Bilal: meaning and origin

بلال

Meaning
Moisture, freshness that quenches thirst
Arabic
بلال
Say it
bi-LAAL
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
In the Quran
Not in the Quran

Famous people with this name

  • Bilal ibn Rabah, the first muezzin of Islam

Other spellings

Bilel, Belal

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Questions about Bilal

What does Bilal mean?

Bilal means: Moisture, freshness that quenches thirst.

Is Bilal in the Quran?

No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.

Is Bilal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Bilal is a boy’s name.

How do you write Bilal in Arabic?

In Arabic script, Bilal is written بلال.

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