2 Islamic articles on: Baby Names Meaning “Chief”

Table of contents for the topic Baby Names Meaning “Chief”
  1. Buhlul (Name)
  2. Unaif (Name)

Buhlul (Name)

Buhlul (transliteration: Bulūl, Arabic: بهلول) is an Arabic name for boys that means “cheerful”, “joyous”, “a virtuous and good-humored chief or elder”.1234

There is one Companion of !PM named Buhlul:

  • Buhlul bin Dhu’aib al-Nabbash بهلول بن ذؤيب النباش

Below is the name Buhlul written in Arabic naskh script:

Below is the name Buhlul written in Arabic kufi script:

Unaif (Name)

Unaif (transliteration: Unayf, Arabic: أنيف) is an Arabic name for boys that means “lord”, “chief”, being the diminutive form of anf (“chief”, “lord”, “first in rank”).1

Unaif is also spelled as Unayf and Onaif.

There are four Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Unaif:

  • Unaif bin Jashm أنيف بن جشم
  • Unaif bin Jusham أنيف بن جشم
  • Unaif bin Habeeb أنيف بن حبيب
  • Unaif bin Millah al-Judhami أنيف من ملة

Below is the name Unaif written in Arabic naskh script:

Below is the name Unaif written in Arabic kufi script: