Haytham (name)
Haytham (/heɪˈθəm/ or /hɑɪˈθɪːm/) is a transliteration of the Arabic name هيثم meaning "young falcon."[1] The name is somewhat common in Arabic Speaking Countries.
Famous people with the name Haytham
- Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Haytham was a Muslim scientist, polymath, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher, described in various sources as either an Arab or Persian.[2] He made significant contributions to the principles of optics, as well as to astronomy, mathematics, visual perception, and to the scientific method. He also wrote insightful commentaries on works by Aristotle, Ptolemy, and the Greek mathematician Euclid.
- Haytham Tambal - a Sudanese football striker currently playing for Al-Merrikh. [3]
- Malik ibn al-Haytham al-Khuza'i - one of earliest followers of the Abbasid missionary effort (da'wa) in Khurasan, and eventually became one of the principal leaders ("the twelve naqaba'") of the Abbasid movement.[4]
In fiction
- Haytham Kenway, character in the video game Assassin's Creed III
References
- ↑ "Meaning of name Haytham". Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ "Haitham". Pronounce Names.
- ↑ "Haytham Kamal Tambal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ Crone, Patricia (1980). Slaves on horses: the evolution of the Islamic polity. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 181. ISBN 0-521-52940-9.
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