Who is named in the Quran? Prophets, Maryam and Zayd

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1. Most-named prophet: Musa
2. Then Ibrahim, then Nuh
3. Maryam is the only woman named, and the only surah named after a woman is hers
4. Zayd ibn Harithah is the only companion named, in Al-Ahzab 33:37
5. The first human named is Adam

Worth knowing. Counts of how often a name appears differ with the counting method, so treat any exact total you see as approximate. Lists claiming the Quran names only three animals are simply wrong: the bee, the ant, the spider, the elephant and the cow all have surahs named after them.

Quran 33:37; Quran 19 (Maryam); Ibn Kathir, Tafsir al-Quran al-Azim