Haitham
Haytham or Haitham (Arabic: هَيْثَم pronounced: hay-tham) is a male Arabic given name, meaning "young eagle" or "young hawk". It is highly popular among Arab Jews, Arab Christians and Arab Muslims, as well as pre-Arab indigenous communities within the Arab world, such as Assyrians and Berbers.
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈhajˌθam, ˈheː-] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic language |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Young Eagle |
| Region of origin | Middle East |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Haytham, Haithem, Hitham |
Notable people with this name include:
- Ibn al-Haytham, Muslim polymath
- Haitham Ahmed Zaki (born 1984), Egyptian actor
- Haithem Al-Matroushi (born 1988), Emirati footballer
- Haithem Ben Alayech (born 1989), Tunisian wrestler
- Haitham El Hossainy (born 1977), Egyptian judoka
- Haithem Halabi (born 1993), Israeli-Druze footballer
- Haitham Kadhim, Iraqi footballer
- Haithem Mahmoud (born 1991), Egyptian wrestler
- Haitham Mrabet (born 1980), Tunisian footballer
- Haitham Mustafa, Sudanese footballer
- Haitham Yousif, Assyrian singer
- Haitham Jazrawi, Assyrian Archbishop of Kirkuk
- Haitham Zein, Lebanese footballer
- Haytham Faour, Lebanese footballer
- Haytham Kenway, character in the video game Assassin's Creed III
- Haytham Tambal, Sudanese football striker[1]
- Malik ibn al-Haytham al-Khuza'i, Khurasani missionary leader[2]
- Haitham bin Tariq, Sultan of Oman
References
- "Haytham Kamal Tambal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- Crone, Patricia (1980). Slaves on horses: the evolution of the Islamic polity. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 181. ISBN 0-521-52940-9.
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