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unusual facts about Arabic name


Pakistani name

As most Pakistanis are Muslims, the majority of Pakistani names are derived from Arabic, Turkish, and Persian names.


Javanese name

After the advent of Islam, many Javanese used Arabic names, especially among clerics and the northern coast population, where Islamic influence is strong.


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Abd al-Uzza

Abd al-Uzza is a theophoric Arabic name that means servant of Al-‘Uzzá, one of the pre-Islamic Arabian divinities.

Abir

Abir, an alternate spelling of Abeer (Arabic: عبير‎), is an Arabic name meaning fragrance or the fragrance of flowers, can refer to perfume and can be used as a female as well as a male name.

Garib

Ptolemy-el-Garib, the Arabic name for a philosopher in the Peripatetic school

Heglig

Heglig is the Arabic name of the "desert date", the fruit of the Balanites aegyptiaca tree, which is found in most parts of Africa and the Middle East.

Moussaieff

Moussaieff is a surname of Arabic origin, meaning "son of Moussa", Moussa being the Arabic name for Moses.

Najm ad-Din Ayyub

According to Vladimir Minorsky, this could have been a corruption of the Arabic name "Rawadiya".