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Do you want to know how to write your name in Urdu?

We’ll be honest with you—one of the questions we get asked the most on UrduPod101 is on — yes, you guessed it — names. The most frequently asked questions include:

“How do you write an English name in Urdu?”

“Is it possible to make a nickname up and ask native Urdu speakers to use it?”

“Are there any Urdu names that sound like English names?”

For those who want to have their name in Urdu, we have made it simple for you to write your name today. Yes, today! This post is your one-stop guide regarding Urdu names!

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1. How to Write Your Name in Urdu

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Write Your Name in Urdu!

Pakistani people use the Urdu alphabet to write English names. To write your English name in Urdu, first you need to know the basics of the alphabet.

The easiest way is to find an Urdu letter that corresponds to the pronunciation of your Urdu name. For example, if your name is “Maya,” you can use the letter م for the “m” sound,” ا for “aa” sound, ی for “ya” sound, then ا for “aa” sound. You just need to put them together and write مایا for “Maya.”

Here are some English names in the Urdu alphabet.

Noah (نوح)
Jacob (یعقوب)
Michael (مائیکل)
Daniel (ڈینیل)
Sandra (سینڈرا)
George (جارج)
Thomas (تھامس)
Elena (ایلینا)

If you cannot find your name on this list or want to make your name in Urdu characters by yourself, here’s our audio lesson for you. Check out Cracking the Urdu Writing System and learn how to write the Urdu characters for your English name.

This will help you learn the Urdu alphabet and start writing your name in Urdu by yourself!

2. How to Make Up Your Urdu Nickname

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How to Make Up Your Urdu Name

If you want to have your own Urdu name that sounds like a typical name that any native speaker could read and understand without problems, don’t worry.

Here’s a list of Urdu names hand-picked by our team. Pick the one that you like and use it as your Urdu name.

A. Urdu First Names

- a. Urdu Female Names

آشا (Asha)
شازیہ (Shazia)
سارہ (Sara)
امینہ (Ameena)
ماہیما (Mahima)
رانی (Rani)
کلپنا (Kalpana)
کلپنا (Kalpana)

- b. Urdu Male Names

علی (Ali)
کمال (Kamal)
عمر (Umer)
حمزہ (Hamza)
عثمان (Osman)
عباس (Abbas)
بابر (Babar)
اعجاز (Ejaz)

B. Urdu Last Names

For those who want to have your own Urdu last name too, here’s the list of popular Urdu last names.

عطار (Attar)
رستمی (Rostami)
شیرازی (Shirazi)
دارزی (Darzi)
علینژاد (Alinejad)
هاشمی (Hashemi)
چرمچی (Charmchi)
عبّاسی (Abbasi)
عبّاسی (Tehrani)
ابراهیمی (Ebrahimi)

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Tuesday at 04:29 PM

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What's your name? Leave a comment. We'll write your name in the Urdu alphabet 😄

Hiba

Wednesday at 05:52 AM

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pronounced normally

Hiba

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pronounced as the normal way

Friday at 10:08 AM

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How would you write “babe” as in the English word for your partner? It’s pronounced “bayb” and I can’t seem to figure out how it would be spelt in Urdu. Hope you can help

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Hello Priya,

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Your husband's name in Urdu can be written as: ہارش

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Hi i want to write my husband’s name in urdu his name is Harsh

[The meaning of Harsh is : Joy, Excitement, Happiness, gladness, chearfullness. Gender. Boy. Origin. ]

Can you please tell me how to write his name in urdu as i am searching it on the internet but it shows me the meaning of Harsh(rough, tough,strict) .

Please let me know how to write it that would be appreciable , thanks

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Hello Ludmila,

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Here's your name written in Urdu: لڈمیلا

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Hello Jennifer Simpson,

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Here's your name written in Urdu: جینیفر سمپسن

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Monday at 03:44 AM

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Hello Charlotte,

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Here's how you can write your name in Urdu: شارلٹ

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Hello Angela,

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Here's how you can write your name in Urdu: انجیلا

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Hello Ken

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Here's how you can write your name in Urdu: کین

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