Surname · also Libyan Arabic
Gheddafi
Gheddafi is a surname from Libyan Arabic, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Italian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Gheddafi comes from Libyan Arabic, and ultimately from Arabic.
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How it developed
From Libyan Arabic قدافي (gaddāfi, gaḏḏāfi), from Arabic قَذَّافِيّ.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gheddafi’s family of names
In Italian usage, Gheddafi as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form GADDAFI. In Italian usage, Gheddafi as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form KADHAFI. In Italian usage, Gheddafi as a surname was borrowed from the Libyan Arabic form قدافي.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Gheddafi has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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