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Qayyim

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Meaning

Upright or correct (documented Arabic name tradition)

The exact specialist given-name entry supplies this gloss. It is a linguistic or naming interpretation in the documented tradition, not a claim about a bearer’s personality, status, or beliefs. Other possible traditions require their own evidence.

Origin

Arabic name tradition

The specialist exact-name entry identifies Arabic given-name use. This records the documented name tradition rather than assigning ancestry, ethnicity, or religion to a bearer. No deeper derivation or universal gender rule is asserted.

English pronunciation

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Published name usage

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Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
PlaceYearRecorded usagePublished birthsRankNotes
France2025Boys50 (rounded to 5)816Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales2025Boys35137Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.

Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.

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Language of use: Arabic

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The exact entry explicitly identifies Qayyim as an Arabic personal name. Approximate English-letter guide for the Arabic name: QAY-yim, with the first syllable emphasized in the source. This summarizes the source’s English sound cues, not exact Arabic IPA or a verified pronunciation preferred by every English-speaking bearer. Other pronunciations may be preferred. Credit: QuranicNames, Qayyim entry. Source: https://quranicnames.com/qayyim/. Rights: original brief factual summary; source copyright retained. Adaptation: English sound cues are condensed into a reading aid and distinguished from language-specific phonetic evidence; no audio, images or article passages reproduced.

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Meaning: Upright or correct (documented Arabic name tradition)

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The exact specialist given-name entry supplies this gloss. It is a linguistic or naming interpretation in the documented tradition, not a claim about a bearer’s personality, status, or beliefs. Other possible traditions require their own evidence. Credit: QuranicNames.com. Rare Baby Names condensed the factual name gloss and qualified its scope; original source rights retained. No source audio reused.

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Origin: Arabic name tradition

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The specialist exact-name entry identifies Arabic given-name use. This records the documented name tradition rather than assigning ancestry, ethnicity, or religion to a bearer. No deeper derivation or universal gender rule is asserted. Credit: QuranicNames.com. Rare Baby Names condensed the factual name gloss and qualified its scope; original source rights retained. No source audio reused.

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Supporting evidence: Qayyim: approximate Arabic-name reading guide

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Approximate English-letter guide for the Arabic name: QAY-yim, with the first syllable emphasized in the source. This summarizes the source’s English sound cues, not exact Arabic IPA or a verified pronunciation preferred by every English-speaking bearer. Other pronunciations may be preferred. Credit: QuranicNames, Qayyim entry. Source: https://quranicnames.com/qayyim/. Rights: original brief factual summary; source copyright retained. Adaptation: English sound cues are condensed into a reading aid and distinguished from language-specific phonetic evidence; no audio, images or article passages reproduced.

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Spelling variant: Qayem

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The exact Qayyim entry explicitly lists this spelling under alternate spellings. This is the source’s documented spelling relationship, not a nickname claim or a guarantee of identical preferred pronunciation. Separate birth statistics are retained. Credit: QuranicNames.com. Rare Baby Names condensed the factual name gloss and qualified its scope; original source rights retained. No source audio reused.

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Spelling variant: Qayim

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The exact Qayyim entry explicitly lists this spelling under alternate spellings. This is the source’s documented spelling relationship, not a nickname claim or a guarantee of identical preferred pronunciation. Separate birth statistics are retained. Credit: QuranicNames.com. Rare Baby Names condensed the factual name gloss and qualified its scope; original source rights retained. No source audio reused.

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Spelling variant: Qayyem

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The exact Qayyim entry explicitly lists this spelling under alternate spellings. This is the source’s documented spelling relationship, not a nickname claim or a guarantee of identical preferred pronunciation. Separate birth statistics are retained. Credit: QuranicNames.com. Rare Baby Names condensed the factual name gloss and qualified its scope; original source rights retained. No source audio reused.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.

Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.

License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)

Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.

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