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Nurrohim name meaning

“compassionate light”

Letters
8
Syllables
3
First letter
N
Origin
Arabic
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♂ Boy

Malay Names: NMeaning lightArabic origin

Nurrohim is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'compassionate light', combining Nur and Rahim.

What does Nurrohim mean?

Compassionate light

In Malay: cahaya yang penyayang

Sources (2)

About the name Nurrohim

Nurrohim is a local spelling of Nur Rahim. Nur is Arabic for 'light', while rahim (raḥīm) is an Arabic adjective meaning 'merciful'. In everyday Malay, rahim means 'womb', but in this name it carries the Arabic sense.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginArabic
SyllablesNur-ro-him
First letterMalay Names starting with N
Arabic scriptنور رحيم

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: نور · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: رحيم · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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