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Bouchaib

بوشعيبIn Arabic

Meaning
Father of Shu'ayb ('Bou-' name; Shu'ayb is the Qur'anic prophet)
About the name
Bou- is the Maghrebi form of Abu, 'father of' or 'one who has' (French Wikipedia, on Bouazza). Bouchaib is a masculine given name of Arabic origin whose bearers on Wikipedia are mostly Moroccan, such as the army general Bouchaib Arroub (born 1936).
For
A boy
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Bou Chaib, Bouchayb, Bouchaïb

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Confidence: medium

Sources

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