3 Islamic articles on: Baby Names Meaning “Snake”

Table of contents for the topic Baby Names Meaning “Snake”
  1. Ashja (Name)
  2. Arqam (Name)
  3. Arbad (Name)

Ashja (Name)

Ashja (transliteration: Ashjaʿ, Arabic: أشجع) is an Arabic name for boys that means “brave”, “courageous”, “fearless”.12 Ashja also means “male snake”.34.

Ashja may also be spelled as Ashjaa and Ashja’.

There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH named Ashja:

  • al-Ashja bin Sinan الأشجع بن سنان

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Arqam (Name)

Arqam (transliteration: Arqam, Arabic: أرقم) is an Arabic name for boys that refers to a type of snake1 known as the “egg-eating snake” in English (scientific name Dasypeltis scabra).

There are eight Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Arqam:

  • al-Arqam bin abi al-Arqam al-Kala`i الأرقم بن أبي الأرقم الكلاعي
  • Arqam bin abi al-Arqam al-Makhzumi أرقم بن أبي الأرقم االمخزومي
  • al-Arqam bin abi al-Arqam al-Zuhari الأرقم بن أبي الأرقم الزهري
  • al-Arqam bin Jufainah al-Tujaibi الأرقم بن جُفينة التُّجَيبي
  • Arqam al-Khuza`i أرقم الخزاعي
  • al-Arqam bin Abdullah bin al-Harith الأرقم بن عبد الله بن الحارث
  • al-Arqam al-Nakha`i الأرقم النخعي
  • al-Arqam bin Yazeed الأرقم بن يزيد

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Arbad (Name)

Aqrab (transliteration: Arbad, Arabic: أربد) is an ancient Arabian name for boys that means “puff adder” (a type of venomous snake)12. Arbad also means “something that has the color of dust”.3

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

  • Arbad bin Jubair أربد بن جبير
  • Arbad bin Abdullah al-Bajali أرْبَد بن عبد الله البَجَلي
  • Arbad bin Makhshi أربد بن مخشي
  • Arbad (servant of the Prophet) أربد خادم رسول الله صلى عليه وسلم

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