Arabic name
Arabic name Hebrew name English name Greek name
ʿĀbir /ʾĪbir عابر / إيبر Éver ʻĒḇer עֵבֶר Eber
Alyasaʿ اليسع Elisha Elišaʿ אֱלִישָׁע Elisha Ἐλισσαῖος
ʿĀmūs عاموس Amos ʿĀmōs עָמוֹס Amos Ἀμώς
Andrāwus أندراوس Andrew Ἀνδρέας
ʾĀsif آصف Asaph ʾĀsaf אָסָף Asaph
ʾAyyūb أيّوب Iyov / Iov Iyyov / Iyyôḇ איוב Job Ἰώβ
ʾĀzar Āzar / Taraḥ آزر / تارح Téraḥ / Tharakh תֶּרַח / תָּרַח Terah Θάρα
Azarīyā أزريا Azaryah עֲזַרְיָהוּ Azariah
Barthulmāwus بَرثُولَماوُس bar-Tôlmay בר-תולמי Bartholomew Βαρθολομαῖος
Baraka Bārak بارك Barukh Bārûḵ בָּרוּךְ Baruch Βαρούχ
Binyāmīn بنيامين Binyamin Binyāmîn בִּנְיָמִין Benjamin Βενιαμίν
Būlus بولس Paul Παῦλος
Butrus بطرس Peter Πέτρος
Dabūrāh دبوراه Dvora Dəḇôrā דְּבוֹרָה Deborah
Dānyāl دانيال Daniel Dāniyyêl דָּנִיֵּאל Daniel Δανιήλ
Dāwud / Dāwūd / Dāʾūd داود / داوُود / داؤود David Davīd דָּוִד David Δαυΐδ , Δαβίδ
Fīlīb/Fīlībus فيليب / فيليبوس Philip Φίλιππος
Fāris فارص Péreẓ Pāreẓ פֶּרֶץ / פָּרֶץ Perez
ʾIfrāym إفرايم Efraim Efráyim אֶפְרַיִם/אֶפְרָיִם Ephraim Ἐφραίμ
Ḥūbāb حُوبَابَ Chobab Ḥovav חֹבָב Hobab
Arabic names and their Biblical equivalent
The Arabic names listed below are used in the Arab world , as well as some other Muslim regions , with correspondent Hebrew , English , Syriac and Greek equivalents in many cases . They are not necessarily of Arabic origin , although some are . Most are derived from Syriac transliterations of the Hebrew Bible . For more information , see also Iranian , Malay , Pakistani , and Turkish names .
Arabic names have historically been based on a long naming system. Most Arabs have not had given/middle/family names but rather a chain of names. This system remains in use throughout the Arab world.