Haytham, Haitham or Haitem (Arabic: هيثم) male given name meaning "young eagle". It is highly popular among Middle Eastern communities.
Pronunciation | Hay-tham, Hai-sam |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Aramaic, Arabic |
Origin | |
Meaning | Young Eagle |
Region of origin | Middle East, North Africa |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Haytham, Haithem, Heithem |
Variant form(s) | Haithem, Haytham |
Notable people with this name include:
- Ibn al-Haytham (965-1040), Mesopotamian Muslim polymath
- Haytham I, Shirvanshah (r. 861-?)
- Haytham II, Shirvanshah
- Haitham Ahmed Zaki (born 1984), Egyptian actor
- Haithem Al-Matroushi (born 1988), Emirati footballer
- Haithem Ben Alayech (born 1989), Tunisian wrestler
- Haitham El Hossainy (born 1977), Egyptian judoka
- Haitham Kadhim (born 1983), Iraqi footballer
- Haithem Mahmoud (born 1991), Egyptian wrestler
- Haitham Mrabet (born 1980), Tunisian footballer
- Haitham Mustafa (born 1977), Sudanese footballer
- Haitham Yousif (born 1969), Assyrian singer
- Haitham Zein (born 1979), Lebanese footballer
- Haytham Faour (born 1990), Lebanese footballer
- Haytham Tambal (born 1978), Sudanese football striker[1]
- Malik ibn al-Haytham al-Khuza'i, Khurasan missionary leader
- Haitham bin Tariq (born 1955), present Sultan of Oman
Fictional characters
edit- Haytham Kenway, character in the Assassin's Creed video game franchise
- Alhaitham, a character in the video game Genshin Impact
References
edit- ^ "Haytham Kamal Tambal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 May 2015.