Haytham
هَيْثَم
Say it HAY-tham
A falcon, a young eagle
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Arabic root
- h-th-m
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- Classical Arabic names
- Also spelled
- Haitham, Haytham, Heysem
Meaning & source
A falcon; some say a young eagle or vulture. Lisān: “from it the man is named Haytham”.
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والهَيْثَم: الصَّقْر، وَقِيلَ: فَرْخ النَّسْر، وَقِيلَ: هُوَ فَرْخُ العُقاب، وَمِنْهُ سُمِّيَ الرَّجُلُ هَيْثَماً، وَقِيلَ: هُوَ صَيْدُ العُقاب
Who carried this name
We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.