The sinai Surname
sinai Name Meaning and History
- Jewish: name bestowed with reference to Mount Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God (Exodus 20). It can be either ornamental name, or derived from the identical male personal name which in turn is derived from the name of the Mount.
- Muslim: this is also found as an Arabic personal name. In the Qur’an, Mount Sinai is mentioned as sayna’ and sinin.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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