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حَمْدَان
Hamdan
ham-DAAN
“Much praise.”
About Hamdan
Hamdan is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "much praise" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ح-م-د meaning 'to praise'. Hamdan is an intensive form: one who praises much, or who is much praised.
Distinctively Emirati and Gulf.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Hamdaan, Hemdan
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 Hamdan is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Hamdan
- What does the name Hamdan mean?
- Hamdan (حَمْدَان) means "Much praise". From the Arabic root ح-م-د meaning 'to praise'. Hamdan is an intensive form: one who praises much, or who is much praised.
- Is Hamdan a name from the Qur'an?
- Hamdan 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 Hamdan a boy or a girl name?
- Hamdan is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Hamdan come from?
- Hamdan is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ḥ-M-D. Distinctively Emirati and Gulf.
- How is Hamdan spelled?
- Hamdan is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (حَمْدَان) is also written Hamdaan and Hemdan. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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