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Boumediene

بومدينIn Arabic

Meaning
Father of Madyan (Midian), after the Sufi master Abu Madyan
About the name
Abu Madyan (about 1126-1198), an Andalusian Sufi master who settled in Béjaïa, is still seen as a spiritual guardian of Algeria. Houari Boumédiène (1932-1978), born Mohammed Boukharouba, took the name as his nom de guerre in 1955 and became Algeria's second head of state.
For
A boy
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Bou Medine, Boumedian, Boumedienne, Boumédiène

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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