Malay Names · Boy
Muslim name meaning
“one who submits (to God)”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- M
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptمسلم
3
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Muslim
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Muslim is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'one who submits to God'.
What does Muslim mean?
About the name Muslim
Muslim is the Arabic word muslim (مسلم), the active participle of aslama 'to surrender', from the root s-l-m. Besides being the term for a follower of Islam, it is also used as a boy's name. Moslim is an alternative spelling.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | س ل م · s-l-m |
| Syllables | Mus-lim |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with M |
| Arabic script | مسلم |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: مسلم · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Muhammad♂Praised
- Ismail♂God hears
- Ahmad♂Most praiseworthy
- Zulkifli♂He who possesses the lot
- Abdullah♂Servant of God
- Zakaria♂God remembers
- Mohd♂Praised, commendable
- Muhammad Afiq♂Praised · one who reaches the highest degree of generosity or…
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- Abdul Rahman♂Servant of the Most Merciful
- Mohammad♂Praised
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More Malay Names starting with M
- Muhammad Firdaus♂Paradise · garden of Paradise
- Muhammad Aiman♂Lucky · right-handed
- Muhammad Hafiz♂Guardian · one who knows the Quran by heart
- Mohd Faizal♂Arbiter
- Mohd Firdaus♂Paradise · garden of Paradise
- Muhammad Haziq♂Praised · skilful, adept
- Muhammad Syafiq♂Praised · compassionate
- Mohd Hafiz♂Guardian · one who knows the Quran by heart
- Muhammad Haikal♂Temple · framework, structure
- Muhammad Irfan♂Praised · knowledge, awareness
- Muhammad Faiz♂Winner · successful
- Muhammad Adam♂Man
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