"Yahya" meaning in English

See Yahya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā), equivalent to John in the Qur'an. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|يَحْيَى}} Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yahya
  1. A male given name from Arabic. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Yahya-en-name-gJIKfgvu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
  2. A surname from Arabic.
    Sense id: en-Yahya-en-name-taWjpCcX Categories (other): English surnames

Download JSONL data for Yahya meaning in English (1.3kB)

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