The rahman Surname
rahman Name Meaning and History
- Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic ra?hman ‘most gracious’, usually forming part of a compound name such as ?Abd ur-Ra?hman ‘servant of the Most Gracious’. ur-Ra?hman (al-Rahman) ‘the Most Gracious’ is an attribute of Allah. ?Abd ur-Ra?hman ibn ?Awf was one of the Companions to whom the Prophet Muhammad gave the good news of entering into paradise. This name is widespread throughout the Muslim world.
- German (Rahmann): variant of Rademann, topographic name from Low German Rade ‘area cleared of forest’, or a habitational name for someone from any of the places named Rade, from this word. Alternatively, it may be a habitational name for someone from Rahm (see Rahm 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Son of Barry Rahman & Susan Brogan Born in NJ 5-29-1982 | mbrogan | 2 |
| Rahman, Mary Katherine b. 1842 |
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| Victor Arthur Rahmann, Maryborough QLD, AUSTRALIA | Scott Bird | 0 |
| Abdul K. Rahman |
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