Arabic Names

Arabic works on three-consonant roots too, and the grammar can turn one root into a family of names with graded meanings — praised, most praiseworthy, one who praises. Spellings in English vary enormously because they are transliterations rather than translations, and different languages heard the same name differently on its way here.

Languages behind these names Arabic Hebrew uncertain Sanskrit Swahili Punjabi

135 names, very rare — fewer than 25 babies a year, in United States

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