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Imran and Arab naming norms.

by Nicola

6/15/2008, 7:41 PM

Does anyone know around what date the name Imran came about? (Ie is it relatively recent or a very old name?)
Also does anyone know which was the Arab region it originated from (ie Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Syria etc?)

Also in Arab naming is is common place to put Abdul as a prefix to the main name? And is Abu a short form of Abdul (ie in the name Abu Hamza or Abu Imam)?

Thanks.

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- guest (guest)

3/17/2019, 12:39 PM

Imran is the Arabic form of Amram, father of Moses(Musa), Aaron(Harun), Miriam (Mariam), and unnamed eldest daughter. He is mentioned in Qur'an, a chapter is named after him and there is a word saying Adam, Noah, families of Abraham and Amram were chosen above other people. Most logical answer would be that Imran is used among Muslims after revelation but possibly even before that. Abdul means Servant of you add God or other names of God after Abdul like Abdullah and Abdulrahman etc. Abu means father so Abu Hamza would be father of Hamza.

- TERESE +1

6/24/2008, 10:59 AM

Abu is not a short form of Abdul. Abu means father and Abdul servant (and it's common in combinations like Abdullah, meaning God's servant).

- Nicola

6/26/2008, 10:23 PM

Thanks

- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans) +2

6/15/2008, 10:10 PM

Traditionally Abdul was the prefix used in front of one of the "99 names of God" when they were used as given names in Muslim cultures. Very strict Muslims do not believe that it is proper to give children names such as Aziz or Rahman which are in the official list of Allah's attributes without putting Abdul in front.

I can't answer your question about Imran, except to say that Turkey is NOT an "Arab region". Turks are not Arabs and the Turkish language is not at all a form of Arabic.

- Sabrina +1

6/16/2008, 8:54 PM

Perhaps she meant Muslim

Turks are definitely not Arab, but they certainly are Muslim, and Muslim naming practices are pretty straightforward across the board with Arabs, Turks and Persians, who are all ethnically different but share the same religion.

This message was edited 6/16/2008, 8:54 PM

- Nicola

6/16/2008, 10:19 PM

Thanks, that is what I meant

Though perhaps I should have said "middle eastern origin" or something.

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