Shihab

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Shooting star, flame, Malabar Muslim name”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Haris — Protector, guardian, Malabar Muslim name
• Farid — Unique, precious gem, Malabar Muslim name
• Latheef — Gentle, kind, subtle; Malabar Muslim name
• Sadiq — Truthful, sincere, loyal; Malabar Muslim name
• Siyad — Leader, master, Malabar Muslim name
• Iqbal — Prosperity, good fortune, Malabar Muslim name

More boys' names of Malayalam origin

• Mohammed — Praised, the Prophet; prominent Mappila name
• Mathew — Gift of God, prominent Kerala Christian name
• Thomas — Twin, Kerala Syrian Christian foremost name
• Joseph — God increases, prominent Kerala Christian name
• Jose — God will add, popular Kerala Latin Christian name
• Unnikrishnan — Meanings families give: Young Krishna; Baby Krishna, infant form of the divine

Where this comes from

Shihab has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.