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Grace; bounty; excellence

Steadfast; lion-hearted — by the classical gloss

From the Hebrew Aharon — its ancient sense is debated

Beautiful; good

One who returns in repentance — from a root of turning back

Diminutive of a swift, trimmed thing — by the classical gloss

Little beautiful one — the endearing form of Hasan

The close friend of God

Classically linked to study and instruction

Female dove — by the classical gloss; a name of honor among the Arabs

From the Hebrew Eliyya — my Lord is God

Linked to long life and flourishing

From the Aramaic Yeshua — God saves

He laughs — for the joy of glad tidings

God hears — given for an answered prayer

A flowing stream — by the classical gloss

One who mends; restorer of what is broken

An old Arab birth-name — classically, a small locust

Classically from a root of swift, purposeful movement

Everlasting; enduring

The wise — a sage whose counsel the Qur'an preserves

A pre-Arabic name — classically linked to a root of clinging and closeness

One who cuts through; decisive — by the classical gloss

Protected; given refuge