Amin (name)
| Al-Amin | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ʔamiːn] |
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | Truthful |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | AUM, OM,Amine, Ameen, Amien |
| Variant form(s) | Al-Amin |
| Nickname(s) | Amz/AUM |
| Derived | Amn (security) |
| Popularity | see popular names |
Amin (in Arabic أمين) is an Arabic and Persian male given name that means "faithful, trustworthy" derived from Sanskrit AUM. Other spellings include Amine, Ameen and Amien.
The Islamic prophet Muhammad, was called al-Amin in his youth
The female equivalent of Amin is Amina, Aminah, Ameenah or Ameena.
Persons
People named Amin include:
- Given name
- Amin (Qing dynasty) (1585-1640), Manchu beile and political leader
- Amin al-Rihani (1876–1940), Lebanese author
- Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904–1997), Pakistani Muslim scholar
- Amin al-Hafiz (1921–2009), former Syrian leader
- Amin al-Hafez (Lebanon) (1926–2009), Lebanese politician
- Amin Yunis al Husseini (1929–2016), Jordanian politician
- Amine Gemayel (born 1942), President of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988
- Amin Maalouf (1949), Lebanese author
- Amin Abu Rashid (born 1966/1967), Palestinian Dutch Hamas leader
- Middle name
- Mohammad Amin al-Husayni (c. 1897–1974), a former Mufti of Jerusalem
- Mohamed Amin Didi (1910-1954), president of the Maldives from 1953 to 1954
- Sami Amin Al-Arian (born 1958), convicted of aiding a terrorist organization
- Surname / Family name
- Ash Amin (born 1955), British geographer
- Esperidião Amin (born 1947), Brazilian politician
- Hafizullah Amin (1929–1979), the second President of Afghanistan
- Hájí Amín (1831–1928), one of the 19 Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh, of the Bahá'í Faith
- Haron Amin (died 2015), Afghan diplomat
- Hassan Amin (disambiguation), several people
- Idi Amin (1925–2003), President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979
- Khadija Amin, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and Member of Parliament
- Samir Amin (born 1931), Egyptian political author
- Mohamed Amin (1943–1996) (also known as 'Mo'), Kenyan photojournalist and entrepreneur
- Riaz Amin (born 1998), English professional martial artist
See also
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