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أَنْعَام
Anam
a-NAAM
“Blessings; cattle (Surah 6 title).”
About Anam
Anam is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "blessings; cattle (surah 6 title)" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Plural from the Arabic root ن-ع-م meaning 'grace, blessings' or 'livestock'. Surah 6 is named Al-An'am.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Girl
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 Anam is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Anam
- What does the name Anam mean?
- Anam (أَنْعَام) means "Blessings; cattle (Surah 6 title)". Plural from the Arabic root ن-ع-م meaning 'grace, blessings' or 'livestock'. Surah 6 is named Al-An'am.
- Is Anam a name from the Qur'an?
- Anam does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Anam a boy or a girl name?
- Anam is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Anam come from?
- Anam is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters N-ʿ-M.
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