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Ubadahعبادة
Devoted worship — from the root of servanthood
Hadith· Masculine
Ubaydahعبيدة
Little servant of Allah — an endeared form of servanthood
Hadith· Masculine
Ubayyأبي
Of lofty refusal; one who bows to no falsehood — by the classical gloss
Hadith· Masculine
Umamahأمامة
From the root of leading in front — by the classical gloss
Hadith· Feminine
Umarعمر
From the root of life and flourishing
Hadith· Masculine
Umm Kulthumأم كلثوم
A kunya-form name, carried as a given name across the generations
Hadith· Feminine
Usamahأسامة
Lion — one of the classical names of the lion
Hadith· Masculine
Uthmanعثمان
An old Arabic name — carried far beyond its lexical meaning of 'baby bustard'
Hadith· Masculine
Uzairعزير
From the Hebrew Ezra — help
Qur'an · 9:30· Masculine
Yahyaيحيى
He lives
Qur'an · 19:7· Masculine
Yaqubيعقوب
He who follows — the father of the twelve tribes
Qur'an · 2:132· Masculine
Yasinيس
The opening letters of Surah Ya-Sin — carried as a name in his ﷺ honor
Qur'an · 36:1· Masculine
Yasirياسر
Ease; gentleness
Hadith· Masculine
Yunusيونس
From the Hebrew Yonah — a dove
Qur'an · 21:87· Masculine
Yusufيوسف
God increases; God will add
Qur'an · Surah 12· Masculine
Zakariyaزكريا
God has remembered
Qur'an · 19:2· Masculine
Zaydزيد
Growth; increase
Qur'an · 33:37· Masculine
Zaynabزينب
A fragrant flowering tree — from the root of beauty and adornment
Hadith· Feminine
Zubayrزبير
From a root of firm strength
Hadith· Masculine
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