Rahman (Arabic: رحمن, Raḥmān) is an Arabic origin surname meaning "gracious", "King", "merciful" or "Lord" based on the triconsonantal root R-Ḥ-M. With nisba (Arabic onomastic), the name becomes Rahmani, means "descendant of the gracious one" and is also used as a surname.

Rahman
رحمن
Rahman in calligraphy
PronunciationRah-man
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
MeaningGracious, Merciful, King, Lord
Region of originArabian peninsula
Other names
Related namesAbd al-Rahman
See alsoRahim

In Islam, Ar-Rahman (The Most Gracious) is one of the Names of God.[1]

People

Variations

Rahman has many ways to be written in different languages.

Second half of compound name

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Alias

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References

  1. ^ Harvey, Ramon (2020). Hashas, Mohammed; al-Khatib, Mutaz (eds.). "6 Qurʾanic Values and Modernity in Contemporary Islamic Ethics: Taha Abderrahmane and Fazlur Rahman in Conversation". Islamic Ethics and the Trusteeship Paradigm: Taha Abderrahmane’s Philosophy in Comparative Perspectives. الأخلاق الإسلامية ونسق الائتمانية: مقاربات في فلسفة طه عبد الرحمن. Brill: 150–169. ISBN 978-90-04-43836-1. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  2. ^ "Meet the first American TV reporter to wear a hijab on the air". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
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