Muttaqee as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Muttaqee

What is the meaning of the name Muttaqee ?

The baby name Muttaqee is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /mutːaqiː/ (mut-TAH-kee).

Muttaqee is Arabic, Islamic in Origin.

Muttaqee is an Arabic masculine given name meaning “God-conscious, pious; one who guards himself from wrongdoing.” It derives from al‑muttaqī (Arabic: المُتَّقِي), the active participle of ittaqā “to be God‑fearing,” from the root W‑Q‑Y “to protect, to shield,” source of the key Islamic term taqwā (piety, God‑awareness).

As a personal name and honorific, it appears widely across the Muslim world; in scripture the plural al‑muttaqūn describes the righteous, and it was borne by the Abbasid caliph al‑Muttaqī (r. 940–944). Contemporary usage is common in South Asia and the Middle East. Standard transliterations include Muttaqi, Muttaqee, and Mutaqi, with regional renderings such as Urdu متقی and Turkish Muttaki. Related forms include Taqi (a shorter cognate) and the honorific al‑Muttaqī; historical laqabs like al‑Muttaqī lillāh highlight the devotional sense. The name is typically male, though the adjective itself is grammatically masculine and can describe any devout person.

⚙ Muttaqee is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 2 recorded uses of it, from 2 countries.