Boualem
Arabic · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Boualem
Boualem is an Arabic name derived from the root "a-l-m" (علم), meaning "knowledge" or "the knowledgeable one," often understood as a variant or diminutive form of Abdul-Alim (servant of the All-Knowing).
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Etymology
Boualem is an Arabic name derived from the root "a-l-m" (علم), meaning "knowledge" or "the knowledgeable one," often understood as a variant or diminutive form of Abdul-Alim (servant of the All-Knowing). The name is primarily used in North African Arab and Berber communities, particularly in Algeria, and carries Islamic religious significance as it references one of Allah's attributes (Al-Alim, the All-Knowing).
Boualem currently ranks #5,546 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1966.
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