If you are looking for a female Moroccan name, here is a library of references that should guide you.
Morocco is not only a culture, a craft, sumptuous landscapes, between mountain, desert and sea. It is also a meeting place of languages, religions, history and, as a result, of many first names with multiple origins. Moroccan baby girl names are numerous, they are soft and delicate, they will delight those looking for originality, rarity, or, on the contrary, classics. Here is a beautiful list of ideas for naming a little girl with a Moroccan first name.
These rather rare Moroccan names for girls
As in all cultures, Morocco also has its list of rare baby girl names. Jouweria is one of them, it means “young girl” or “little servant”. Khuzama is also rare, and refers to lavender, as Lemta, Majdouline, Mawlouda, Mounaouara which means “illuminated”.
The top 30 female Moroccan first names
here are the first names of Moroccan origin the most given in France last year:
What modern Moroccan names for a baby girl?
There are many modern names of Moroccan origin for a baby girl. Norah, which is also sometimes linked to a British origin, as a contraction of Eleonora, is a modern Moroccan given name. This is also the case of Sana, from Selma, from Zahra, from Zylla which is the name of a beauty queen. In modern first names, we also think of the first name Aya which is very modern, because it evokes the famous singer Aya Nakamoura, like Assia or or Abal which means “woman of fire”.
Ideas for short female Moroccan names
If you are looking for a Moroccan name for a girl that is short, You’re at the right address ! In the list of short first names, we find for example Amel, or even Alia. Aïcha, Farah, Hafsa, Hiba, Hawa or Inès, equivalent of the French Agnès, are essential Moroccans which have the particularity of comprising few letters. Layla, Leyla, Monia who is Greek and Arab, or Nada and Nadia are yet other ideas for a short Moroccan female name.
What are the old Moroccan names for a woman?
Some first names refer to the history of Morocco, they are old female first names. We necessarily think of Yasmine, which can also be written Yasmina. Other classics: Sarah, Meryem, Nour, Amina, Aziza, Aisha. Bouchra, Delilah (from Hebrew), Fatima, Farah, Farida, or even Habiba are old Moroccan first names. But we can also name Jamila, Khadija, Latifa, Malika, Nassima, which are other examples of classics that have been seen for many, many years in Morocco.
List of Berber-inspired Moroccan names for a baby girl
Berber names are very distinct in Morocco for girls. We find for example Illi which means “my daughter”, Dassin, Basil which refers to basil. Izza, Kahina, Damya (which is the name of a Berber queen) are feminine given names of Berber origin. Eli, means “the sister”, mom is the “expensive toy”, Safiyya means “pure”, lalla is a Berber name meaning “lady”. We also find Sinim, Sufenia, Sekkura, or even Afri.
Moroccan girl names and their meanings
In the list of Moroccan girl names, some have very pretty meanings:
| Dounia | life down here |
| Fadia | Who sacrifices himself to help |
| Faiza | Which has success |
| Farah | Joy, gaiety |
| Ghazia | Who is content with what she has |
| Habiba | well loved |
| Hana | Congratulations, rejoicing |
| Hasna | Very beautiful |
| Iklil | Tiara |
| Jaouhara | Jewel |
Moroccan names of Muslim culture for little girls
Moroccan first names are very often linked to the history of Islam. Thus, we find many Moroccan female muslim first namesas Aissal, Anissa, Amelle, Assa, Badra, Bouchra. Other Muslim names are Arwa, Cheima, Dalila, Cherine. Youssra, Dora, Esma or Fatou are also Moroccan and Muslim and are intended for girls. Other examples: Fadia, Fella, Halimah, Imen, Leilah, Lamya, Nafissah, Meryem or Myriamequivalents of Mary.