Given name

Bismillah

“in the name of God”

Bismillah is a masculine given name from Arabic, meaning “in the name of God.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Bismillah means “in the name of God.”

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Where it comes from

Bismillah comes from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Arabic بِاسْمِ اللّٰه (bismi llāh, “in the name of God”); its root is Arabic س م و.

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