Malay Names · Boy
Rahman name meaning
“merciful; compassionate”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- R
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptرحمن
- Devanagari scriptरहमान
98
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Rahman
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Rahman is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'merciful' or 'compassionate'.
What does Rahman mean?
About the name Rahman
Rahman comes from the Arabic word raḥmān (رحمن), from the root r-ḥ-m, meaning 'merciful' or 'compassionate', used only of God in Islamic usage. Ar-Rahman is one of the names of God. As a personal name it appears in Abdul Rahman, 'servant of the Merciful', and also on its own.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ر ح م · r-ḥ-m |
| Syllables | Rah-man |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with R |
| Arabic script | رحمن |
|---|---|
| Devanagari script | रहमान |
Compound names with Rahman
Sources
- Wiktionary: رحمن · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Muhammad Afiq♂Praised · one who reaches the highest degree of generosity or…
- Muhammad Syafiq♂Praised · compassionate
- Abdul Rahman♂Servant of the Most Merciful
- Khairul♂Goodness
- Halim♂Forbearing
- Rahim♂Merciful
- Syafiq♂Compassionate
- Latif♂Gentle, kind
- Hisham♂Generous
- Taib♂Good, pleasant
- Helmi♂Patient, tolerant
- Afiq♂One who reaches the highest degree of generosity or knowledge
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