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Ayatollah - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ayatollah

[ 4 syll. a-ya-tol-lah, ay-atoll-ah ] The boy name Ayatollah is pronounced AYahTOWLah KEY. Ayatollah's language of origin is Arabic and it is also used mainly in the Arabic language. The name is of the meaning 'sign of God'.

Ayatollah is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Ayatollah include Adelaja (Yoruban), Attilio (Italian), Atilio (Spanish), Atílio (Portuguese), Attila (Hungarian), Italo (Italian), Othello (English and Italian), Adal (German), Adel (Arabic), Adil (Arabic), Adlai (English and Hebrew), Adley (English), Adli, Athol (English), Atlee (English), Atli (English), and Idwal (Welsh).

KEY: English pronunciation for Ayatollah: AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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Meaning of Ayatollah