Names That Mean Wisdom
Names whose recorded meaning contains a word for wisdom or wise, with the matched wording shown. 169 names.
Names 1–100 of 169 (page 1 of 2)
How names qualify
A name is listed when its recorded meaning contains a word for “wisdom or wise” in a usable position: not negated, and not about a namesake or a title.
Wording that matched, with the number of names: “wise” (110), “wisdom” (41), “sagacious” (10), “sagacity” (4), “sage” (4). The matched wording is quoted for every name.
162 of the 169 names come from the Muslim-names dataset (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish, Kurdish and related origins). Names from other traditions appear only where their recorded meaning fits the rule.
Each row shows the meaning recorded for that name in our data. A name can have other meanings and other origins.
Names That Mean Wisdom
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender | Matched in meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaqilah | Wise, Intelligent, smart, Sensible, discerning | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Akeem | Wise, Intelligent | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Akili | Wisdom | Muslim | Boy | “Wisdom” |
| Akyas | Akyas is an Arabic name for boys that means wise, intelligent, discerning. | Arabic | Boy | “wise” |
| Alim | Wise or learned, Intellectual, Knowledgeable, Scholar, omniscient | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Areeb | Wise, intelligent, bright, brilliant, clever, Skillful, Adroit.. | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Areeba | wise, intelligent,smart | Muslim | Girl | “wise” |
| Aref | Wise, intelligent, acquainted, knowledgeable | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Arfaan | Wise, Wisdom and Decisiveness. Arfaan is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means wisdom, spiritual knowledge. It is a non-standard variation of the name Irfan.. For more details see Irfan. | Quranic | Boy | “Wise” |
| Arfaana | Wise, Wisdom and Decisiveness.. Arfaana is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means wisdom. It is a non-standard variation of the name Irfana, for more details see Irfana. | Quranic | Girl | “Wise” |
| Aroofa | Wise, Wisdom and Decisiveness | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Ashar | Wise, prudent, One who has wisdom.. | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Asher | Wise, knowledgable | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Aurang | Wisdom, understanding. | Muslim | Boy | “Wisdom” |
| Aveed | Aveed is a Persian name for girls that means wisdom, sense, intelligent. | Persian | Girl | “wisdom” |
| Bahzar | Bahzar is an Arabic name for boys that means wise, respected. | Arabic | Boy | “wise” |
| Basira | Sagacious, endowed with insight fem. of Basir. | Muslim | Girl | “Sagacious” |
| Bina | Wise, far-sighted. | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Daanaa | Wise, Learned | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Daanish | Wisdom, Learning, Science | Muslim | Boy | “Wisdom” |
| Dana | Wise, learned. | Muslim | Boy / Girl | “Wise” |
| Faekah | Wise | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Fahmida | Intelligent and Wise | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Famida | Intelligent and Wise. | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Farsad | Farsad is a Persian name for boys that means wise, endowed with knowledge, intelligent. | Persian | Boy | “wise” |
| Farzan | Wise | Muslim | Boy / Girl | “Wise” |
| Farzanah | Wise | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Farzaneh | Farzaneh is a Persian name for boys and girls that means wise, calm and sensible, experienced, intelligent. | Persian | Girl | “wise” |
| Femida | Wise | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Fikriya | Wise | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Haddaq | Wise. | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Hafid | The wise one | Muslim | Boy | “wise” |
| Hakeem | Wise, sage, judicious, prudent, one of Gods ninety nine qualities. | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Hakeema | Wise, Physician sage, judicious, prudent fem. of Hakeem. A Sahabia i.e. a Muslim woman who lived in time of the Prophet Muhammad. | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Hakimah | Wise, judicious | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Haseef | Haseef is an Arabic name for boys that means wise, reasonable, judicious. | Arabic | Boy | “wise” |
| Hasifah | Wise | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Hazeemah | Hazeemah is an Arabic name for girls that means wise, intelligent. | Arabic | Girl | “wise” |
| Hazeerah | Wise. | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Hikma | Hikma is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means wisdom. | Arabic | Boy / Girl | “wisdom” |
| Hikmat | Wisdom. | Muslim | Boy / Girl | “Wisdom” |
| Hoshmand | Wise | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Hoshyar | Wise | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Ibrah | Wisdom, advice | Muslim | Girl | “Wisdom” |
| Ihkam | Wise, Wisdom and Decisiveness | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Ijada | Wise, Wisdom and Decisiveness | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Irfa | Wise, Wisdom and Decisiveness | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Kaisan | Wise, A companion of the Prophet PBUH. was known by this name. He was Ibn-Jareer Al-Awami RA. | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Kaysan | Wise | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Nahwah | Nahwah is an Arabic name for girls that means wisdom, intelligence. | Arabic | Girl | “wisdom” |
| Nahwan | Nahwan is an Arabic name for boys that means wise, intelligent. | Arabic | Boy | “wise” |
| Nashema | Wise, Blossom | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Orang | Wisdom, understanding | Muslim | Boy | “Wisdom” |
| Rajhan | Rajhan is an Arabic name for boys that means wise, sensible. | Arabic | Boy | “wise” |
| Rasheed | Wise, prudent, judicious, rightly guided. Al-Rasheed, Rationale, the Right-minded, An attribute of Allah Almighty. | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Rasheed-Ud-Din | Wise (person) of the faith | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Rashidah | Wise, mature | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Rujhan | Rujhan is an Arabic name for boys that means wisdom, intelligence. | Arabic | Boy | “wisdom” |
| Saqaafa | Wisdom, prudence. | Muslim | Girl | “Wisdom” |
| Shaoor | Wisdom, decorum. | Muslim | Boy | “Wisdom” |
| Sofia | wisdom, especially divine wisdom | English | Girl | “wisdom” |
| Soniya | wisdom | Muslim | Girl | “wisdom” |
| Sophia | wisdom | Ancient Greek | Girl | “wisdom” |
| Suvigya | wisdom | Sanskrit | Girl | “wisdom” |
| Taaqul | Wise thought. | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Viyana | Viyana is a Persian name for girls that means wisdom, sensibility. It comes from the Avestan language. | Persian | Girl | “wisdom” |
| Zaheen | Sagacious, intelligent, Ingenious, Intellectual. | Muslim | Boy / Girl | “Sagacious” |
| Zahin | Sagacious, intelligent. | Muslim | Boy | “Sagacious” |
| Zaqawat | Wisdom, sharpness, prudence. | Muslim | Girl | “Wisdom” |
| Zoona | Wise Women | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Aakil | Intelligent, wise, discerning, sensible, reasonable, educated, one who uses reasoning | Muslim | Boy | “wise” |
| Aarifah | knowledgeable, wise, learned,Knowing, | Muslim | Girl | “wise” |
| Afham | Loving, Wisdom, prudence. | Muslim | Boy | “Wisdom” |
| Ajmi | Ajmi is an Arabic name for boys that means uniquely intelligent, extremely wise. | Arabic | Boy | “wise” |
| Alima | Knowledgeable, Intellectual, learned, Woman scholar, Wise women,Woman of learning, | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Aqlimah | Intelligent,Wise,Daughter of prophet Adam,Sister of Qabeel | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |
| Areesh | Areesh is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means built structure, especially a wooden structure built for vines. It is derived from the Ain-R-Sh (structure, throne) which is used in many places in the Quran. Areesh is also a Farsi name that means intelligent, wise. | Quranic | Boy / Girl | “wise” |
| Arib | Brilliant, Clever,Wise, intelligent, expert | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Awarif | Awarif is an Arabic name for girls that means intelligent, wise, knowledgeable. It is the plural of Arifa. | Arabic | Girl | “wise” |
| Baaqir | Deeply learned, Genius,Wise, Intelligent, Clever | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Baasir | Seeing, wise. | Muslim | Boy | “wise” |
| Baseera | Baseera is a direct Quranic name for girls that means insight, wisdom, clear proof. The word Baseera is used twice in the Quran. | Quranic | Girl | “wisdom” |
| Baseerat | Insight, wisdom. | Muslim | Boy | “wisdom” |
| Basir | Endowed with insight, Sagacious, Bringer of glad tidings, One of the ninety-nine names of Allah (swt) | Muslim | Boy | “Sagacious” |
| Basr | Eye-sight, wisdom, sight. | Muslim | Boy | “wisdom” |
| Daarii | Knows, Religious, Wise | Muslim | Boy | “Wise” |
| Dahaa | Dahaa is an Arabic name for boys that means intelligence, sense, wisdom. | Arabic | Boy | “wisdom” |
| Dahiyyah | Dahiyyah is an Arabic name for girls that means intelligent, wise. | Arabic | Girl | “wise” |
| Danesh | Danesh is a Persian name for boys and girls that means knowledge, wisdom. | Persian | Boy / Girl | “wisdom” |
| Daneshvar | Daneshvar is a Persian name for boys that means scholar, intellectual, learned, wise, educated. | Persian | Boy | “wise” |
| Danish | Intelligent, Wisdom, Learning, Science. | Muslim | Boy | “Wisdom” |
| Darrak | Prudent, wise. | Muslim | Boy | “wise” |
| Dhakaa | (Zakaa) Keen perception, sharpness of mind, deep insight, sagacity. Name: Zakaa | Muslim | Boy | “sagacity” |
| Ebrah | Ebrah is a direct Quranic name for girls that means lesson, wisdom, to learn from experience, to interpret a dream/vision/story. The word Ebrah is used six times in the Quran. | Quranic | Girl | “wisdom” |
| Fahmedah | Intelligent, wise | Muslim | Girl | “wise” |
| Fahmeedah | (Persian), Intelligent, wise | Muslim | Girl | “wise” |
| Faraasat | Perception, discernment, sagacity, understanding, insight | Muslim | Boy | “sagacity” |
| Farasat | Perception, sagacity | Muslim | Boy | “sagacity” |
| Fardanah | Fardanah is an Arabic name for girls that means intelligent, wise. It also means unique. | Arabic | Girl | “wise” |
| Farzana | Intelligent, Wise, learned. | Muslim | Girl | “Wise” |