By meaning
Names that mean knowledge
186 names
This list describes where each name comes from (mostly Arabic), not the religion of anyone who bears it.
- Names
- 186
- Boy
- 124
- Girl
- 53
- Origins
- 9
Language of origin
Boy: 124 Girl: 53
Names
- Muhammad Haziq♂Praised · skilful, adept
- Darshan♂Sight
- Saraswathy♀Possessing water
- Kavitha♀Poetry
- Kalaivani♀Art and learning
- Sumathi♀Good mind, wise
- Darshini♀She who sees
- Praveen♂Skilled
- Hafiz♂Guardian
- Ariffin♂Knowing
- Hakim♂Wise
- Arif♂Knowing
- Haziq♂Skilful, adept
- Nazri♂Relating to view or theory
- Shafie♂♀Follower of the Shafi'i school
- Afiq♂One who reaches the highest degree of generosity or knowledge
- Talib♂Seeker of knowledge, student
- Baharuddin♂Sea of the faith
- Danish♂♀Knowledge
- Fadzil♂Excellent
- Irfan♂Knowledge
- Nawawi♂From Nawa
- Fikri♂♀Intellectual, relating to thought
- Fahmi♂Relating to understanding
- Aqil♂Sensible, of sound judgment
- Fadhil♂Excellent
- Adibah♀A cultured, refined woman
- Borhan♂Proof
- Aqilah♀Sensible
- Ilham♂♀Inspiration
- Nazmi♂Relating to order or verse
- Baqir♂Opener, discoverer
- Irsyad♂Guidance
- Alim♂Learned, knowledgeable
- Aripin♂Those who know
- Bahruddin♂Sea of religion
- Fahim♂Intelligent
- Labieb♂Sensible
- Muzakkir♂One who reminds
- Padil♂Excellent
- Syamil♂Comprehensive, all-encompassing
- Aliman♂Learned person
- Alimin♂Learned people (plural form)
- Arfan♂Knowledge
- Ariffuddin♂One who knows the religion
- Elmi♂Relating to knowledge
- Hafis♂Guardian
- Hafizh♂Guardian
- Haziqah♀Skilled, adept
- Katib♂Writer, scribe
- Maher♂Skilled, proficient
- Mahirah♀Skilled, proficient
- Nadwa♀Discussion meeting
- Nuha♀Mind, wisdom
- Tamrin♂Practice
- Abhigya♀Recognition
- Abhigyan♂Recognition, remembrance
- Afkar♂Thoughts
- Akili♂Mind
- Akshar♂Letter
- Alfarabi♂From Farab
- Alimuddin♂A learned person of religion
- Almahyra♀The skilled one
- Amhar♂More skilled
- Anubhav♂Experience
- Arifah♀Learned, knowing
- Arifatul♀The learned one (feminine form)
- Arip♂Learned, knowing
- Atharv♂Relating to the Atharvaveda
- Axar♂Letter
- Azkia♀Intelligent people
- Bayan♂Clarity
- Bharati♀Female descendant of Bharata
- Brahmani♀Consort or daughter of Brahma
- Chaitanya♂Consciousness, intellect
- Chatur♂Clever
- Chetana♀Consciousness
- Chetna♀Consciousness
- Daksha♂Skilled
- Dana♂♀Wise
- Daris♂Learned
- Ervan♂Knowledge, gnosis
- Fahma♂♀Understanding
- Fakih♂Jurist
- Farzana♀Wise
- Fatwa♂♀Formal religious legal opinion
- Fiqih♂♀Understanding
- Hadis♂Speech
- Hafitz♂Guardian
- Hafizhah♀Female guardian
- Hambali♂Associated with Ahmad ibn Hanbal or the Hanbali school
- Irfani♂Relating to knowledge, including spiritual knowledge
- Irfansyah♂Knowledge
- Irpan♂Knowledge
- Irvansyah♂Knowledge
- Jagrati♀Awakening
- Jagriti♀Awakening
- Jigyasa♀Curiosity
- Kala♀Art
- Kalpana♀Imagination
- Kaushal♂Skill
- Kavya♀Poetry
- Khatib♂Preacher of the sermon
- Kushal♂Skilled
- Labibah♀Intelligent
- Maarif♂Knowledge
- Mahir♂Skilled, expert
- Manish♂Thought
- Marifah♀Knowledge
- Medha♀Wisdom
- Mualifah♀Female author
- Mualim♂Teacher
- Mubeen♂Clear, evident
- Mudakir♂Reminder
- Mudrikah♀Perceptive
- Mufti♂Mufti, a jurist who issues legal opinions
- Mukri♂A Quran reciter
- Muntaha♂End point, farthest limit
- Nabiha♀Intelligent
- Pahmi♂Understanding
About this list
186 names whose meaning relates to knowledge. Every meaning rests on a source linked from the name page.
This list gathers names whose meaning relates to knowledge, learning and understanding. Among the most common in our data: Muhammad Hafiz, Muhammad Afiq, Muhammad Haziq. 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 knowledge suitable for both boys and girls?
In this list, 124 names suit boys and 53 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.