Ikbal

ik-BAHL'ik-BAHL'2 syllables
🇸🇦Arabic
Ambitious

MEANING

ProsperityGood fortune

ORIGIN

Middle Eastern

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Arabic root 'q-b-l' meaning 'to accept or receive'.

CULTURAL NOTES

Often given to children as a wish for a prosperous future.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Used historically in the Islamic Golden Age to denote success and good fortune.

🇹🇷Turkish
Melodic

MEANING

ArrivalComing

ORIGIN

Turkish

ETYMOLOGY

Adopted from Arabic, with similar meanings related to prosperous arrivals.

CULTURAL NOTES

Seen in Turkish literature and poetry as a metaphor for new beginnings.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Prominent in Ottoman-era naming conventions.

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FAQs About Ikbal

The name Ikbal means "prosperity, good fortune" in Arabic, "arrival, coming" in Turkish.
Ikbal has Middle Eastern and Turkish origins. Derived from the Arabic root 'q-b-l' meaning 'to accept or receive'.
Ikbal is pronounced ik-BAHL (ik-BAHL). It has 2 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Ikbal include Iky, Bal.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Ikbal include Ayla, Emir, Selin.
The most common spelling is Ikbal. Alternative spellings include Iqbal, Ikbal.