Is an Islamic name actually an Arabic name?

If Dawood is an Islamic name, why can't the person be named David, since it has the same meaning? Does it mainly have to do with the language of the name?

Is an Islamic name actually an Arabic name?
No such thing as an "Islamic name" or "non-Islamic name," but only Islamic people and non-Islamic people. If you get stuck on names, you are so far off base, so so so far off base. Outside covering, dress up is meaningless, it's the inside soul that counts. Where does Allah go on and on about names in the Qur'an or any other holy book?





To the one answerer who said names don't have meanings in other languages, again, that is not true and you really need to lose your arrogance based upon your ignorance. Please, learn something about other people already. Names in multiple languages have meanings behind them such beautiful, angel, and many other things.
Reply:Salam my dear Muse.Giving a name to a baby should be a good name in its meaning or it is ussually used in Islam although without any meaning.It is not a must actually an arabic name.We in Indonesia could use also the local name for muslims such as Agus Muhammad


.Agus means good or bagus Titiek Puspa means the good flower.David can be used for Daud and Yosef for Yusuf ,Mariam for Maryam,Moses for Musa ,Solomon for Sulaeman etc. In hadith,Muhammad pbuh did not allow to use the name which show the shortcoming of someone such the blind,the deaf ,the cripple etc
Reply:It is in hadith that it is better to name your child for Allah. Meaning is that we as Muslims should stick to those names which glorify Allah (swt). It is better, although not required, to do that in the Arabic language. However, many other cultures such as Indonesian, African or Malaysian have a very cultural way of pronouncing these names and so they have the cultural context as well. This is not a bad thing. I recently met a boy whose name is Usmane. This is a Senegalese way of pronouncing Uthman.





As for some of the names you mention for instance David and Moses are NOT Hebrew names. They are English pronunciations of the Hebrew names Daveed and Moishe. If you live in an English speaking country you would use those names. To give a Muslim child a name with the Hebrew pronunciation is not prohibited but the child would be fighting that name all his/her life. To illustrate another name, Ibrahim also has other pronunciations, in Hebrew it is Avram, in English it is Abraham - but Muslims, when using this name, use only the Ibrahim pronunciation.





And Allah (swt) knows best.





Peace and Blessings,





Imam Salim
Reply:Well dear, actually a muslim child should be named in such a way that he could be recognized as a muslim. if you name your child as David, everyone would be like he is a non-muslim but if you name him as Dawood, people would know he is a Muslim Alhumdulillah, although the meanings would be the same.





So, we should name our children as they should be recognized as Muslims ~!
Reply:David is a jewish name...





arabic names or most of them have the name of something meanig something.. like


Kamar - moon


or


jamil - beautiful


or


afif -chaste


you do not find them in other languages but arabic


the names like maryam , david etc are not arabic names they are merely translated giving the sound they would have using the available arabic alphabet....they are taken from times prior to the koranic times.
Reply:let me just say that when Muhammad was born and named Muhammad ,Islam did not exist.so to argue about if a name is islamic or not does not make sense to me.so when you say an islamic name,it is actually naming after a known person who was a muslim or converted to islam in the period of islam birth
Reply:There isnt a rule that says your child has to have an "arabic" sounding name


if the given name doesnt have any meaning derogatory or against Islam, its ok to have..


Just research any meaning of a name you like..


examples of bad names would be a name of some other faiths god or goddess..


you wouldnt want to name a son Zeus, Hercules, Troy, etc.. get it?


but if your name means something in some ancient greek, .like.. "the one who collects water".. or "the one who is a blacksmith".. etc etc.. those are perfectly fine names...



Reply:Explain to me again what is wrong with my name? Allah will not accept my prayers if I don't have an "islamic" name? What does that mean? My name has to be Arabic or Allah will not accept my prayers? Allah is a prejudiced bigot? When did that happen?
Reply:Salaam sis.





I agree with what you are saying, but if you name your child David, society will think he is a non-muslim. It's best to choose a name for your child which is known within the Islam world..





Between, are you having a child? Oh my, you didn't inform me! :(
Reply:dawood and david are the same thing.


same with yusef and joseph.


just because its in a different language it


doesnt mean the meaning changed





edit:


name your child what you wish.
Reply:Astagfirullah who is this "muslimahforallah?" Not only is her answer wrong but her picture is very offensive.





Most likely a kaffir trying to spread misinformation about Islam.
Reply:yes you can
Reply:lol no !!!! david is not muslim name !!1