Islam (name)

Egyptian adventurer Islam Kamel
Egyptian adventurer Islam Kamel
Islam
PronunciationIslaam
Genderneutral
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
Word/namethe religion of Islam
Region of originMuslim world
Other names
DerivedŠ-L-M
Related namesMuslim, Salam

Islam (Arabic: إِسْلَام, romanizedʾIslām) 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: