Behind the Name: Arabic Surnames

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the meaning is anything from the name's write-up that is surrounded by "double quotes"
separate search terms with spaces
search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes
- example: "lord of the rings" will match names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings'
this field understands simple boolean logic
- force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign
- force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign
- example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus
expand search to ancestral names: meanings for names further up the family tree will be included in the search

ignore name meanings

the description is the meaning and history write-up for the name
separate search terms with spaces
search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes
- example: "lord of the rings" will match names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings'
this field understands simple boolean logic
- force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign
- force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign
- example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus
ignore name meanings: keywords from the name meanings are ignored

syllables can only be counted in names that have been assigned pronunciations
names without pronunciations are excluded from results

the pattern will be compared to the name
* is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters
- example: *oo* will match names which contain oo
_ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter
- example: __z will match names which have two letters and then a z

case sensitive

see the pronunciation key for a guide on how to write the sounds
sounds can only be searched in names that have been assigned pronunciations
names without pronunciations are excluded from results
* is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters in the pronunciation
- example: *lee will match names which end with the sound lee
(s) will match exactly one syllable in the pronunciation
- example: (s)(s)rah will match names which have two syllables and then the sound rah
(c) will match a consonant
(k) will match a consonant or consonant cluster
(v) will match a vowel
(p) will match a plosive or stop consonant
(p) will match a fricative consonant
(n) will match a nasal consonant
case sensitive: check this if you wish distinguish between unstressed lowercase sounds and stressed uppercase sounds

expand search to ancestral names

the "relationship" is how the name relates to its parent name
- example: searching for diminutive will return Betsy because it is a diminutive of its parent Elizabeth
selecting (all core forms) will exclude peripheral forms such as diminutives, short forms, and combinations
expand search to ancestral names: relationships between names further up the family tree will be included

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ABBASعبّاسArabic, Urdu
From the given name ABBAS.

ABDULLAHعبد اللهArabic
Derived from the given name ABD ALLAH.

ABDULRASHIDعبد الرشيدArabic
Derived from the given name ABD AL-RASHID.

AHMADأحمدArabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name AHMAD.

AHMEDأحمدArabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name AHMAD.

AJAMعجمArabic
From Arabic عَجَم ('ajam) meaning "foreigner, non-Arab".

AL-AMINالأمينArabic
Means "the truthful" from Arabic امين (amin).

ALFARSIالفارسيArabic
Means "the Persian" in Arabic, derived from Arabic فارس (Faris) meaning "Persia".

AL-GHAZZAWIالغزّاويArabic
Originally indicated a person who came from Gaza in Palestine.

AL-HASHIMالهاشمArabic
From the given name HASHIM.

ALIعليّArabic
From the given name ALI (1).

AL-MUFTIالمفتيArabic
Refers to a mufti, a Muslim legal advisor consulted in applying a religious law.

AMJADأمجدArabic
Derived from the given name AMJAD.

BOULOSبولسArabic
From the given name BULUS.

BOUSAIDبوسعيدArabic
Means "father of SA'ID" in Arabic.

EL-AMINالأمينArabic
Variant transcription of AL-AMIN.

EL-GHAZZAWYالغزّاويArabic
Variant transcription of AL-GHAZZAWI.

EL-HASHEMالهاشمArabic
Variant transcription of AL-HASHIM.

EL-MOFTYالمفتيArabic
Variant transcription of AL-MUFTI.

HAKIMحكيمArabic
Derived from the given name HAKIM.

HUSSAINحسينArabic
Derived from the given name HUSAYN.

KADER (2)قادرArabic
Variant transcription of QADIR.

KARIMكريمArabic
Derived from the given name KARIM.

KARIMIكريميArabic, Persian
Derived from the given name KARIM.

MOHAMMEDمحمّدArabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name MUHAMMAD.

MUHAMMADمحمّدArabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name MUHAMMAD.

NAAJIناجيArabic
From the given name NAAJI.

NAGIناجيArabic
Variant transcription of NAAJI.

NAJMنجمArabic
From the given name NAJM.

NEJEMنجمArabic
Variant transcription of NAJM.

QADIRقادرArabic
Derived from the given name QADIR.

SAABصعبArabic
Possibly from the Arabic given name SABAH.

SAMARAسمارةArabic
Meaning unknown.

SAQQAFسقافArabic
From Arabic سقف (saqaf) meaning "roof".

SULTANسلطانArabic
From a nickname meaning "sultan, ruler" in Arabic.

TAWFEEKتوفيقArabic
Variant transcription of TAWFIQ.

TAWFIQتوفيقArabic
From the given name TAWFIQ.

ZAMANزمانArabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name ZAMAN.

	Usage
	Initial letter
	Source
	Meaning	expand search to ancestral names the meaning is anything from the name's write-up that is surrounded by "double quotes" separate search terms with spaces search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes example: "lord of the rings" will match names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' this field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus expand search to ancestral names: meanings for names further up the family tree will be included in the search
	Description	ignore name meanings the description is the meaning and history write-up for the name separate search terms with spaces search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes example: "lord of the rings" will match names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' this field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus ignore name meanings: keywords from the name meanings are ignored
	Origin
	Length
	Syllables	syllables can only be counted in names that have been assigned pronunciations names without pronunciations are excluded from results
	Pattern	the pattern will be compared to the name * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters example: oo will match names which contain oo _ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter example: __z will match names which have two letters and then a z
	Sound	case sensitive see the pronunciation key for a guide on how to write the sounds sounds can only be searched in names that have been assigned pronunciations names without pronunciations are excluded from results * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters in the pronunciation example: lee will match names which end with the sound lee* (s) will match exactly one syllable in the pronunciation example: (s)(s)rah will match names which have two syllables and then the sound rah (c) will match a consonant (k) will match a consonant or consonant cluster (v) will match a vowel (p) will match a plosive or stop consonant (p) will match a fricative consonant (n) will match a nasal consonant case sensitive: check this if you wish distinguish between unstressed lowercase sounds and stressed uppercase sounds
	Related name
	Relationship	expand search to ancestral names the "relationship" is how the name relates to its parent name example: searching for diminutive will return Betsy because it is a diminutive of its parent Elizabeth selecting *(all core forms)* will exclude peripheral forms such as diminutives, short forms, and combinations expand search to ancestral names: relationships between names further up the family tree will be included
	Popularity
	Namesake
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