Is it permissible to name one’s daughter Firdaws or Jannah?

In sha Allah, I am expecting a baby girl and I want to call her Firdaws. But before I give her this name, I want to find out the ruling on calling a daughter Firdaws or Jannah.

Praise be to Allah, and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah:

The basic principle with regard to naming children is that it is permissible to give any name so long as it is not forbidden in sharee‘ah.

It says in al-Mawsoo‘ah al-Fiqhiyyah (11/331):

The basic principle is that it is permissible to give any name except that which it is narrated is forbidden. End quote.

There is no evidence – as far as we know – that calling a girl Firdaws or Jannah is not allowed. So there is nothing wrong with using these names.

These are names that carry good and beautiful meanings.

Firdaws in Arabic refers to a garden in which all kinds of plants grow, and Jannah is a garden in which there are palm trees and other kinds of trees.

See: al-Qamoos al-Muheet, p. 725, 1532; Tahdheeb al-Lughah by al-Azhari, 13/104, 105.

And Allah knows best.