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Yahya (name)

For other uses, see Yahya.
Yahya
GenderMale (given name) Unisex (surname)
Origin
Word/nameArabic
Meaning(Hebrew loan): Yahweh is gracious
Region of originArabia
Other names
Related namesJehiah, Yohanan, John, Evan, Giovanni, Hans, Hovhannes, Ian, Ioan, Ioane, Ioannis, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, Jean, Jhon, Joan, João, Johan, Johannes, Jonne, Jovan, Juan, Juhani, Seán, Shane, Siôn, Yohannes

Yahya (Arabic: يحيى, romanized: Yaḥyā), also spelled Yehya, is an Arabic male given name.[a] It is an Arabic form of the Aramaic given name Aramaic Yohanan (Hebrew: יְהוֹחָנָן‎, romanized: Yəhoḥānān, lit. 'Yahweh is gracious') of John the Baptist in Islam, who is considered a prophet. For this reason, Yahya is a comparatively common name in the Muslim world.

The related Biblical name of Jehiah (Hebrew: יְחִיָּה, romanized: Yᵊḥîyâ, lit. 'Yahweh lives') has the Arabic form Yaḥiyyā (Arabic: يَحِيَّى).,[1] having the same Arabic consonantal text as the name Yahya does.

  1. ^ The other Arabic form of the given name John is Yūḥannā يوحنا, which is the form directly derived from the original name, Hebrew: יְהוֹחָנָן‎. A notable example using this form is the Arab Christian John of Damascus' name, Yūḥana al-Dimashqī.

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References

  1. ^ Van Dyck Bible: 1 Chronicles 15:24
  2. ^ Incipient decline, By Ṭabarī, Joel L. Kraemer, pg.105-106
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