Malay Names · Boy
Chami name meaning
“protector”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- C
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptحامي
1
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Chami
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Chami is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'protector'.
What does Chami mean?
About the name Chami
Chami is a spelling of Hami (حامي), an Arabic word that is the active participle of ḥamā 'to protect'; in South Levantine Arabic it means protector or guard. Hami and Haami are other spellings.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | Cha-mi |
| Arabic script | حامي |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: حامي · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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