Igbal

Igbal is a personal name and, less frequently, a surname used in various cultures, notably in South Asia and the Middle East. It is usually treated as a variant transliteration of the more common name Iqbal, which derives from Arabic and Persian roots.

The name comes from the Arabic noun Iqbal (اقبال), from the root q-b-l, related to facing toward or approaching, with meanings such as prospect, arrival, good fortune, or advancement. In Urdu and Persian usage, Iqbal/Igbal conveys the sense of auspicious prospects or progress.

Igbal is generally masculine in usage, though names and spellings vary by community. It appears in Muslim communities across the Indian subcontinent, West Asia, and among diaspora populations. The spelling Igbal is less common than Iqbal but is encountered in personal names or family names.

Variants include Eqbal, Aqbal, and Iqbal. The name has cultural significance in literature and politics in regions where Arabic, Persian, or South Asian languages influence naming practices.

The root is associated with optimism and advancement; the name has appeared in poetry and public life, with Allama Iqbal as a prominent example of the more common variant.