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Faisal - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Faisal

[ 2 syll. fai-sal, fa-is-al ] The boy name Faisal is pronounced as FEYZahL KEY. Faisal is mainly used in Arabic and English. It is of Arabic origin. The meaning of Faisal is judge, arbiter. Derived from the word 'faysal' with the meaning judge. The name has been borne by various members of Arab ruling families, including King Faisal I of Iraq (1885-1933) and Faisal, King of Saudi Arabia (1903/1906-1975).

Faisal has 11 variant forms that are used in both English and other languages. English variant forms of Faisal include Faisel, Faisil, Faisl, Faizal, Fasil, Faysal (used in Arabic too), Faysul, Fayzal, and Fayzel. Variant forms of the name used in other languages include the Arabic Faizel and the Arabic Feisal.

Faisal is not often used as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Faisal include the English Faisel, the English Fayzal, the English Fayzel, the English Faisil, the English Fasil, the Arabic and English Faysal, the English Faysul, the Arabic Feisal, the Yiddish Fischel, the Hebrew Fishel, the English Faizal, and the Arabic Faizel.

KEY: Pronunciation for Faisal: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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