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Ayyash

Quick answerThe given name 'Ayyash' is derived from the Arabic word 'ayyāsh', which means 'white' or 'fair', and is linguistically rooted in the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.

Arabic · Boy · 1 syllable

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#10,841
TrendStable
Peak year2019
Syllables1
OriginArabic
LanguageArabic
CultureIslamic
ReligionIslam
Letters6
Numerology7 Chaldean 3
Global rank#2,672

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Ayyash

The given name 'Ayyash' is derived from the Arabic word 'ayyāsh', which means 'white' or 'fair', and is linguistically rooted in the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.

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Etymology

The given name 'Ayyash' is derived from the Arabic word 'ayyāsh', which means 'white' or 'fair', and is linguistically rooted in the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. The name 'Ayyash' is commonly used in Arabic-speaking cultures, particularly in Islamic communities, and has historical significance as a surname of a 12th-century Palestinian Muslim scholar and mystic.

Ayyash currently ranks #10,841 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2019.

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