Boys' names
Yahya
He lives
يَحْيَىٰ
Yahya
He lives
Direct Quranicboyarabic
Pronunciation
Yahya
Arabic
يَحْيَىٰ
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Root
h-y-y
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah Maryam 19:7
Alternate spellings
John
Origin & meaning
The Prophet Yahya ﷺ (John the Baptist), son of Zakariya. Allah Himself gave him this name.
Quranic source
Surah Maryam 19:7
Notable bearers
- · The Prophet Yahya ﷺ
Themes
Same root · h-y-y
Names sharing this root.
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).