the etymology and history of surnames
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| Abdullah |
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Usage: Muslim
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| Derived from the given name Abd'Allah. |
| Abujamal |
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Usage: Muslim
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| Means, "father of Jamal, from Arabic abu "father of" combined with the first name Jamal. It was originally a kunya, a title referring to the bearer's first-born son. |
| Ahmad |
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Usage: Muslim
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| Derived from the given name Ahmad. |
| Ahmed |
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Usage: Muslim
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| Variant of Ahmad. This is due to the fact that Arabic uses a system of implicit vowels and is written in Arabic as AHMD, and when writing it in Roman letters they would stick a vowel in between the M and D, some chose A, others chose E. |
| Ajam |
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Usage: Muslim
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| Means "foreigner, non-Arab" from the Arabic 'ajam. |
| AlBaf |
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Usage: Muslim, Arabic, Turkish
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| Means "the person from Baf, Turkey". More commonly known as Paphos. |
| Alfarsi |
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Usage: Muslim
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| Mean "the Persian" in Arabic. |
| Ali |
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Usage: Muslim, Arabic
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| From the given name Ali. |
| Boulos |
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Usage: Muslim, Arabic
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| From the given name Bulus. |
| Bousaid |
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Usage: Muslim
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| Means "father of Sa'id" in Arabic. |
| Darzi |
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Usage: Indian, Muslim
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| Means "tailor". |
| Hakim |
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Usage: Muslim
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| Derived from a personal name based on Arabic hakîm, meaning "learned, wise". Al-Hakîm "the All-Wise" or "the Judge" is an attribute of Allah. It may also be a status name from the Arabic noun hâkim "governor", "judge", or "scholar" or Persian haekim "wise man", "philosopher", or "physician". In the Indian subcontinent it generally is given to a doctor or physician, especially one specializing in traditional herbal remedies and such. |
| Hussain |
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Usage: Arabic, Muslim
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| Derived from the given name Hussain. |
| Kader (2) |
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Usage: Muslim
Extra: Statistics |
| Derived from the given name Kader. |
| Karim |
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Usage: Muslim, Arabic
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| Derived from the given name Karim. |
| Karimi |
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Usage: Muslim
Extra: Statistics |
| Derived from the given name Karim. |
| Mohammed |
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Usage: Muslim
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| From the given name Muhammad. |
| Muhammad |
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Usage: Muslim, Arabic
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| Derived from the given name Muhammad. |
| Nagi |
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Usage: Muslim
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| Variant of the Arabic Naji, from an Arabic word meaning "close friend". |
| Nejem |
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Usage: Muslim, Arabic
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| Means "star" in Arabic. |
| Saab |
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Usage: Muslim
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| From the Muslim first name Sabah which means "morning" in Arabic. |
| Samara |
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Usage: Muslim
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| Means "benefit, gain" from the Arabic tharama. |
| Sultan |
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Usage: Muslim
Extra: Statistics |
| Means "sultan" from the Arabic sultan, from a root meaning "authority". |
| Zaman |
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Usage: Muslim
Extra: Statistics |
| Derived from the Arabic given name Zaman. |
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