We must do our due-diligence by writing the name out and asking friends and colleagues around us to pronounce it. Will they change the meaning by their pronunciation? This is something that has to be considered. You may also want to consider how the native speakers will pronounce that name. So the name can have a Persian or Urdu background, this is acceptable, as long as the name has a good meaning. Like making a du’a, you can make du’a in any language but a du’a made in Arabic is better for you. It’s is generally better to have an Arabic name but it’s not necessary. But add the prefix Abdul and the meaning changes to ‘servant of the glorious one’ and it is now permissible.

So for example, the name Majid (the glorious one, perfect power) is a name reserved only for Allah. One important ruling is when naming your Child after one of Allah’s 99 names, you must include the prefix Abdul meaning “servant”. The ugliest names are Harb and Murra.” (Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 814) The names most detested is Malikil-Amlak (king of kings) as this name is reserved for Allah alone (Sahih Tirmidhi Hadith 2837) The most truthful names are Harith and Humam. The names which Allah Almighty loves most are ‘Abdullah and ‘Abdu’r-Rahman. When it comes to naming your child you want a name that the child will not be embarrassed by when being called by Allah (swt) on the day of judgement. It also tells the world something about him, what religion he belongs to, his identity, culture, ethnicity and can either make him feel included or excluded. You want it to be a strong name, one that he can love and be proud of. It will be a form of communication that he will have to carry with him for the rest of his life. Naming your baby boy’s can seem inconsequential, a decision that can be made in a day, but know it will play a huge impact on his life. “A person’s name is to him or her the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” – Dale Carnegie

On the subject of naming your child in Islam: Thus this is a beautiful supplication we should learn asking Allah (swt) to grant us “coolness of the eyes” among our wives, our children and all future generations. ‘coolness to the eye’ is an old Arabic expression which from a spiritual perspective means to bring joy, peace, or happiness. “Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us a leader for the righteous.”

Rabbana Hablana min azwaajina wadhurriy-yatina, qurrata ‘ayioni wa-jalna lil-muttaqeena Imaama Here’s a short du’a we can recite asking Allah (swt) to grant you a blessed child:

Muslim names for boy starting with s