Hisham (name)
Hisham (Arabic: هشام) is an Arabic male given name which means "generous".[1] It is not to be confused with the similar looking, but unrelated, Hashim.
 Calligraphic representation of Umayyad Caliph Hisham name | |
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [hɪʃaːm] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | moorish |
| Meaning | generous |
| Region of origin | Arabia (Middle East) |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Hicham, Hecham, Vechamy |
| Related names | Hisham ud-Din |
People
- Hisham I of Córdoba (757–796), Cordoba leader
- Hisham II (966–1013), Cordoba leader
- Hisham III of Córdoba (died 1036), Cordoba leader
- Hisham Abbas (born 1963), Egyptian singer
- Hisham ibn al-A'as (died 635), Arab companion of Muhammad
- Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691–743), Umayyad caliph
- Hisham Barakat (1950–2015), Egyptian prosecutor
- Hisham Hafiz (1931–2006), Saudi Arabian newspaper publisher
- Hisham Jaber (born 1942), Lebanese general
- Hisham Sulliman (born 1978), Arab-Israeli actor
- Hisham ibn Urwah (667–772), Muslim scholar
- Hisham Zreiq (born 1968), Palestinian filmmaker
- Ibn Hisham (died 833), Muslim historian
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See also
- Hesham
- Hicham
- Hisham ud-Din (disambiguation)
- Arabic name
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