}} בר-תולמי
| [[Bartholomew]]
| ܒܲܪ ܬܘܼܠܡܲܝ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|Bar-Tūlmay}}
| Βαρθολομαῖος
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Baraka}}''<br/>Bārak بارك
| Barukh<br/>{{transliteration|he|Bārûḵ}} בָּרוּךְ
| [[Baruch (given name)|Baruch]]
|ܒܵܪܘܿܟ݂ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|Bārōḵ}}
| Βαρούχ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Binyāmīn}}'' بنيامين
| Binyamin<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Binyāmîn}}'' בִּנְיָמִין
| [[Benjamin]]
|ܒܸܢܝܵܡܹܝܢ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|Benyāmēn}}
| Βενιαμίν
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Būlus}}'' بولس
| 
| [[Paul (disambiguation)|Paul]]
| ܦܲܘܠܘܿܣ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|Pawlōs}}
| Παῦλος
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Butrus }}'' بطرس
| 
| [[Peter (given name)|Peter]]
| ܦܸܛܪܘܿܣ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|Peṭrōs}}
| Πέτρος
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Dabūrāh}}'' دبوراه
| Dvora<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Dəḇôrā}}'' דְּבוֹרָה
| [[Deborah]]
|ܕܒ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|D(ə)ḇōrā}}
|Δεββώρα
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Dānyāl}}'' دانيال
| Daniel<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Dāniyyêl}}'' דָּנִיֵּאל
| [[Daniel (biblical figure)|Daniel]]
|ܕܵܢܝܼܐܹܝܠ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|Dānīyyēl}}
| Δανιήλ
|-
| Dāwud / Dāwūd / Dāʾūd داود / داوُود / داؤود
| David<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Davīd}}&nbsp;'' דָּוִד
| [[David (name)|David]]
|ܕܵܘܝܼܕ݂ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|Dāwīḏ}}
| Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Fīlīb/Fīlībus }}'' فيليب / فيليبوس
| 
| [[Philip (name)|Philip]]
| ܦܝܼܠܝܼܦܘܿܣ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|Pīlīpōs}}
| Φίλιππος
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Fāris}}'' فارص
| Péreẓ <br/>''{{transliteration|he|Pāreẓ }}'' פֶּרֶץ / פָּרֶץ
| [[Perez (disambiguation)|Perez]]
|ܦܲܪܨ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|Parṣ}}
|
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʾIfrāym}}'' إفرايم
| Efraim<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Efráyim}}'' אֶפְרַיִם/אֶפְרָיִם
| [[Ephraim]]
|ܐܲܦܪܹܝܡ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|Ap̄rēm}}
| Ἐφραίμ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ḥūbāb }}'' حُوبَابَ
| Chobab<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Ḥovav}}'' חֹבָב
| [[Hobab (disambiguation)|Hobab]]
|
|
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ḥabaqūq}}'' حبقوق
| Ḥavaqquq חֲבַקּוּק
| [[Habakkuk]]
|
| Ἀββακούμ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ḥajjai}}'' حجاي
| Ḥaggay חַגַּי
| [[Haggai]]
|
| Ἁγγαῖος
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ānnāh}}'' آنّاه<br/>
| Ḥannāh חַנָּה
| [[Anna (Bible)|Anna]]
|
| Ἄννα
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Hārūn}}'' هارون
| Aharon אהרן
| [[Aaron (given name)|Aaron]]
|
| Ἀαρών
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ḥawwāʾ}}'' حواء
| Chava&nbsp;/&nbsp;Hava<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Ḥavvah}}'' חַוָּה
| [[Eve]]
| ܚܘܐ Hwuh*/Khwuh*
| Εὔα
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Hūshaʾ}}'' هوشع
| Hoshea <br/>''{{transliteration|he|Hôšēăʻ }}'' הושע
| [[Hosea]]
|
| Ὡσηέ
|-
| Ḥassan حسن
| Choshen <br/>''{{transliteration|he|ẖošen }}'' חֹשֶׁן
| [[Hassan (given name)|Hassan]]
|
|
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ḥazqiyāl}}'' حزقيال<br/> 
| Y'khez'qel&nbsp;<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Y'ḥez'qel}}'' יְחֶזְקֵאל
| [[Ezekiel]]
|
| Ἰεζεκιήλ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʾIbrāhīm}}'' إبراهيم
| Avraham אַבְרָהָם
| [[Abraham (given name)|Abraham]]
|
| Ἀβραάμ
|-
| Idrees / Akhnookh<br/>''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Idrīs / Akhnūkh }}'' أخنوخ / إدريس
| H̱anokh חֲנוֹךְ
| [[Enoch (disambiguation)|Enoch]] / [[Idris (prophet)|Idris]]
|
| Ἑνώχ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʾIlyās / ʾIlyāsīn / Īliyā}}'' إلياس / إل ياسين / إيليا <br/>
| Eliahu&nbsp;/&nbsp;Eliyahu<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Eliyahu}}'' אֱלִיָּהוּ
| [[Elijah]]
| 'Eliya
| Ἠλίας
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʾImrān}}'' عمرام / عمران
| Amrām עַמְרָם
| [[Amram]]
|
| Ἀμράμ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʾIrmiyā}}'' إرميا
| Yirməyāhū יִרְמְיָהוּ
| [[Jeremiah]]
|
| Ἱερεμίας
|-
| <br/>''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʿĪsā}}&nbsp;/&nbsp;{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Yasūʿ}}'' عيسى / يسوع
| Yeshua<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Yešuaʿ&nbsp;}}''&nbsp; יֵשׁוּעַ / יֵשׁוּ
| [[Jesus (name)|Jesus]]
| Eeshoʿ
| Ἰησοῦς
|-

| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ǧūšiyā|}}'' جوشيا <br/>
| {{transliteration|he|Yôšiyyāhû}} יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ
| [[Josiah]]
|
| Ιωσιας
|-

| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʾIsḥāq}}'' إسحاق <br/>
| Yitzhak&nbsp;/&nbsp;Yitzchak<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Yitsḥaq}}'' יִצְחָק
| [[Isaac]]
|
|  Ἰσαάκ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʾIsh{{okina}}iyāʾ}}'' إشعيا 
| Yeshayahu <br/>''{{transliteration|he|Yəšạʻyā́hû }}'' יְשַׁעְיָהוּ
| [[Isaiah]]
|
| Ἠσαΐας
|-
| [[Ismail (name)|Ismail]]<br/>''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʾIsmāʿīl}}'' إسماعيل<br/>
| Yishmael<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Yišmaʿel}}&nbsp;/&nbsp;{{transliteration|he|Yišmāʿêl}}'' יִשְׁמָעֵאל
| [[Ishmael]]
|
| Ἰσμαήλ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʾIsrāʾīl}}'' إِسرائيل<br/>
| Israel&nbsp;/&nbsp;Yisrael<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Yisraʾel}}&nbsp;/&nbsp;{{transliteration|he|Yiśrāʾēl}}'' ישראל
| [[Israel (name)|Israel]]
|
| Ἰσραήλ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ǧibrīl}}&nbsp;/&nbsp;{{transliteration|ar|ALA|Gibril / Ǧibra'īl}}'' جِبْريل / جَبْرائيل
| Gavriel<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Gavriʾel}}'' גַבְרִיאֵל
| [[Gabriel (given name)|Gabriel]]
|
| Γαβριήλ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ǧād}}&nbsp;/&nbsp;{{transliteration|ar|ALA|Jād}}'' جاد
| Gad גָּד
| [[Gad (name)|Gad]]
|
| Γάδ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ǧālūt}}&nbsp;/&nbsp;{{transliteration|ar|ALA|Jālūt}}'' / Julyāt جالوت / جليات
| Golyāṯ גָּלְיָת
| [[Goliath]]
|
| Γολιάθ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ǧašam}}&nbsp;/&nbsp;{{transliteration|ar|ALA|Ǧūšām}}'' جشم / جوشام<br/>
| Geshem גֶשֶׁם
| [[Geshem (Bible)]]
| Gashmu
|
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ǧūrğ}}'' / Ǧirğis / Ǧurğ / Ǧurayğ جيرجس
|
| [[George (given name)|George]]
|
| Γεώργιος
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Kilāb}}'' / Kalb كلاب/ كلب
| Kalev כָּלֵב
| [[Caleb]]
|
|
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Lāwī}}'' لاوي
| Lēvî לֵּוִי
| [[Levi]]
|
| Λευΐ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Layā'}}''ليا
| Leah לֵאָה
| [[Leah]]
|
| Λεία
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Madyān}}'' مدين
| Midian מִדְיָן
| [[Midian]]
| 
| Μαδιάμ 
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Majdalā}}'' مجدلية
| Migdal
| [[Magdalene (given name)|Magdalene]]
| Magdala
| Μαγδαληνή
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Māliki-Ṣādiq}}'' ملكي صادق
| Malki-ṣédeq מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶֿק
| [[Melchizedek]]
|
| Μελχισεδέκ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Malākhī}}'' ملاخي
| Mal'akhi מַלְאָכִי
| [[Malachi]]
|
| Μαλαχίας
|-
| [[Maryam (name)|Maryam]]&nbsp;/&nbsp;Miriam مريم
| [[Miriam (given name)|Miriam]]&nbsp;/&nbsp;Miryam<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Miryam}}'' מרים
| [[Mary (given name)|Mary]]
| ܡܪܝܡ
| Μαρία 
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Mattūshalakh}}'' مَتُّوشَلَخَ
| Mətušélaḥ <br/>''{{transliteration|he|Mətušálaḥ }}'' מְתֿוּשָלַח
| [[Methuselah]]
|
| Μαθουσάλας
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Mattā}}''
| Amittai אֲמִתַּי
| [[Amittai]]
|
|
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Mattā / Matatiyā}}'' متى / متتيا
| Matitiahu&nbsp;/&nbsp;Matityahu<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Matityahu}}'' מַתִּתְיָהוּ
| [[Matthew (name)|Matthew]]
| Mattai
| Ματθαῖος 
|-
| ''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{transliteration|ar|ALA|Mikāʼīl / Mikaal / Mikhāʼīl}}'' ميكائيل / ميكال / ميخائيل<br/>
| Michael&nbsp;/&nbsp;Mikhael<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Miḵaʾel}}'' מִיכָאֵל
| [[Michael (archangel)|Michael]]
|
| Μιχαήλ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Mūsā}}'' موسى
| Moshe<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Mošé}}'' מֹשֶׁה
| [[Moses (given name)|Moses]]
|
| Μωυσῆς
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Nahamiyyā}}'' نحميا
| Neḥemyah נְחֶמְיָה
| [[Nehemiah]]
|
| Νεεμίας
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Nūḥ}}'' نُوح
| Noach&nbsp;/&nbsp;Noah<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Nóaḥ}}'' נוֹחַ
| [[Noah]]
|
| Νῶε
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Qarūn / Qūraḥ}}'' قارون / قورح
| Kórakh <br />''{{transliteration|he|Qōraḥ}}'' קֹרַח
| [[Korah]]
|
|
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Rāḥīl}}'' راحيل
| Rakhél<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Raḥel}}'' רָחֵל
| [[Rachel]]
|
| Ραχήλ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ṣafnīyā}}'' صفنيا
| Tzfanya &nbsp;/&nbsp;Ṣəp̄anyā <br/>''{{transliteration|he|Tsfanya }}'' צְפַנְיָה
| [[Zephaniah]]
|
| Σωφονίας
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ṣaffūrah}}'' صفورة<br/>
| Tzipora &nbsp;/&nbsp;Tsippora <br/>''{{transliteration|he|Ṣippôrā }}'' צִפוֹרָה
| [[Zipporah]]
|
| Σεπφώρα
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Sām}}'' سام<br/>
| Shem שֵם
| [[Shem]]
|
| Σήμ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Sāmirī}}'' سامري
| Zimri זִמְרִי
| [[Zimri (disambiguation)|Zimri]]
| Zamri
|
|-
| Samuel<br/>''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ṣamu’īl / Ṣamawāl}}'' صموئيل / صموال
| Shmu'el&nbsp;/&nbsp;Šəmûʼēl<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Shmu'el}}'' שְׁמוּאֶל
| [[Samuel]]
|
| Σαμουήλ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Sārah}}'' سارة
| Sara&nbsp;/&nbsp;Sarah<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Sarā}}'' שָׂרָה
| [[Sarah (given name)|Sarah]]&nbsp;/&nbsp;Sara
|
| Σάρα
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Shamshūn}}'' شمشون
| Shimshon&nbsp;/&nbsp;Šimšôn<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Shimshon }}'' שִׁמְשׁוֹן
| [[Samson]]
|
| Σαμψών
|-
| [[Suleiman]]<br/>''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Sulaymān}}''&nbsp;/&nbsp; سليمان
| Shlomo<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Šlomo}}'' שְׁלֹמֹה
| [[Solomon (disambiguation)|Solomon]]
|
| Σολομών
|-
| [[Saul]]<br/>''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ṭālūt / Šāwul}}'' طالوت / شاول
| Sha'ul<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Šāʼûl }}'' שָׁאוּל
| [[Saul]]
|
| Σαούλ
|-
|''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ṭūmās/Tūmā}}'' طوماس / توما<br/>
| 
| [[Thomas (name)]]
| Te'oma 
| Θωμᾶς 
|-
| [[Obaidullah (disambiguation)|Obaidullah]]<br/>''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʻUbaydallāh / ʻUbaydiyyā}}'' عبيد الله / عبيدييا
| Ovadia<br/>''{{transliteration|he|ʻOvádyah}} / {{transliteration|he|ʻOvádyah}}'' עבדיה
|[[Obadiah]]
|
| Ὁβαδίας, Ἀβδιού
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʻAmri}}'' عمري
| Omri<br/>''{{transliteration|he|ʻOmri}}'' עמרי
| [[Omri]]
|
|
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʻUzāir}}'' عُزَيْرٌ      
| Ezra<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Ezrá}}'' עזרא
| [[Ezra]]
|
|
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Yaʿqūb}}'' يَعْقُوب  
| Yaakov<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Yaʿaqov}}'' יַעֲקֹב
| [[Jacob (name)|Jacob]], ([[James (name)|James]])
|
| Ἰακώβ
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Yaḥyā}} / {{transliteration|ar|DIN|Yūḥannā}}''** يحيى / يوحنا
| Yochanan&nbsp;/&nbsp;Yohanan<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Yôḥānnān}}'' יוחנן 
| [[John (first name)|John]]
|
| Ἰωάννης 
|-
| ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Yahwah}}'' يهوه<br/>
| YHWH<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Yahweh}}'' יְהֹוָה
| [[Jehovah]]
|ܝܗܘܗ, ܝܗ, ܞ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|YH, YHWH}}
|
|-
| Yessa<br/>''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Yashshā}}'' يَسَّى
| Yishay יִשַׁי
| [[Jesse (biblical figure)|Jesse]]
|
| Ἰεσσαί
|-
| Yathrun (?)<br/>''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Yathrun}}'' / Shu'ayb / شعيب
| Yitro <br/>''{{transliteration|he|Yiṯrô}}'' יִתְרוֹ
| [[Jethro]]
|
| 
|-
| You'il<br/>''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Yūʾīl}}'' يوئيل
| Yoel יואל)
| [[Joel (disambiguation)|Joel]]
|
| Ἰωήλ
|-
| Younos&nbsp;/&nbsp;Younes<br/>''&nbsp;/&nbsp;{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Yūnus}}''/Yūnān يونس<br/>/يونان.
| Yona&nbsp;/&nbsp;Yonah<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Yônā}}'' יוֹנָה
| [[Jonah]]
| Yuna
| Ἰωνάς
|-
| Youssof&nbsp;/&nbsp;Youssef<br/>''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Yūsuf}}&nbsp;/&nbsp;'' يوسف 
| Yosef יוֹסֵף
| [[Joseph (name)|Joseph]]
|ܝܲܘܣܸܦ {{Transliteration|syc|DIN|Yawsep̄}}
| Ἰωσήφ
|-
| Youshaʿ<br/>''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Yūshaʿ}}'' / Yashūʿ يُوشَعُ / يَشُوعُ
| Yĕhôshúa<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Yôshúa}}'' יְהוֹשֻׁעַ
| [[Joshua]]
|
| Ἰησοῦς
|-
| Zakaria<br/>''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Zakariyyā}}&nbsp;/&nbsp;{{transliteration|ar|ALA|Zakarīyā}}'' زَكَرِيَّا
| Zecharia&nbsp;/Zekharia<br/>''{{transliteration|he|Zeḵaryah}}'' זְכַרְיָה
| [[Zechariah (given name)|Zachary]] or Zechariah
|
| Ζαχαρίας
|}

* The popular romanization of the Arabized and Hebrew names are written first, then the standardized romanization are written in oblique. Arabized names may have variants.
* If a literal Arabic translation of a name exists, it will be placed after the final standardized romanization. 
* If an Arabic correlation is ambiguous, ''(?)'' will be placed following the name in question.
* ''El'', the Hebrew word for strength/might or deity, is usually represented as ''īl'' in Arabic, although it carries no meaning in classical and modern Arabic. The only exception is its usage in the [[Iraqi Arabic]].

Some names might have different translations based on religious context:

*: There are two versions of the name Jesus: ''Yasuʿ'' ({{lang|ar|يَسُوع}}) is the Christian version, as used in the [[Bible]], while ''[[Jesus in Islam|ʿĪsa]]'' ({{lang|ar|عِيسَى}}) is the Muslim version, as used in the [[Qur'an]].
*: Similarly, there are two versions of the name John: ''Yuḥannā'' ({{lang|ar|يُوحَنَّا}}) is the Christian version, while ''Yaḥya'' ({{lang|ar|يَحْيَى}}) is the Muslim version. They have different triconsonantal roots: ''Ḥ-N-N'' ("grace") vs ''Ḥ-Y-Y'' ("life"). ''Yuḥannā'' is cognate with the original Hebrew {{transliteration|he|[[Yôḥānān]]}} ({{Script/Hebrew|יוֹחָנָן}}). Note that ''Yuḥannā'' may refer to either [[John the Baptist]] or [[John the Apostle]], whereas ''Yaḥya'' refers specifically to John the Baptist.

==Arabic names in English==
Often Arabic names can be spelled multiple ways in English, and sometimes a person's name may be treated inconsistently.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Notzon |first1=Beth |last2=Nesom |first2=Gayle |date=February 2005 |title=The Arabic Naming System |url=https://csedev01.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/v28n1p020-021.pdf |journal=Science Editor |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=20–21 |issn=1535-5365}}</ref> For example, the American boxer [[Muhammad Ali]] and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia [[Mohammed bin Salman]] share the same name, but their English spellings differ.

==Indexing==
According to the ''[[Chicago Manual of Style]]'', Arabic names are [[Subject indexing|indexed]] by their surnames. Names may be alphabetized under ''Abu'', ''Abd'' and ''ibn'', while names are not alphabetized under ''al-'' and ''el-'' and are instead alphabetized under the following element.<ref>"[http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/CHIIndexingComplete.pdf Indexes: A Chapter from The Chicago Manual of Style]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150226005234/http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/CHIIndexingComplete.pdf Archive]). [[Chicago Manual of Style]]. Retrieved on 23 December 2014. p. 25 (PDF document p. 27/56).</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Arabic star names]]
*[[List of Arabic place names]]
*[[Nisba (onomastics)]]
*[[Kunya (Arabic)]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090306163319/http://www.lib.umich.edu/area/Near.East/cmenas520/BeestonNomen.pdf Arabic Nomenclature: A summary guide for beginners]. [[A.F.L. Beeston]] (Oxford, 1971).
*[http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/names/arabic-naming2.htm Period Arabic Names and Naming Practices] (2003) by Da'ud ibn Auda (David B. Appleton)

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