Appendix:Latin forms of Arabic given names
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Latin was the main written language of Europe throughout the Middle Ages, despite the fact that most people used some other language in their daily life. Records surviving from this era remain of interest to many but some, such as church registers, remain untranslated, therefore a knowledge of the Latin form of common English names remains invaluable for genealogists.
List of Latin forms of names and their English equivalents[edit]
Names beginning with "I" or "J", followed by a vowel, may be spelled with either letter.
| Latin forms | English equivalents | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron | Harun | هارون | Hārūn |
| Abdalla; Abdulla | ʿAbdallah, ʿAbdullah | ||
| Abdelazizus | عبد العزيز | ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz | |
| Abdelcader; Abdelcaderus | عبد القادر | ʿAbd al-Qādir | |
| Abdelcarimus | عبد الكريم | ʿAbd al-Karīm | |
| Abdelmalechus; Abdelmelicus, Abdilmelic | عبد الملك | ʿAbd al-Malik | |
| Abdeluahedus | عبد الواحد | ʿAbd al-Wāhid | |
| Abderramanus | عبد الرحمن | ʿAbd al-Raḥmān | |
| Abdeslamus | عبد السلام | ʿAbd al-Salām | |
| Ahmedus, Achmetes, Acomathes | Ahmad | أحمد | |
| Chadidia, Chadigia | Khadija | خديجة | |
| Diafarus, Giafarus | Jafar | جعفر | |
| Elias, Helias | Elijah | إِلْيَاس | |
| Fatima | Fatima | فاطمة | |
| Iacobus | Jacob | يَعْقُوب | |
| Ibraimus, Ibrahimus | Ibrahim | إبراهيم | |
| Ioannes, Iohannes | Yahya | يَحْيَى | |
| Iob | Ayub | ايّوب | |
| Ionas | Jonah | يُونُس | |
| Iosephus, Ioseph | Yusuf | يُوسُف | |
| Ismael | Ismail | إِسْمَٰعِيْل | |
| Mahmudus | Mahmud | محمود | |
| Miriama, Miriam | Maryam | مَرْيَم | |
| Muradus, Amorathes, Amurathes, Amurates, Amurathus | Murad | مراد | |
| Mustapha, Mustafas | Mustafa | مصطفى | |
| Omar, Umarus, Omarus | Omar | عمر | |
| Saladinus | Salah ad-Din | صلاح الدين | |
| Suleimanus, Suleimannus, Soleimannus, Salymannus, Soleimanus | Sulaiman | سُلَيْمَان | |
| Zacharias | Zakariya | زَكَرِيَّاء ,زَكَرِيَّا) |
| Name | Transliteration | Forma Latin Forms | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| أبو الفتح | ʾAbū l-Fatḥ | Abalphatus | (pag. 3) |
| عباس | ʿAbbās | Abbas (-ae) | Template:GB, Template:GB |
| أبو بكر | ʾAbū Bakr | Abubacer, Abubecer (-cri) | |
| أبو القاسم | ʾAbū al-Qāsim | Abulcasimus, Abulcassem | Template:GB; Template:GB |
| أبو العلاء | ʾAbū al-ʿAlāʾ | Abulola | |
| أبو الفداء | ʾAbū al-Fidāʾ | Abulpheda | Template:GB |
| أبو نصر | ʾAbū Nasr | Abunaser | |
| أبي طالب | ʾAbī Ṭālib | Abi-Talibus; Abitalibus | Template:GB; Template:GB |
| أحمد | ʾAhmad | Ahmedus (Achmetes, Acomathes) | |
| عائشة | ʿĀʾišah | Aisa | Template:GB |
| علاء الدين | Alāʼ ad-Dīn | Aladinus | (pag. 179 (acc.)) |
| أبو الحسن علي | Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī | Albohazenhalius | (pag. 4) |
| علي | ʿAlī | Ali (gen. Alis, acc. Alim) | |
| عماد الدين | ʿImād al-Dīn | Amadoddinus | |
| آمنة | ʾĀminah | Amina | Template:GB |
| أمين | ʾAmīn | Aminus | Template:GB |
| عنترة | ʿAntarah | Antara | |
| بهاء الدين | Bahāʾ al-Dīn | Bohadinus | Template:GB |
| خديجة | Ḫadīǧah | Chadidia, Chadigia | |
| خليفة | Ḫalīfah | Chalifa | |
| خويلد | Ḫuwaylid | Chowailidus | Template:GB |
| جعفر | Ǧaʿfar | Diafarus, Giafarus | |
| إلياس | Ilyās | Elias | |
| فاطمة | Fāṭimah | Fatima | |
| فيصل | Fayṣal | Feisalus | (nomen biol., gen.) |
| جابر | Ǧābir | Geber | |
| جرجس | Ǧirǧis | Georgius | |
| حليمة | Ḥalīmah | Halima | Template:GB |
| حمد/حامد | Ḥamad/Ḥāmad/Ḥāmid | Hamadus; Hamedus; Hamidus | Template:GB; Template:GB; Template:GB |
| حمید | Ḥamīd | Hamidus | Template:GB |
| حسان | Ḥasān | Hasanus | Template:GB |
| حكيمة | Ḥakīmah | Hekima | Template:GB |
| حسين | Ḥusayn | Husainus | |
| يَعْقُوب | Yaʿqūb | Iacobus | |
| إبراهيم | ʾIbrāhīm | Ibrahimus, Ibraimus (patriarcha biblicus coranicusque: Abraham(us)) |
Template:GB |
| يزيد | Yazīd | Iezidus | Template:GB |
| يحيى | Yaḥyā | Ioannes, Iahia | Template:GB |
| أيّوب | Ayyūb | Iob(us) | |
| يونس | Yūnus | Ionas | |
| يوسف | Yūsuf, Yūsif | Iosephus | |
| عيسى | ʿĪsā | Isa (Iesus Nazarenus: Iesus) | Template:GB |
| إسحاق | ʾIsḥāq | Isaacus | |
| إسماعيل | ʾIsmāʿīl | Ismael | |
| قاسم | Qāsim | Kasimus; Casimus | Template:GB; Template:GB |
| خالد | Ḫālid | Khaledus | Template:GB |
| محمودة | Maḥmūdah | Mahmuda | Template:GB |
| محمود | Maḥmūd | Mahmudus | |
| محمد | Muḥammad | Mahometus | |
| مروان | Marwān | Maroan(us); Meruan (-is) | Template:GB |
| معاوية | Muʿāwiyah | Moabia; Mohabia | |
| معمر | Muʿammar | Muammar (-is) | |
| مراد | Murād | Muradus | |
| موسى | Mūsā | Musa (propheta: Mo(y)ses) | Template:GB |
| مسلم | Muslim | Muslimus | Template:GB |
| مصطفى | Muṣṭafā | Mustapha | |
| نجم الدين | Naǧm al-Dīn | Negemedinus | Template:GB |
| نور الدين | Nūr al-Dīn | Noradinus | |
| عمر | ʿUmar | Omar(us) | |
| أم كلثوم | Umm Kulthūm | Ommkelthuma | (pag. 17) |
| عثمان | ʿUṯmān | Osman; Osmanus; Ottomanus | (pag. 492); Template:GB |
| بطرس | Buṭrus | Petrus | (dict.) |
| راشد/رشيد | Rāshid/Rashīd | Rasiidus; Rascidus | (pag. 20), Template:GB; Template:GB |
| رقية | Ruqayyah | Rakia[1] | Template:GB |
| صدام | Saddām | Saddamus | |
| سعيد | Saʿīd | Saidus | Template:GB |
| سعیدة | Saʿīdah | Saida | Template:GB |
| صلاح الدين | Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn | Saladinus | |
| سلمان | Salmān | Salmanus | (pag. 61), Template:GB |
| سيف الدين | Saif al-Dīn | Saphadinus | |
| سليم | Salīm | Selimus | |
| سليمان | Sulaymān | Suleimanus; cf. Salomon | |
| طاهر | Ṭāhir | Taherus | Template:GB |
| تميم | Tamīm | Tamimus | |
| طارق | Ṭāriq | Taricus | Template:GB |
| زيد/زايد | Zayd/Zāyid | Zaidus | Template:GB |
| زينب | Zaynab | Zainaba | Template:GB |
| زياد | Ziyād | Ziadus | Template:GB |
| جم | Ǧem (Turcice: Cem) | Zizimus |