By meaning
Names that mean faith
683 names
This list describes where each name comes from (mostly Arabic), not the religion of anyone who bears it.
- Names
- 683
- Boy
- 569
- Girl
- 92
- Origins
- 15
Language of origin
Boy: 569 Girl: 92
Names
- Muhammad♂Praised
- Ahmad♂Most praiseworthy
- Mohammad♂Praised
- Sai♂♀Lord
- Vaishnavi♀Belonging to Vishnu
- Ismail♂God hears
- Zulkifli♂He who possesses the lot
- Abdullah♂Servant of God
- Zakaria♂God remembers
- Mohd♂Praised, commendable
- Ibrahim♂Father of many
- Subramaniam♂Su (good) + brahman (devout worshipper)
- Norhidayah♀Light of guidance
- Suresh♂Ruler of the gods
- Daniel♂God is my judge
- Arumugam♂Six-faced
- Michelle♀Who is like God? (via Michel)
- Sivakumar♂Son of Shiva (Shiva: benign, auspicious
- Balakrishnan♂Child Krishna
- Yogeswaran♂Lord of yoga
- Supramaniam♂Su (good) + brahman (devout worshipper)
- Abdul♂Servant of
- Mohamed♂Praised
- Yusof♂He will add
- Rahman♂Merciful
- Salleh♂♀Virtuous, good
- Mat♂Praised
- Hamid♂Praiseworthy
- Mustafa♂Chosen
- Kamaruddin♂Moon of the faith
- Yahya♂The prophet John
- Abidin♂Worshippers
- Ishak♂He will laugh
- Nordin♂Light of the religion
- Kadir♂Capable
- Musa♂Name of the prophet Moses
- Ghani♂Rich
- Yaakob♂To follow (from the Hebrew root)
- Samsudin♂Sun of the faith
- Ayob♂Name of the prophet Job
- Jamaluddin♂Beauty of the faith
- Zainuddin♂Beauty of the faith
- Michael♂Who is like God?
- Hamdan♂Related to praise
- Samad♂The everlasting
- Yasin♂The letters Ya and Sin opening Surah Ya Sin
- Danial♂God is my judge
- Yunus♂Dove (Arabic form of Yona, Jonah)
- Din♂Religion, faith
- Mamat♂Short form of Muhammad
- Aminuddin♂Truthful one of the faith
- Baharuddin♂Sea of the faith
- Hanafi♂Relating to the Hanafi school
- Hanif♂♀Of the true religion
- Ridhwan♂Approval
- Karim♂Noble, generous
- Khairuddin♂Goodness of the faith
- Noh♂Rest
- Rosdi♂Related to right guidance and maturity
- Elias♂My God is Yahweh
- Hasbullah♂God is sufficient
- Yaacob♂Jacob
- Iman♂♀Faith
- Izzuddin♂Might of the faith
- Tajuddin♂Crown of the faith
- Hanifah♀Upright in belief
- Taufik♂Divine guidance and success
- Amiruddin♂Leader of the faith
- Imran♂Arabic form of Amram
- Salehuddin♂Righteous in faith
- Wahid♂One
- Saifuddin♂Sword of the faith
- Yusop♂He will add
- Hanafiah♂Connected with the Hanafi school
- Jalaluddin♂Majesty of the faith
- Manan♂The Bestower (al-Mannan)
- Samuel♂Name of God
- Zahid♂Ascetic
- Ai♀Sign
- Fakhruddin♂Pride of the faith
- Gabriel♂God is my strong man
- Hidayat♂Guidance
- Muhiddin♂Renewer of the faith
- Nasaruddin♂Victory of the faith
- Salahuddin♂Righteousness of the religion
- Zikri♂Remembrance
- Alaudin♂Eminence of religion
- Azan♂The call to prayer
- Fatihah♂♀The opening
- Fattah♂Opener
- Ikhsan♂Doing good
- Khatijah♀Premature child
- Mikael♂Who is like God?
- Mustapa♂Chosen
- Nasiruddin♂Helper of the religion
- Nasrudin♂Victory of the faith
- Qayyum♂Enduring
- Rasul♂Messenger
- Sakinah♀Serenity
- Wafa♂♀Fidelity
- Zuhdi♂Relating to zuhd (asceticism)
- Zulkipli♂Owner of the portion
- Ahmed♂Most praiseworthy
- Burhanuddin♂Proof of the faith
- Darwisy♂Dervish, a member of a Sufi order
- Hasbi♂Sufficient for me
- Islam♂♀Submission to God
- Kamaludin♂Perfection of the religion
- Mahadi♂Rightly guided
- Mahyuddin♂Renewer of the faith
- Muslim♂One who submits (to God)
- Nazaruddin♂Regard for the faith
- Norrodin♂Light of the faith
- Ramadhan♂The month of Ramadan, ninth month of the Islamic calendar
- Rushdan♂Right guidance, the right path
- Saifullah♂Sword of God
- Sarifuddin♂Noble in the faith
- Setia♂Loyal
- Syahid♂Witness
- Syuhada♀Witnesses
About this list
683 names whose meaning relates to faith. Every meaning rests on a source linked from the name page.
This list gathers names whose meaning relates to faith, devotion and piety. Among the most common in our data: Muhammad, Ismail, Ahmad. Only names whose meaning is backed by a checkable source are included, and that source is linked from each name page. Names from many languages can share a meaning, so this list cuts across name categories. See all meanings for other themes, and our methodology for how we check meanings.
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Frequently asked questions
Are names meaning faith suitable for both boys and girls?
In this list, 569 names suit boys and 92 suit girls; unisex names count in both. Each name page states the recorded gender.
Can one name have several meanings?
Yes. Some names have more than one meaning in their original language, and the meaning of a Chinese name depends on the characters the family chose. The name page shows the source for each meaning given.