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Aladdin - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Aladdin

[ 3 syll. a-lad-din, al-add-in ] The boy name Aladdin is pronounced ahLAEDahN KEY. Aladdin is of Arabic origin and it is used mainly in English. Aladdin's meaning is 'paragon of faith'. An old form of the name is A'la Al Din (Arabic). The name is known from the boy hero who summoned genies from his magic lamp in the ancient Arabian tales 'A Thousand and One Nights'. Variations of the name include the Arabic Alaaddin, the German Aladin, and the Spanish Aladino. Another variant of Aladdin is the Arabic short form Ala. See also the related form, the Arabic, English, and German Allah.

Aladdin is uncommon as a baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Aladdin include the Arabic Alaaddin, the German Aladin, the Spanish Aladino, the English Alden, the English Aldin, the English Aldon, the English Aldwin, the English Alten, the English Altin, the English Alton, and the Irish Ultan.

KEY: Pronunciation for Aladdin: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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