Pronunciation | Islaam |
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Gender | neutral |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Word/name | the religion of Islam |
Region of origin | Muslim world |
Other names | |
Derived | Š-L-M |
Related names | Muslim, Salam |
Islam (Arabic: إِسْلَام, romanized: ʾIslām) is an Arabic male and female given name and surname meaning "acceptance, agreement approval (the truth)", "god-fearing, humility, devoutness", "acknowledgment, admission, yield, obeyance", "obedience, preservation, protection, safeguarding, keeping", "piety, loyalty, devotion", "subjection, submissiveness, wonder, admiration, respect, submitting".[citation needed]
Also, the name of the religion Islam and is primarily associated with Muslims. The name Islam is a diminutive of the name Aslam (أَسْلَم aslam), which both names stemming from the male noun-name Salaam.[citation needed]
It may refer to: