Islamic names

Dilara, name meaning in Islam

Dilara means one who adorns the heart, beloved. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.

Girl name · Turkish

دلآرا

Dilara

One who adorns the heart, beloved

Gender
Girl
Origin
Turkish
Arabic
دلآرا
Say it
di-laa-RAA
Root
None, not Arabic
In the Quran
No

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Meaning

Dilara, explained

Dilara (دلآرا) is a Turkish name for girls. It means one who adorns the heart, beloved. From dil (heart) and ara (adorning).

Is Dilara in the Quran?

No. Dilara is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.1

How to say and write Dilara

Say it di-laa-RAA. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Delara. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: د dal + ل lam + آ alif madda + ر ra + ا alif.

Choosing Dilara

A Muslim name does not have to be Arabic. Scholars allow names from any language as long as the meaning is good and the name is not tied to another religion. Dilara has a good meaning, so it is fine to use. With the father's name it becomes Dilara bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Names like Dilara

  1. Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
  2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
  3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
  4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

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Questions

Good to know

What does Dilara mean in Islam?

Dilara (دلآرا) means one who adorns the heart, beloved. It is a Turkish name for girls.

Is Dilara in the Quran?

No, the name Dilara is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.

Is Dilara a boy or girl name?

Dilara is used as a girl's name.

How do you write Dilara in Arabic?

Dilara is written دلآرا in Arabic, said di-laa-RAA.

Is it Dilara or Delara?

Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, دلآرا. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.