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أَمِين
Amin
a-MEEN
“Trustworthy, faithful.”
About Amin
Amin is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "trustworthy, faithful" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root أ-م-ن meaning 'to be safe, to trust'. Al-Amin, 'the Trustworthy', was the epithet the people of Mecca gave the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ before his mission. The masculine counterpart of Amina.
Universal across the Muslim world; Amine in the Maghreb and France, Emin in Turkey.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Amine, Ameen, Emin, Amien
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Amin is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Amin before.
- The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, known in Mecca as al-Amin
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Amin
- What does the name Amin mean?
- Amin (أَمِين) means "Trustworthy, faithful". From the Arabic root أ-م-ن meaning 'to be safe, to trust'. Al-Amin, 'the Trustworthy', was the epithet the people of Mecca gave the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ before his mission. The masculine counterpart of Amina.
- Is Amin a name from the Qur'an?
- Amin does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Amin a boy or a girl name?
- Amin is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Amin come from?
- Amin is an Arabic name, built on the root letters ʾ-M-N. Universal across the Muslim world; Amine in the Maghreb and France, Emin in Turkey.
- How is Amin spelled?
- Amin is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (أَمِين) is also written Amine, Ameen, Emin, and Amien. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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