Malay Names · Boy
Alam name meaning
“world, universe”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptعالم
2
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Alam
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Alam is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'world' or 'universe'.
What does Alam mean?
About the name Alam
Alam comes from the Arabic word ʿālam, meaning 'world' or 'universe', which is also a loanword in Malay. Spellings such as Aalam and Allam also occur.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ع ل م · ʿ-l-m |
| Syllables | A-lam |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with A |
| Arabic script | عالم |
|---|
Compound names with Alam
Sources
- Wiktionary: عالم · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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