Luay, name meaning in Islam
Luay means a name of the Arabs. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Boy name · Arabic
لُؤَيّ
Luay
A name of the Arabs
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Arabic
- لُؤَيّ
- Say it
- loo-AY
- Root
- Not certain
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Luay, explained
Luay (لُؤَيّ) is an Arabic name for boys. It means a name of the Arabs.
Is Luay in the Quran?
No. Luay 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 Luay
Say it loo-AY. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Louay, Luai and Luayy. In Arabic it is written with 3 letters, from right to left: ل lam + ؤ waw with hamza + ي ya.
Choosing Luay
Luay is a name with a good meaning, which is what the Sunnah asks for. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman",3 and after these, any name with a good meaning is a sound choice. With the father's name it becomes Luay bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Famous people named Luay
- Luayy ibn Ghalib, an ancestor of the Prophet ﷺ
Names like Luay
- Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
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Questions
Good to know
What does Luay mean in Islam?
Luay (لُؤَيّ) means a name of the Arabs. It is an Arabic name for boys.
Is Luay in the Quran?
No, the name Luay is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Luay a boy or girl name?
Luay is used as a boy's name.
How do you write Luay in Arabic?
Luay is written لُؤَيّ in Arabic, said loo-AY.
Is it Luay or Louay?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, لُؤَيّ. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.