Ayman

Ayman
GenderMale[1]
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
Meaning"Righteous, blessed, lucky"[2]

Ayman (Arabic: أيمن, also spelled as Aiman, Aimen, Aymen, or Eymen in the Latin alphabet) is an Arabic masculine given name.[3] It is derived from the Arabic Semitic root (ي م ن) for right, and literally means righteous, on the right, right-handed, blessed or lucky.[4]

In Turkish, the name is spelled as Eymen. Eymen was the second most popular given name for boys born in Turkey in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.[5][6][7]

An early bearer of the name was Ayman ibn Ubayd, an early Muslim and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Notable people with the name include

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ayman". Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  2. ^ Hans Wehr. Arabic-English Dictionary: The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic.
  3. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Ayman". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  4. ^ Hans Wehr. Arabic-English Dictionary: The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic.
  5. ^ sabah, daily (2017-12-31). "Here are some of Turkey's most popular baby names of 2017". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  6. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Eymen". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  7. ^ "Zeynep and Yusuf top list of popular baby names in Turkey for 2019". www.duvarenglish.com. Retrieved 2020-05-15.