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Alam علم, عالم Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
Means "world, universe" (عالم) or "flag, sign, mark" (علم) in Arabic. This spelling represents two separate words in Arabic.

Alami Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic عَلِيم (ʿalīm) meaning "knowing, learned, education" (see Alim), mainly used in a religious context.

Alaoui علوي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ali 1. This is the name of the current ruling royal family of Morocco, which was founded in 1631.

Al-attar العطار Arabic
Means "the perfumer, the druggist" from Arabic عَطَّار (ʿaṭṭār) "perfumer, druggist, pharmacist".

Alawi علوي Arabic
From the given name Ali 1.

Albakri البكري Arabic, Malaysian
Alternate transcription of Albakri also used in Malaysia.

Al Delaimi الدليمي Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of al-Dulaimi.

Al-ghamdi الغامدي‎‎ Arabic
Means "the Ghamdi", referring to the Ghamd tribe of Saudi Arabia.

Al Harbi الحربي Arabic
Originally indicated a person from the Harb tribe derived from Arabic حَرْبيّ (ḥarbiyy) meaning "military, war, army".

Allaoui علاوي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Alaoui.

Al-mutairi المطيري Arabic
Means “the Mutairi” referring to the Mutayr (مطير) tribe of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

Al-Otaibi العتيبي Arabic
Means "the Otaibi", referring to the Otaibah (عتيبة) tribe of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian peninsula.

Al-Qahtani القحطاني Arabic
Means "the Qahtani" in Arabic, referring to a Qahtanite person from the southern Arabian Peninsula and Yemen.

Alsaggaf السقاف Arabic
Alternate transcription of Al Saqqaf.

Alsagoff السقاف Arabic
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Southeast Asia. This is the name of a prominent Arab family in Singapore.

Al Saleh الصالح Arabic
Means "the virtuous" from Arabic صالح (salih).

Al Saqqaf السقاف Arabic
Means "the roofer" from Arabic سقف (saqf) meaning "ceiling, roof".

Al-Saqqaf السقاف Arabic
Alternate transcription of Al Saqqaf.

Al-Shami الشامي Arabic
Means "the Levantine" or "the Syrian", derived from Arabic شَامِيّ (šāmiyy) meaning "Levantine, Syrian, Damascene".

Al-Shehri الشهري‎‎ Arabic
Means "the Shehri" in Arabic, referring to a member of the Shehri (شهري) tribe of Saudi Arabia.

Al-Shishani الشيشاني Arabic, Chechen (Expatriate)
Means "the Chechen" in Arabic. This was adopted by Chechens who migrated to the Arab world from the Caucasus.

Al Thani اَل ثاني Arabic
Means "the second" in Arabic. This is the name of the royal family of Qatar.

Al-Zahrani الزهراني Arabic
Means "the Zahrani" in Arabic, referring to the Zahran (زهران) tribe in Saudi Arabia. The name itself is derived from Arabic زهراني (zahran) meaning "flowering, blossoming", ultimately from زَهْرَة (zahra) meaning "flower, blossom" (see Zahrah).

Alzahrani الزهراني Arabic
Variant of Al-Zahrani.