Malay Names · Unisex
Islam name meaning
“submission to God”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- I
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂♀ Unisex
- Arabic scriptإسلام
3
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Islam
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Islam is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'submission to God'.
What does Islam mean?
About the name Islam
Islam comes from Arabic islām, the verbal noun of aslama, 'to submit'. It is also the name of the religion. Wiktionary lists it as a male given name in Arabic.
| Gender | ♂♀ Boys and girls |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | س ل م · s-l-m |
| Syllables | Is-lam |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with I |
| Arabic script | إسلام |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: إسلام · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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