Malay Names · Boy
Awam name meaning
“one who swims”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptعوام
1
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Awam
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Awam is a boy's name that can come from Arabic ʿawwām, meaning 'swimmer'.
What does Awam mean?
About the name Awam
The spelling Awwam comes from Arabic ʿawwām, 'one who swims'. In Malay, awam is also an everyday word for 'the public', from Arabic ʿawāmm; the meaning given here is for the Arabic name Awwam.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | A-wam |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with A |
| Arabic script | عوام |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: عوام · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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