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Hisham

/HIH-shuhm/
Arabic Male

Hisham is a Arabic name meaning "Pounding; generous". It originates from United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Angola, Austria, Bangladesh. Arabic origin, derived from the root H-SH-M, signifying breaking or crushing, but in the context of a name, it relates to generosity and giving freely.

Language Arabic
Gender Male
Phonetic HIH-shuhm

Say it as HIH-shuhm. Keep the original Arabic phonetics — don't anglicize the sounds.

  • · Hisham Abbas - Egyptian Singer
  • · Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik - Umayyad Caliph

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