Ayman

AymanPronunciation| Arabic: [ˈʔæjmæn]

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Gender| Male[1]
Language(s)| Arabic
Origin
Meaning| "Righteous, blessed, lucky"[2]
Other names
See also| Aiman

Ayman (Arabic: أيمن, also spelled as Aiman, Aimen, Aymen, or Eymen in the Latin alphabet) is an Arabic masculine given name.[3] It is derived from the Arabic Semitic root (ي م ن) for right, and literally means righteous, on the right, right-handed, blessed or lucky.[4]

In Turkish, the name is spelled as Eymen. Eymen was the second most popular given name for boys born in Turkey in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.[5][6][7]

An early bearer of the name was Ayman ibn Ubayd, an early Muslim and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

## Notable people with the name include

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* Ayman ibn Ubayd, early Muslim and son of Umm Ayman
* Aiman Khwajah Sultan, Prince of Moghulistan
* Ayman al-Zawahiri, leader of al-Qaeda 2011–22
* Ayman Safadi, Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs
* Aimen Dean, founding member of Al-Qaeda
* Ayman Mohyeldin, Egyptian-American journalist
* Ayman Majali, former Deputy Prime Minister of Jordan
* Aymen Benabderrahmane, former Prime Minister of Algeria
* Prince Muhammad Aiman of Brunei, son of Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah, Crown Prince of Brunei
* Ayman al-Aloul, Palestinian Journalist
* Ayman Al-Hussaini, Kuwaiti footballer
* Ayman Hariri, Lebanese businessman and son of Rafic Hariri
* Ayman Al-Hujaili, Saudi footballer
* Ayman Ftayni, Saudi footballer
* Ayman Al-Salek Syrian actor
* Ayman Al-Sayyad, Egyptian journalist
* Aymen Hussein, Iraqi footballer
* Aymane Serhani, Moroccan singer
* Ayman Sadiq, Bangladeshi entrepreneur and internet personality
* Ayman Ben Mohamed, Irish-Tunisian footballer
* Ayman Adais, Jordanian basketball player
* Ayman Cherkaoui, Moroccan climate change lawyer
* Aiman Hakim Ridza, Malaysian actor and singer
* Aiman Witjaksono, Indonesian journalist and host of Aiman (TV program)
* Ayman Halawani, Saudi film producer
* Aymen Mathlouthi, Tunisian footballer
* Ayman Nour, Egyptian politician and former member of parliament, founder and chairman of El-Ghad Party
* Ayman Odeh, Palestinian politician
* Ayman Saeed Abdullah Batarfi, Yemeni doctor and former Guantanamo Bay detainee
* Aymen Tahar, British footballer of Algerian descent
* Ayman Taher, Egyptian former goalkeeper
* Ayman Zeidan, Syrian TV host, comedian, voice actor and actor of film, television, and theater
* Ayman Zohry, Egyptian demographer/geographer and expert on migration studies
* Aiman Napoli, Italian footballer
* Ayman Nofal, Al-Qassam Brigades commander
* Ayman Taha, Hamas Commander
* Ayman Kari, French footballer
* Ayman Baalbaki, Lebanese painter
* Aymen Hussein, Iraqi footballer
* Aymen Mahious, Algerian footballer
* Aymen Abdennour, Tunisian footballer
* Aymen Barkok, German-Moroccan footballer
* Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, British-Iraqi writer
* Ayman Aourir, German-Moroccan footballer
* Ayman Arguigue, Spanish-Moroccan footballer
* Ayman Sabawi Ibrahim, Iraqi militant
* Ayman Azhil, German footballer
* Ayman Sellouf, Dutch footballer
* Ayman Younes, Egyptian footballer
* Ayman Asfari, Syrian-British businessman
* Ayman Alatar, Libyan singer
* Ayman Aiki, French footballer
* Ayman Sikseck, Israeli-Arab journalist
* Ayman El Yamani, Egyptian footballer
* Ayman Hakeem, Syrian football coach
* Ayman Klzie, Syrian swimmer
* Ayman Shihadeh, British historian

## See also

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* Abu Ayman (disambiguation)
* Aiman

## References

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1. ^ "Ayman". Retrieved 2020-05-15.
2. ^ Hans Wehr. Arabic-English Dictionary: The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic.
3. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Ayman". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
4. ^ Hans Wehr. Arabic-English Dictionary: The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic.
5. ^ sabah, daily (2017-12-31). "Here are some of Turkey's most popular baby names of 2017". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
6. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Eymen". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
7. ^ "Zeynep and Yusuf top list of popular baby names in Turkey for 2019". www.duvarenglish.com. Retrieved 2020-05-15.

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