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Ziryab

زريابIn Arabic

Meaning
Blackbird: Persian-Kurdish nickname of a famous musician of Córdoba
About the name
Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Nafi' (about 789-857), a singer and oud player born in Baghdad, became court musician to Abd al-Rahman II in Córdoba. His nickname comes from the Persian and Kurdish word for blackbird; Wiktionary also lists 'gold' and 'jay' for the Arabic word.
For
A boy
Origin
Persian
Other spellings
Zaryab, Ziriab

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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