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Dayan name meaning

“judge”

Letters
5
Syllables
2
First letter
D
Origin
Arabic
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♂ Boy

Malay Names: DArabic origin

Dayan is a boy's name from the Arabic word dayyān, meaning 'judge'.

What does Dayan mean?

Judge

In Malay: hakim

Sources (1)

About the name Dayan

Dayan is a boy's name from the Arabic word dayyān (ديّان), meaning 'judge', a word also used of God. It comes from the root d-y-n. Other spellings are Dayyan and Daiyan.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginArabic
SyllablesDa-yan
First letterMalay Names starting with D
Arabic scriptديان

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: دَيَّان · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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