Names from the Arabic root y-m-n

The root’s family tree

ي م ن y-m-n · good fortune; the right side

• ميمونة Maimunah ♀
• أيمن Aiman ♂
• ميمون Maimon ♀
• يماني Yamani ♂
• يمين Jamin ♂ · Yamin ♂
• يمنى Yumna ♀

Every name from the root y-m-n

• ميمونة “auspicious, blessed” en.wiktionary.org Maimunah ♀
• أيمن “on the right; fortunate” en.wiktionary.org Aiman ♂
• ميمون “auspicious, blessed” en.wiktionary.org Maimon ♀
• يماني “Yemeni; of Yemen” en.wiktionary.org Yamani ♂
• يمين “right hand; oath” en.wiktionary.org Jamin ♂Yamin ♂
• يمنى “right-hand; lucky” en.wiktionary.org Yumna ♀

One card per Arabic word, with one meaning for that word and its source; the Latin spellings written with it are listed below. Spellings are ordered by JPN figures (data.gov.my).

Boys and girls

Boy: 4 Girl: 3

In the JPN data

1. Maimunah (girl, 1940s) 6.2%

Sources

1. Salmoné, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889), arabiclexicon.hawramani.com: يمن · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root meaning
2. Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): مَيْمُونَة · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Maimunah
3. Wiktionary: أيمن · en.wiktionary.org · root of Aiman and Yumna
4. Wiktionary: ميمون · en.wiktionary.org · root of Maimon
5. Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): يَمَاني · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Yamani
6. Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): يَمِين · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Jamin and Yamin
7. Wiktionary: يمنى · en.wiktionary.org · root of Yumna

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