Amin

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Arabic
"faithful, trustworthy"

Amin Origin and Meaning

The name Amin is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "faithful, trustworthy".

Amin is a simple but strong name with a solid meaning. It was borne by the sixth Abbasid caliph, a ruler of the Abbasid Muslim Empire in the 9th century, a descendant of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.

While it does have the unfortunate association with Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin, whose rule is remembered as a time of persecution, corruption, and human rights abuse, there are other namesakes, including: author Amin al-Rihani, scholar Amin Ahsan Islahi, activist and human rights lawyer Amin Mekki Medani, actor Amin Joseph, and footballer Amin Younes.

Popular in Azerbaijan and well-used in The Netherlands, the UK, Spain, and France, feminine form Amina is even more popular.

# 907 in the US

Amin Rank in US Top 1000

Amin Popularity

Famous People Named Amin

  • Amin Affane
    Swedish footballer (plays for Energie Cottbus)
  • Amin al
    Din Rashid al,Din Vatvat, 13th cent. Persian physician
  • Amin al
    Hafez, Prime Minister of Lebanon (April to June 1973)
  • Amin al
    Hafiz, Syrian politician & member of Ba'ath Party
  • Amin Asikainen
    Finnish former boxer; known as "Idi"
  • Amin Askar
    Ethiopian,Norwegian football player
  • Amin Barakat
    Lebanese doctor; diagnosed Barakat Syndrome
  • Amin Bhatia
    recording artist & TV music score producer
  • Amin Dhillon
    female Canadian Miss India Worlwide Canada 2010
  • Amin El
    Hady, Egyptian Judoka (2008 Summer Olympics)
  • Amin Erbati
    Moroccan footballer (2004 Olympics)
  • Amin Gazi
    Indian actor
  • Amin Ghasemipour
    Iranian boxer (2012 Summer Olympics)
  • Amin Golestan
    New York based DJ, record label owner & producer
  • Amin Hayai
    Iranian actor
  • Amin Howeidi (1921
    2009), Egyptian military leader & author
  • Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904
    '97), Pakistani Muslim scholar
  • Amin Iskander
    Egyptian politician, writer & activist
  • Amin Jensen
    Danish actor, comedian & TV host
  • Amin Maalouf
    Lebanese,born French author
  • Amin Motevaselzadeh
    Iranian football striker
  • Amin Abu Rashid
    Palestinian,Dutch national; Hamas activist
  • Amin Razi
    16th century Persian geographer
  • Amin Shokrollahi
    Iranian mathematician

Amin in Pop Culture

  • Amin Damoola
    character in Disney's "Aladdin"