Original, traditional, sweet to the ear, borrowed from history and poetic… First names of Moroccan origin are all good. Here are our favorite Moroccan names for girls and boys!
In Morocco, first names for little girl or little boy are the reflection of a whole culture with a very rich history. Landscapes, gastronomy, lands, literature are found in the meanings of first names for girls and boys. Moroccan first names are soft, delicate, harmonious, and many can be short, long, modern or old… You just have to choose from our selection of pretty female and male Moroccan first names.
female moroccan first names
In the list of female moroccan first names, many are rooted in the country’s religious history. So, Arwa, Sheima, Dalila, Cherine, Halimah, Imen, Leilah, Lamya or Meryem, which can also be written as Myriam, are female Moroccan Muslim names. There are also modern ones, which are Lyna, Nora, Nour, Asma, Farah, Hana, Lena, Dounia. The latter has a very pretty meaning, it means “life here below”. Fadia is the one who sacrifices herself to help, Faiza, the successful one, Farah is joy and gaiety, Ilklil means “diadem” and Jaouhara is the symbol of the jewel.
Moroccan male names
THE male moroccan first names can be classical, such as Mohamed, Youssef, Yassine, Abdel or even Malek, Malik. They can also have pretty meanings, like Adilwhich means “fair and equitable”, or Afalkay which refers to something beautiful. Some Moroccan first names are popular among little boys, such as Kamil, Khaled, Said, Omar, Karim, and other more original ones, such as Simo, Anis, Mass, Abil and Abir. If you are looking for a male Moroccan first name that is particularly sweet to the ear, you also have: Sofiane, Sliman, Elias, Ounsi, Idriss, Tanan, Taslim.
What is the most used first name in Morocco?
For girls, the most used first name in Morocco is Ines. Come next Nour, Aya, Yasmine, Assia and Aïcha.
For boys, the most popular first name is a classic, it is Mohammad. First names Amir, Ibrahim, Naim, Ali, Anas and Youssef arrive just below in the list of the most used first names in Morocco.
Ideas for rare Moroccan first names
From rare feminine first names of Moroccan origin, are: Jouweria which means “little servant”. But also Sirajeddine, Sifaks, Sounboula, Khairate, Kounouzor Lemta, Majdouline, Mawlouda, Mounaouara. Saossana, Raliloullah, Rakine, Khouzama are other rare Moroccan female given names.
On the boys’ side, the rare Moroccan first names are Mamedouh, Majdeddine, Rahmatoullah, Reireddine. Chahed, meaning “witness to the truth”, Elakhdar with the meaning “the green” are other very little given first names. In the rare male Moroccan first names, there is also Awsim, Choukrallah, Ameqran..
What are the French-sounding Moroccan names?
For girls as for boys, Moroccan first names can sound French. This is explained by the fact that French is an official language of Morocco. For female first names, we think of Kamila, Nora, Hana, Janna, Sirine, Amel, or even Inès. For male names, there is Simo, Anis, Kamil, Omar, Adel, or even Yanis.