Badis
Berber · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Badis
The name 'Badis' likely derives from the Berber (Amazigh) root meaning "to be clear, bright, or white," often interpreted as "shining" or "luminous." It is primarily used in North African Berber and Islamic cultures, notably as the name of Badis ibn Habus, the 11th-century Zirid ruler of Granada, and remains common in Algeria and Morocco.
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Etymology
The name 'Badis' likely derives from the Berber (Amazigh) root meaning "to be clear, bright, or white," often interpreted as "shining" or "luminous." It is primarily used in North African Berber and Islamic cultures, notably as the name of Badis ibn Habus, the 11th-century Zirid ruler of Granada, and remains common in Algeria and Morocco.
Badis currently ranks #768 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2012.
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