Haytham, name meaning in Islam
Haytham means young eagle. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Boy name · Arabic
هَيْثَم
Haytham
Young eagle
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Arabic
- هَيْثَم
- Say it
- HAY-tham
- Root
- Not certain
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Haytham, explained
Haytham (هَيْثَم) is an Arabic name for boys. It means young eagle.
Is Haytham in the Quran?
No. Haytham is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.1
How to say and write Haytham
Say it HAY-tham. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Haitham and Haitam. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ه ha + ي ya + ث tha + م mim.
Choosing Haytham
Haytham is a name with a good meaning, which is what the Sunnah asks for. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman",3 and after these, any name with a good meaning is a sound choice. With the father's name it becomes Haytham bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Famous people named Haytham
- Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen), the scientist of light and optics
Names like Haytham
- Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
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Questions
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What does Haytham mean in Islam?
Haytham (هَيْثَم) means young eagle. It is an Arabic name for boys.
Is Haytham in the Quran?
No, the name Haytham is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Haytham a boy or girl name?
Haytham is used as a boy's name.
How do you write Haytham in Arabic?
Haytham is written هَيْثَم in Arabic, said HAY-tham.
Is it Haytham or Haitham?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, هَيْثَم. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.