Meaning & History
Possibly derived from bedouin, the term for a wandering tribe of arabs.
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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Scripts بدواني(Egyptian Arabic)
Other Forms FormsBedwany, Bidwani, Bedouani
Meaning & History
Possibly derived from the English word bedouin, that comes from the Arabic badawī, which means "desert dweller". Bedouins are a nomadic group of Arabic-speaking people from Middle Eastern deserts, especially of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Israel, Iraq, Syria, and Jordan.Most Bedouins are animal herders who migrate into the desert during the rainy winter season and move back toward the cultivated land in the dry summer months.