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Abdullah
Usage: Muslim
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Derived from the given name Abd'Allah.

Abujamal
Usage: Muslim
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
Usage: Muslim
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Derived from the given name Ahmad.

Ahmed
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
Usage: Muslim
Means "foreigner, non-Arab" from the Arabic 'ajam.

AlBaf
Usage: Muslim, Arabic, Turkish
Means "the person from Baf, Turkey". More commonly known as Paphos.

Alfarsi
Usage: Muslim
Mean "the Persian" in Arabic.

Ali
Usage: Muslim, Arabic
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From the given name Ali.

Boulos
Usage: Muslim, Arabic
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From the given name Bulus.

Bousaid
Usage: Muslim
Means "father of Sa'id" in Arabic.

Darzi
Usage: Indian, Muslim
Means "tailor".

Hakim
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
Usage: Arabic, Muslim
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Derived from the given name Hussain.

Kader (2)
Usage: Muslim
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Derived from the given name Kader.

Karim
Usage: Muslim, Arabic
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Derived from the given name Karim.

Karimi
Usage: Muslim
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Derived from the given name Karim.

Mohammed
Usage: Muslim
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From the given name Muhammad.

Muhammad
Usage: Muslim, Arabic
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Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Nagi
Usage: Muslim
Variant of the Arabic Naji, from an Arabic word meaning "close friend".

Nejem
Usage: Muslim, Arabic
Means "star" in Arabic.

Saab
Usage: Muslim
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From the Muslim first name Sabah which means "morning" in Arabic.

Samara
Usage: Muslim
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Means "benefit, gain" from the Arabic tharama.

Sultan
Usage: Muslim
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Means "sultan" from the Arabic sultan, from a root meaning "authority".

Zaman
Usage: Muslim
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Derived from the Arabic given name Zaman.

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