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Caleb

كاليبIn Arabic

Meaning
Faithful, whole-hearted (Hebrew); Joshua's companion who entered Canaan
About the name
Caleb was first used as a given name by the Puritans. Wiktionary notes a possible link with the Hebrew word for dog, taken as a sign of a dog's unconditional devotion to its master.
For
A boy
Origin
Hebrew
Other spellings
Kaleb

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: high

Sources

No source is recorded for this ruling yet.

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