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Hey there,
I was recently looking up some family pics, and found out that my great-grandmother's maiden name was Alam. However no one in the family knows its meaning. I was hoping maybe you guys could give me some insight. I know that it's usually used as a male firstname and that my great-grandmother was of Iranian origin. Hope that helps.
many thanks
Ayesha
I was recently looking up some family pics, and found out that my great-grandmother's maiden name was Alam. However no one in the family knows its meaning. I was hoping maybe you guys could give me some insight. I know that it's usually used as a male firstname and that my great-grandmother was of Iranian origin. Hope that helps.
many thanks
Ayesha
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According to _Muslim & Parsi Names_ by Maneka Gandhi and Ozair Husain, there are _four_ different names from Arabic that might come out as "Alam":
'Alam meaning sign, token, or mark
A'lam (with macron over the second a) meaning "signs, tokens", etc.
'Alam (with macron over the first a) meaning "world, universe, time"
A'lam meaning "having more knowledge; learned"
Finally, _Digest of Muslim Names_ by Fatimah Suzanne Al Ja'fari includes a female name "Ahlam", with a dot under the "h" and macron over the second "a", meaning "dreams".
'Alam meaning sign, token, or mark
A'lam (with macron over the second a) meaning "signs, tokens", etc.
'Alam (with macron over the first a) meaning "world, universe, time"
A'lam meaning "having more knowledge; learned"
Finally, _Digest of Muslim Names_ by Fatimah Suzanne Al Ja'fari includes a female name "Ahlam", with a dot under the "h" and macron over the second "a", meaning "dreams".
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