هَيْثَم
Haitham: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Haytham
“The young eagle”, an eaglet
Meaning of the name Haitham
Haytham means, according to lexicographers, the young of the eagle (farkh al-ʿuqab), and also, according to some, the young vulture or a red sand. The name evokes the soaring height of the eagle. It was made famous by the scholar Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen), founder of optics in the 11th century. Haythem is the usual form in Tunisia and Algeria.
- In Arabic
- هَيْثَم هيثم
- Transliteration
- Haytham
- Root
- ه ث م
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Haitham in the Quran?
No: neither the name Haitham nor its root appears in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Haitham in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Haitham in each language
- French
- Haythem, Haitham, Haytham
- English
- Haitham, Haytham
- Spanish
- Haitham
- Turkish
- Heysem
- Arabic
- هَيْثَم