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Amin - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Amin

[ 2 syll. a-min, am-in ] The boy name Amin is pronounced as aaMIYN KEY. Amin is used predominantly in the Arabic and East Indian languages, and it is derived from Arabic origins. Derived literally from the element 'amin' meaning faithful, truthful, trustworthy. Amin is one of the most popular traditional names in the Islamic world. The name Amina (Arabic) is the female version of Amin. Aman (Arabic), Amine (French), Amitan (East Indian), and Amnon (East Indian) are variants of Amin. Ameen (Arabic and East Indian variant spelling) and Amyn (Arabic variant spelling) are other forms of Amin.

Amin is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1977 with 0.005% of baby boys being given the name Amin. It ranked at #907 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity, and is currently of sporadic use. Among all boy names in its group, Amin was nonetheless the most widely used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Amin include Aamin (Indian), Agni, Aman (Arabic), Ameen (Arabic and East Indian), Amen (English and Egyptian), Ami (Hebrew), Amine (French), Ammon (Greek), Amnon (East Indian), Amon (Hebrew), Amun (Egyptian), Amyn (Arabic), Anan (Akan), Annan, Anno (German), Anuenue (Hawaiian), Enu (Akan), Honon, Ihan (English), and Imam (Arabic).

KEY: English pronunciation for Amin: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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