Arabic female names come primarily from Classical and Modern Standard Arabic. A key feminine marker is the tāʾ marbūṭa, rendered in Latin script as final -a or -ah (for example, Abidah, Adilah), and many feminine adjectives use the -iyya/-iyyah ending. Women’s names frequently derive from abstract nouns and adjectives denoting virtues, faith, and good qualities, as well as from revered women of early Islamic history.

Contemporary usage shows broad cross‑regional adoption and varied transliterations, with preference for concise, easily pronounced forms. Examples from this set include Abeer, Abida, Abidah, Adeeba, Adeebah, Adeela, Adila, Afrah, Aesha, and Abira.