boy name · Source-indexed record
Waris
وعريس
Heir, inheritor, successor. Al-Waris, the Inheritor: one of the names of Allah.
- Arabic spelling
- وعريس
- Pronunciation
- WAH-rihsAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- ArabicLinguistic inference
- Gender
- boy
- First letter
- W
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Waris
Waris is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a male name. The source records its meaning as “Heir, inheritor, successor. Al-Waris, the Inheritor: one of the names of Allah.”. Its origin label is inferred from the published script or etymological signal. Its reader-friendly phonetic spelling is generated deterministically from the published transliteration and should be reviewed for names with complex or region-specific pronunciation.
Meaning and Arabic spelling are sourced from the Muslim Names Dataset or, where provided, the record-specific provenance URL. Origin labels are source-stated where available or transparently inferred from the published script or etymological signal. Phonetic respellings are generated reading guides, not native-speaker recordings. See Sources & methodology for data limitations.