Does anyone know any names that have origins in both Hebrew and Arabic?
I only know [name]Adara[/name] and [name]Amira[/name].
[name]Miriam[/name]/[name]Maryam[/name]
[name]Hana[/name]/[name]Hannah[/name]
Also [name]Sara[/name]/[name]Sarah[/name]
There are hundreds of Arabic and Hebrew names. I have a whole collection on my blog (via my signature). I’ll post some of my personal favorites:
Arabic
[name]Amina[/name]
Dua
Duha
[name]Farah[/name]
[name]Hala[/name]
[name]Isra[/name]
Karima
[name]Leila[/name]
[name]Lina[/name]
Lujayn
[name]Lulu[/name]
Malaika
[name]Nadra[/name]
Naila
Nawra
[name]Noor[/name]
Ramla
[name]Rania[/name]
Ruqayya
Ruya
Sabriyya
Sadaf
[name]Sadia[/name]
Safiya
[name]Samia[/name]
[name]Samina[/name]
[name]Samira[/name]
[name]Sana[/name]
Sultana
Sumayya
Tasnim
Yusra
Hebrew
Adva
[name]Amira[/name]
[name]Aviva[/name]
[name]Ayala[/name]
[name]Ayelet[/name]
[name]Chaya[/name]
[name]Dalia[/name]
[name]Doveva[/name]
[name]Hadassah[/name]
[name]Noa[/name]
[name]Shira[/name]
I’ll second the suggestion of [name]Leila[/name] – which works really well in both languages – and add Suhaila (my favorite Arabic name). I don’t know that it has a Hebrew equivalent, but it shouldn’t give Hebrew speakers too much trouble (the alphabet has all the necessary sounds).
I’m a bit late with this thread but:
[name]Khava[/name]/[name]Heva[/name] (life and the Biblical character Eve)
[name]Yasmin[/name] is the same in Arabic and Hebrew
[name]Dalia[/name] (“branch” in Hebrew)/Daliyah (“grape vine” in Arabic)
[name]Kelila[/name] (“perfect” in Hebrew)/[name]Kalila[/name] (“sweetheart/beloved” in Arabic)
[name]Malka[/name] (traditionally Melkha in Hebrew)/Malikah (both mean “queen”)
[name]Shachar[/name]/[name]Sahar[/name] (both mean “dawn”)
[name]Vered[/name]/Wurud (rose/roses)
[name]Hila[/name]/[nameHala[name] (“halo”)
[name]Yosef[/name]/[name]Yusuf[/name]
[name]Moshe[/name]/[name]Musa[/name] ([name]Moses[/name])
[name]Yaakov[/name]/Ya’qub ([name]Jacob[/name])
[name]Avraham[/name]/[name]Ibrahim[/name] ([name]Abraham[/name])
[name]Aharon[/name]/[name]Haroun[/name] ([name]Aaron[/name])
There really isn’t an overwhelming amount of names that overlap in both languages.
http://www.learn-hebrew-names.com/
http://www.sudairy.com/arabic/masc.html
http://www.sudairy.com/arabic/fem.html
[name]Aliyah[/name] - Probably my single favourite. Very well-known and used in both. I have seen the [name]Aliyah[/name] spelling in both, and the [name]Aaliyah[/name] spelling mostly only in Arabic. Same meaning of “ascendent, raised up.”
[name]Leila[/name] - Though much more popular in Arabic.
[name]Miriam[/name]/[name]Maryam[/name]/[name]Mariam[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]/[name]Sara[/name]
[name]Zahara[/name] - Related to the masculine Hebrew [name]Zohar[/name] and the Arabic Zaahir, both of which mean “bright, radiant” or “to shine”
[name]Zakia[/name]/[name]Zakiyya[/name] - Mean “pure” and is used in both though the transcriptions vary. I’ve also seen Zakiya and a few other spellings.
I really don’t know for sure but maybe Minha and Lamya?
I know this is really late but in case anyone else has this same question and finds this thread:
[name]Zulima[/name]/[name]Selima[/name]/[name]Salima[/name] comes from the Hebrew and Arabic words for peace
There are some cognates that work pretty well between Arabic and Hebrew. (Much like [name]Maryam[/name]/[name]Miriam[/name], [name]Zara[/name]/[name]Sarah[/name], and [name]Hana[/name]/[name]Hannah[/name] previously mentioned).
[name]Qiturah[/name]/[name]Keturah[/name]
[name]Dina[/name] / ([name]Dinah[/name] is spelled [name]Dina[/name] in Greek/Latin versions of the Bible)
Na’ima / [name]Naamah[/name]
Although not related, there is
[name]Galila[/name] (Arabic) and [name]Galia[/name] (Hebrew)
[name]Rana[/name] (Arabic) and [name]Rani[/name] (Hebrew)