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Archivesorigins & meanings of El-Ghazzawy, El-Hashem, El-Amin, El-Mofty, El-Qases, El-Shafei, & El-Zein
Can anybody tell me the origins & meanings of the following surnames:
El-Ghazzawy
El-Hashem
El-Amin
El-Mofty
El-Qases
El-Shafei
El-Zein
I believe these names are all of Muslim or middle-eastern origin.
El-Ghazzawy
El-Hashem
El-Amin
El-Mofty
El-Qases
El-Shafei
El-Zein
I believe these names are all of Muslim or middle-eastern origin.
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Language: Arabic
El-Ghazzawy: The one from Gaza (Palestina)
El-Hashem/Hashim: 'The Hashemite'. From Hashm, 'to break bread'
El-Amin: 'The faithful'
El-Mofty: 'The Mufti' (legal expert, literally, 'the one with the fatwa')
El-Qases/Qasas: 'The narrative' (title of a chapter of the Quran)
El-Shafei: 'The Intercessor' (i.e. the Prophet of Islam, who will hopefully intercede on one's behalf before God on the day of judgement)
El-Zein/Zayn: 'The ornament'.
El-Ghazzawy: The one from Gaza (Palestina)
El-Hashem/Hashim: 'The Hashemite'. From Hashm, 'to break bread'
El-Amin: 'The faithful'
El-Mofty: 'The Mufti' (legal expert, literally, 'the one with the fatwa')
El-Qases/Qasas: 'The narrative' (title of a chapter of the Quran)
El-Shafei: 'The Intercessor' (i.e. the Prophet of Islam, who will hopefully intercede on one's behalf before God on the day of judgement)
El-Zein/Zayn: 'The ornament'.
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