59 Pakistani Girl Names with Meanings

Every Pakistani girl name below comes with its meaning or origin — and 38 of the 59 names include the native spelling, drawn from Wikipedia. Jump to a letter, or play the duel game: choose between two names at a time until your personal top 10 remains.

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Pakistani girl names starting with A

AishaعائشةAisha (Arabic: عائشة, romanized: ʿĀʾishah, lit. 'living' or 'alive'; also spelled A'aisha, A'isha, Aischa, Aische, Aishah, Aishat, Aishath, Aicha, Aïcha, Aisya, Aisyah, Aiša, Ajša, Aixa, Ayesha, Aysha, Ayşe, Ayisha, or Iesha) is an Arabic female given name.
AmnaAmna or Aamna (Arabic: [ˈʔæ(ː)mnæ]) is an Arabic feminine given name that means safe, caring, and honest. It is a variant transliteration of Amina.
AsmaأسماءAsma (Arabic: أسماء, romanized: ʾAsmāʾ) is a feminine given name of Arabic origin meaning “supreme”. Esma is a Bosnian and Turkish variant.
AzraAzra is a female given name. In Turkish, Azra means untouched.

Pakistani girl names starting with B

BaharبهارBahar (Persian: بهار, lit. 'spring') in Persian appears as a feminine given name in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Turkey.
BanuبانوBanu (Persian: بانو, romanized: bânu), alternatively spelled Bano, is a Persian name for girls popular in Iran and other Persian-speaking countries. It is also used in Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, India and Sri Lanka.
BegumBegum or Begüm is a female title, given name and surname. It comes from Turkic languages, it is formed by adding the suffix "-um", meaning "mine" to the word beg.
BenazirبیBenazir, or Binazir (Persian: بی‌نَظِیر, romanized: bēnazīr, lit. 'unparalleled') may refer to:
BushraبشرىBushra (بشرى) is an Arabic feminine given name meaning "waterfall", "omen", or "perfect". Variants of the name include Boshra, Boushra, and the Turkish Büşra.

Pakistani girl names starting with F

FaridaفریدهFarida is one of the common female names throughout West Asian culture. In Turkish it is spelled as Feride.
FaryalفریالFaryal (Persian: فریال Faryâl; Arabic: فَرْيَال Faryāl; Azerbaijani: Fəryal; Tajik: Фарёл, romanized: Faryol; Ottoman Turkish: فَرْیال; Turkish: Feryal; Urdu: فریال Faryāl; Uzbek: Faryol; also anglicized as Farial, Ferial or Fariyal) is a feminine given name…
FatimaفاطمةFatima (Arabic: فَاطِمَة, Fāṭimah), also spelled Fatimah, is a female given name of Arabic origin used throughout the Muslim world. Several relatives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad had the name, including, most famously, his daughter Fatimah bint Muhammad.

Pakistani girl names starting with G

GulگلGul is a common name in Persian (گل Gol), Pashto (ګل Gwal) and Turkish (Gül) languages, meaning rose. Gul is used as a family name in Europe, Central and South Asia.

Pakistani girl names starting with H

HabibaحبيبهHabiba (Arabic: حَبِيْبَه, ḥabībah), alternatively Habibah and Habeeba, is a female given name of Arabic origin meaning beloved, sweetheart, or lover, stemming from the male name Habib. Habiba or Habibah may refer to:
HajraهاجرهHajra (Arabic: هاجره) is a female given name in Indian subcontinent. The origin of the name is Arabic 'هاجر' (Hajar).
HinaحناHina is a feminine given name. In South Asia (Urdu: حنا), it is derived from Henna.
HiraHira or Heera is a given name of South Asian (Indian, Pakistani) and Māori origin. It is a unisex name in India and Pakistan though more associated with women.

Pakistani girl names starting with K

KalsoomكلثومKalsoom (Urdu: كلثوم) is a Pakistani feminine given name. Notable people with the surname include: Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif (1950–2018), First Lady of Pakistan Kalsoom Perveen (1945–2020), Pakistani politician

Pakistani girl names starting with L

LamiaلمياءLamia (Arabic: لمياء), Lamyae or Lamiya is a feminine given name borne in Libyan-Greek mythology by a Libyan queen that transformed into a mythological creature. In Arabic it has been derived from the word (Arabic: لامعة) which means "shining" or "radiant".

Pakistani girl names starting with M

MadihaمديحةMadiha, also spelled Mediha, Madeeha, or Madhiha, (Arabic: مديحة) is a female given name meaning “praiseworthy.” The origin of the name is Arabic. Notable people with the name are as follows:
MalihaملیحہMaliha (Urdu: ملیحہ) is a feminine given name. The name definitely stems from the Arabic adjective singular "malāḥah مَلَاحَة" which the plural variant form is "malīḥ مَليح" or "milāḥ مِلَاح", meaning "state of being gorgeous or graceful" or "state of beauty,…
MariaMaria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity.
MarinaMarina is a feminine given name. It is the female version of the Roman family name Marinus, which is a form of the Latin name Marius.
MarjanمرجانMarjan is a Dutch, Polish, and Iranian version of the feminine given name Marianne. The Iranian feminine given name also means "coral" (wikt:مرجان).
MaryamمريمMaryam or Mariam (Hebrew: מרים; Imperial Aramaic: ܡܪܝܡ; Arabic: مريم) is the Aramaic form of the biblical name Miriam (the name of the prophetess Miriam, the sister of Moses). It is notably the name of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
MayaMaya is a feminine name in various languages with various meanings. In the ancient Indian language Sanskrit, Māyā means "the illusory nature of reality or the illusion of creation", and is an alternate name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
MinaMina is a given name with a variety of origins.
MiraMira is a feminine given name with varying meanings. In the Romance languages, it is related to the Latin word ''mirus'' for 'wonder' and 'wonderful'.
MuneebaMuneeba or Muniba is a given name. Notable people and characters with the name include:

Pakistani girl names starting with N

NailaنائلةNaila or Na'ila (ِArabic: نائلة) is a female given name of Arabic origin meaning "gracious".
NasrinنسرينNasrin (translit. "nisriyn/ nisrīn"; Nesrin, Nesrine, Nazreen, or Nasreen; Persian: نسرين) is a feminine given name in Persian, meaning "wild rose".
NazaninنازنینNazanin (Persian: نَازَنِین, romanized: Nāzanīn, lit. 'sweetheart, lovely, darling, delightful', Persian pronunciation: [naː.za.ˈniːn]) and also spelt Nazenin, Naznin or Nazneen, is a Persian female given name in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey,…
NeelamNeelam or Neelum is a given name, taken from the Sanskrit word for sapphire.
NidaNida is a unisex given name and a surname. In Arabic it means call, sound, and voice and is used as a feminine given name.

Pakistani girl names starting with P

ParveenپروینParveen (Persian: پروین) is a Persian-Kurdish given name meaning Pleiades. It is commonly used in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan and India.

Pakistani girl names starting with R

RahimaرحيمةRahima (Arabic: رحيمة, romanized: Rahima Ali, lit. 'Rahima Ali') is a female Arabic given name meaning "merciful, kind, compassionate".
RoxanaRoxana (4th century BC) was a Bactrian noble and a wife of Alexander the Great. The name has a variety of spellings in different languages, including Roxana or Roxanna or Rukhsana or Ruqsana.

Pakistani girl names starting with S

SabihaصبيحةSabiha is an Arabic word (صبيحة) meaning "Morning" and a female given name. Notable people with the name include:
SadiaSadia is a feminine given name.
SaharسحرSahar (Arabic: سحر) is either a feminine given name of common throughout the Persian-speaking and Arabic-Speaking.
SaimaSaima can be a feminine given name of Arabic origin or a Finnish feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
SaloniSaloni (Hindi : सलोनी) is a female name of Indian origin. Notable people with the name include: Saloni (actress) (Zohra Begum; 1950–2010), Pakistani actress Saloni Aswani (born 1987), Indian actress and model Saloni Batra (born 1997), Indian actress Saloni…
SamanسامانSaman (Persian: سامان) is a Persian given name and surname, meaning "calm" and "solace.". Notable people with the name include:
SaniaثانیہSania (Urdu: ثانیہ, Persian : ثانیہ) is an Urdu Persian feminine given name, which means "second cardinal number" and "splendid". It comes from the Arabic cardinal number for second in feminine form ثانية and it means second for feminine objects.
SarahSarah is a common feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It derives its popularity from the biblical matriarch Sarah, the wife of Abraham and a major figure in the Abrahamic religions.
ShabanaShabana is a feminine given name and surname of Arabic origin. People named Shabana include:
ShaguftaشکفتهShagufta or Shegufta, derived from Shekofteh (Persian: شکفته), is a Persian-language feminine given name meaning cheerful, full-blown, or opened.
ShahlaشهلاءShahla (Arabic: شَهْلَاء [ALA-LC: Shahlāʼ]; Azerbaijani: Şəhla; Bengali: শাহলা; Indonesian: Syahla; Persian: شَهلا; Tajik: Шаҳло; Urdu: شَہلا; Uzbek: Shahlo) is a feminine given name used throughout the Muslim world.
SorayaثریاSoraya (Persian: ثریا) is a feminine Arabic and Persian name. It is derived from the Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster, Thurayyā or Suraya (Arabic: ثُرَيَّا).

Pakistani girl names starting with T

TahiraطاهرةTahira (Arabic: طاهرة) is an Arabic name for females. There are several Semitic variations that include connotations given in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
TasnimTasnim (Tasnīm) or Tasneem may refer to: a well of water in Paradise according to Islam
TubaطوبىTuba (also Anglicised as Tooba, Touba, or less frequently Toba; Arabic: طُوبَى, romanized: Ṭūbā, lit. 'blessedness') is a female name of Arabic origin.

Pakistani girl names starting with U

UrwaUrwa or Urwah is a feminine Muslim name of Arabic origin meaning "strong support."
UzmaعظمیUzma (عظمیٰ) is a female name of Arabic origin meaning "lofty" or "supreme". The name is commonly used in mostly Pakistan, Iran and among Muslims of India.

Pakistani girl names starting with Y

YasminیاسمنYasmin is a feminine given name of Persian origin (یاسمن), sometimes also used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Pakistani girl names starting with Z

ZahidaZahida or Zaheeda is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
ZahraزهراءZahra (Arabic: زهراء) is a female given name and surname. It became popular as the name of Muhammad’s daughter, Fatimah al-Zahra.
ZaynabزينبZaynab (Arabic: زينب, [ˈzeːnæb, ˈziːnæb, ˈzajnab]), and variant spellings, is an Arabic female given name meaning 'a flower in the desert'.
ZohraزهرةZohra (Arabic: زهرة, Persian: زهره) may refer to:

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Frequently asked questions

How many Pakistani girl names are in this list?

This list has 59 Pakistani girl names, from Aisha to Zohra, and 38 of them include the native spelling. Every entry comes with its meaning or origin, sourced from Wikipedia.

What are some well-known Pakistani girl names?

Well-documented Pakistani girl names include Faryal, Saloni, Shahla, Zaynab and Sahar. Scroll the list above for the meaning and origin of each one.

How do I choose the best Pakistani girl name?

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