Ilham is a unisex name that derives from the Arabic word for inspiration. It is usually a given name, rarely used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Aziz is a Semitic, Hebrew, Aramaic and Arabic male name. In Arabic and Hebrew the feminine form of both the adjective and the given name is Aziza. In Hebrew and Aramaic Aziz is derived from the root עזז meaning "strong, powerful". In Arabic it is derived from the root ʕ-z-z, again meaning "strong, powerful", while the adjective has also acquired the meaning of "dear, darling, precious" in both Arabic and Aramaic.
Aliyev, Aliyeva for females, is a surname originating from the Caucasus and Central Asia. The surname is a Russian-language patronymic derivation from both Hebrew and the Arabic male given names. Three district sources linked to modern day Aliyev surname in Azerbaijan. Aliyah meaning "ascent" in Hebrew, Ali meaning "highnes" in Arabic and Eli meaning "My God" in Hebrew.
Taher is a name meaning "pure" or "virtuous". The origin of this name is Arabic. There are several Semitic variations that include connotations given in Africa, Asia, and Europe. It is traditionally a given name in Muslim and Jewish communities originating from the Middle East and Africa.
Jaʽfar, meaning in Arabic ”stream/rivulet/creek," is a masculine name of Arabic origin, common among Muslims especially in Iran.
Vasilyev, Vasiliev or Vassiliev or Vassiljev, or Vasilyeva or Vasilieva, is a common Russian surname that is derived from the Russian given name Vasiliy and literally means "Vasiliy's". It may refer to:
Hamid refers to two different but related Arabic given names, both of which come from the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D (ح-م-د):
Amin or Amine, cognate to amen, is an Arabic male given name, meaning "devoted, honest, straightforward, trusty, worth of belief (believable), loyal, faithful, obedient".
Zakariya is a masculine given name, the Arabic form of Zechariah which is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God/YHWH has remembered".
Fakhr al-Din is an Arabic male given name and a surname, meaning honor/pride of the religion. Alternative transliterations include Fakhruddin, Fakhreddin, Fakhreddine, Fakhraddin, Fakhruddin, Fachreddin, Fexredîn etc.
Tawfik, or Tewfik, is an Arabic masculine given name. The name is derived from the Arabic root: waaw-faa-qaaf (و-ف-ق), which means to agree or to reconcile. Tawfik translates to, "the ability or opportunity to achieve success". A spelling of Tewfik or Toufic is used more among French speakers. Tawfik can be used as a given name or surname. Since it is considered a "neutral" name in the Arabic language, many Arabic-speaking Christians as well as Muslims are named Tawfik. The Turkish equivalent is Tevfik, the Azerbaijani equivalent is Tofig or Tofiq, the Albanian equivalent is Tefik, the Bosnian equivalent is Teufik. Taoufik and Toufic are common in North Africa. Thoufeeque, Thoufeeq and Thoufeek are common in India. A phonetically similar Jewish name is Tovik or Tuvik (תוביק), actually a Yiddish diminutive of the Biblical Hebrew name Toviyah, which led to the Greek equivalent Tobias (Τοβίας).
Erkin is a masculine given name which is also used as a surname. People with the name include:
Ruslan is a masculine given name mainly popular among Turkic, North Caucasian and some East Slavic people. The name is an old Azeri/Caucasian Albanian variant of the Turkic word arslan or aslan – meaning lion. The name is derived from Arslan, Eruslan, another earlier Tatar variant of the word. The name became popular through the folk tale hero Yeruslan Lazarevich. The name is popular in Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Belarus.
Akbar is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Hajizadeh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hidayat is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Azer may refer to the following people:
Marzuki is an Indonesian name.
Farrokh or Farokh, also transliterated as Farrukh, is a popular masculine given name of Persian origin and also a common surname in Iran, Central Asia and among Muslims and Zoroastrians in South Asia. Some prominent individuals with the name include:
Arief may refer to:
Naghiyev, Nagiev or Nagiyev is an Azerbaijani masculine surname; its feminine counterpart is Naghiyeva, Nagieva or Nagiyeva. It may refer to the following notable people: