By meaning
Names that mean wisdom
188 names
This list describes where each name comes from (mostly Arabic), not the religion of anyone who bears it.
- Names
- 188
- Boy
- 135
- Girl
- 44
- Origins
- 11
Language of origin
Boy: 135 Girl: 44
Names
- Ganesan♂The deity Ganesha
- Sumathi♀Good mind, wise
- Vikneswaran♂Lord of obstacles
- Rashid♂Guided along the right path
- Ariffin♂Knowing
- Hakim♂Wise
- Sheikh♂Elder
- Faizal♂Judge, arbiter
- Danial♂God is my judge
- Danish♂♀Knowledge
- Irfan♂Knowledge
- Sophia♀Wisdom
- Rosdi♂Related to right guidance and maturity
- Fahmi♂Relating to understanding
- Faisal♂Arbiter
- Aqil♂Sensible, of sound judgment
- Borhan♂Proof
- Arshad♂Better guided, more upright and sensible
- Aqilah♀Sensible
- Hidayat♂Guidance
- Ilham♂♀Inspiration
- Rashidi♂Relating to Rashid, rightly guided
- Zamir♂Conscience
- Nazim♂Organizer
- Farouk♂Person who can tell right from wrong
- Irsyad♂Guidance
- Mubin♂Clear
- Mus♂The chosen one
- Rushdan♂Right guidance, the right path
- Aripin♂Those who know
- Fahim♂Intelligent
- Feisal♂Arbiter
- Hidayah♀Guidance
- Huda♂♀Guidance
- Labieb♂Sensible
- Arfan♂Knowledge
- Dalilah♀Guide
- Faisol♂Arbiter
- Hakimah♀Wise
- Hazmi♂Resolute
- Jauhari♂Jeweller
- Jawhar♂Jewel
- Kazi♂Judge
- Morshidi♂Relating to a murshid, a guide
- Murshid♂Guide
- Nuha♀Mind, wisdom
- Rashidah♀Guided toward what is right
- Razen♂Composed, serene, wise
- Abhigya♀Recognition
- Advait♂Non-duality
- Afkar♂Thoughts
- Akili♂Mind
- Amsal♂Proverbs
- Anubhav♂Experience
- Anubhuti♀Feeling
- Aram♂Virtue
- Azkia♀Intelligent people
- Chaitanya♂Consciousness, intellect
- Chatur♂Clever
- Chetan♂Conscious
- Chetana♀Consciousness
- Chetna♀Consciousness
- Chinmay♂Made of consciousness
- Dana♂♀Wise
- Dharmesh♂Lord of dharma
- Drishti♀Sight
- Ervan♂Knowledge, gnosis
- Fahma♂♀Understanding
- Fakih♂Jurist
- Farooq♂One who can tell right from wrong
- Farzana♀Wise
- Firas♂Acumen
- Furkon♂Criterion, that which distinguishes
- Furqan♂Criterion, distinction
- Gajanan♂Elephant-faced
- Gajanana♂Elephant-faced
- Ganesh♂Lord of the hordes
- Ganesha♂Lord of the hordes
- Hakam♂Judge
- Hedi♂Guide
- Hidajat♂♀Guidance
- Hikam♂Wisdoms
- Hikmah♀Wisdom
- Hikmat♂Wisdom
- Hikmawan♂One who has wisdom
- Ilhamsyah♂Inspiration
- Kapila♂Tawny
- Karan♂Clever, skillful
- Labibah♀Intelligent
- Manas♂Mind
- Manasi♀Relating to the mind
- Manasvi♀Intelligent, wise
- Mandeep♂Light of the mind
- Manish♂Thought
- Manisha♀Thought
- Manu♂Man, mankind
- Marifah♀Knowledge
- Mati♀Intelligence
- Medha♀Wisdom
- Mualim♂Teacher
- Mudrikah♀Perceptive
- Muhtadi♂One who is rightly guided
- Muhtadin♂Those who are rightly guided
- Mursidah♀Guide, one who guides
- Nabiha♀Intelligent
- Nasihah♀Adviser
- Nasuhi♂Sincere
- Nazar♂Gaze
- Nitin♂Guidance, moral conduct
- Nurhakim♂Light of wisdom
- Nurhikmah♀Light of wisdom
- Pahmi♂Understanding
- Paisal♂Arbiter
- Pragya♀Wisdom
- Pragyan♂Consciousness
- Prakhar♂Sharp
- Pratibha♀Talent
- Rasyad♂Right guidance
- Rishi♂Sage
- Rosadi♂Right guidance
About this list
188 names whose meaning relates to wisdom. Every meaning rests on a source linked from the name page.
This list gathers names whose meaning relates to wisdom and good judgement. Among the most common in our data: Mohd Faizal, Ganesan, Sumathi. 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 wisdom suitable for both boys and girls?
In this list, 135 names suit boys and 44 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.