Esmail
Persian Ishmael form: God will hear
Esmail is documented as the usual Persian Ishmael form and an alternate Arabic transcription. The Hebrew name behind Ishmael combines hearing and God.
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- Esmail·Persian Ishmael form: God will hear
- Hossein♂Persian Husayn form; a beauty-related name family
- Jasmine♀Jasmine flower
- Mirza·Prince; earlier commander’s offspring formation
- Mohammad Ali·Mohammad + Ali: praised and lofty Arabic name families
- Mohammad Amin·Mohammad: Muhammad form: praised; Amin: Truthful in the researched Arabic account
- Nader·Rare, through the Arabic Nadir name
- Namli·Historical Albanian word: renowned or illustrious
- Nasser♂Helper
- Roji·As a historical Malay word: daily bread
- Rustom·Documented Rostam spelling in Persian manuscript history
- Rustum·English literary form of the Persian epic Rostam
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Hossein
Persian Husayn form; a beauty-related name family
Hossein is documented as the Persian form of Husayn. Husayn is a diminutive of Hasan, whose Arabic word family concerns beauty and goodness.
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Jasmine flower
Jasmine is an English flower name whose word history runs through Arabic to Persian yasamin. Related name forms include Yasmin and Jasmin.
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Prince; earlier commander’s offspring formation
Mirza comes from Persian mīrzā, earlier amīrzādeh, combining Arabic amir, commander, with Persian zadeh, offspring. The prince gloss belongs to the historical title and name.
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- 2 Wikidata
- 11 Philippine source records
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