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Karib name meaning

“near, close”

Letters
5
Syllables
2
First letter
K
Origin
Arabic
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♂ Boy
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Karib

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Malay Names: KArabic origin

Karib is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'near', from the word qarīb.

What does Karib mean?

Near, close

In Malay: dekat

Sources (1)

About the name Karib

Karib comes from Arabic qarīb, 'near' or 'close', from the root q-r-b. In Malay, karib also means close or intimate. Qarib and Qareeb are other spellings.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginArabic
SyllablesKa-rib
First letterMalay Names starting with K
Arabic scriptقريب

Sources

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

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