Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic
Scripts علاء الدين(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. /ʕa.laː.ʔad.ˈdiːn/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "excellence of religion" from Arabic علاء (ʿalāʾ) meaning "excellence, elevation" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith". This was the name of several sultans of Delhi.

Related Names

Rootsʿalāʾ + dīn
VariantAla al-Din
Other Languages & CulturesAldin(Bosnian) Aladdin(Literature) Alaattin(Turkish)
User SubmissionƏlaəddin

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Entry updated October 6, 2024