Amin (name)

Amin
PronunciationArabic: [ʔæˈmiːn]
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic
Other gender
FeminineAmina
Origin
Word/nameArabic
MeaningTruthful
Other names
Alternative spellingAmine, Ameen, Amien, ʾAmīn
Variant form(s)
Derivedأ-م-ن (ʾ-m-n) (security)
Related namesIman
Popularitysee popular names

Amin or Amine (Arabic: أمين, romanizedamīn), cognate to amen (Arabic: آمين, ʾāmīn), is an Arabic male given name, meaning "devoted, honest, straightforward, trusty, worthy of belief, loyal, faithful, obedient".

The name has been loaned into a few other languages, namely ones spoken by Muslim populations. In Persian (امین‌, amīn) it has the same meaning. The Turkish written form of the name is Emin.

In the Balkans, Amin is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. It is also popular among Albanians. The name is a modification to the name Emin. This region also has a female equivalent to the name: Amina (for example, Amina Kajtaz).

Other spellings include Ameen and Amien.

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  • Al-Amin (787–813), also known as Abū Mūsā Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd, better known by his regnal name Al-Amin, the sixth Abbasid Caliph, ruling from 809 until 813

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  • Adam Amin (born 1986), American sportscaster
  • Ahmad Amin (1954–1886), Egyptian historian and writer
  • Ash Amin (born 1955), British geographer
  • Ehab Amin (born 1995), Egyptian basketball player
  • Esperidião Amin (born 1947), Brazilian politician
  • Hafizullah Amin (1929–1979), 2nd General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
  • Hájí Amín (1831–1928), one of the 19 Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh, of the Bahá'í Faith
  • Haron Amin (1969–2015), Afghan diplomat
  • Hassan Amin, several people
  • Idi Amin (1925–2003), President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979
  • Jabar Amin (born 1959), Swedish politician
  • Khadija Amin, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and Member of Parliament
  • Ma'ruf Amin, (born 1943), vice president of Indonesia
  • Massoud Amin (born 1961), American professor
  • Mohamed Amin (1943–1996) (also known as 'Mo'), Kenyan photojournalist and entrepreneur
  • Musa Nur Amin, Somali politician
  • Riaz Amin (born 1998), English professional martial artist
  • Samir Amin (1931–2018), Egyptian French economist and political scientist

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