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Hamza

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Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian
Scripts حمزة(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈħam.za/(Arabic)
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Meaning & History

Means "lion" in Arabic, a derivative of حمز (ḥamuza) meaning "strong, sturdy". This was the name of an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad who was killed in battle.

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Other Languages & CulturesKhamza(Bashkir) Khamzat(Chechen) Khamzat(Ingush) Khamza(Kazakh) Khamza(Tatar)
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Last ranked #106 in 2023 Belgium
Last ranked #1 in 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Last ranked #171 in 2023 England and Wales
Last ranked #125 in 2023 France
Last ranked #39 in 2022 Germany (Berlin)
Last ranked #191 in 2013 Italy
Last ranked #111 in 2024 Netherlands
Last ranked #84 in 2022 Slovenia
Last ranked #222 in 2010 Spain (by decade)
Last ranked #26 in 2024 Turkey
Last ranked #526 in 2024 United States

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Elder Scrolls characters, Quantico characters, strength, top 10 in Bosnia-Herzegovina, top 10 in Egypt, top 10 in Turkey, WITCH characters
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Entry updated October 6, 2024

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