Haytham or Haitham (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

: هيثم,

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: הייתם,

Syriac Syriac may refer to: *Syriac language, an ancient dialect of Middle Aramaic *Sureth, one of the modern dialects of Syriac spoken in the Nineveh Plains region * Syriac alphabet ** Syriac (Unicode block) ** Syriac Supplement * Neo-Aramaic languages a ...

/Assyrian-Aramaic: ܗܝܬܡ ''pronounced: hay-tham'') is a male Semitic given name with

origins meaning "young eagle" or "young hawk". It is highly popular among Middle Eastern communities including

Arabs The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...

Jews Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

, Assyrians,

Kurds ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ira ...

, Copts, and Berbers. The name is used by Muslims, Jews and Christians alike. Notable people with this name include: *

Ibn al-Haytham Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham, Latinized as Alhazen (; full name ; ), was a medieval mathematician, astronomer, and physicist of the Islamic Golden Age from present-day Iraq.For the description of his main fields, see e.g. ("He is one of the pri ...

, Arab Muslim polymath * Haitham Ahmed Zaki (born 1984), Egyptian actor * Haithem Al-Matroushi (born 1988), Emirati footballer *

Haithem Ben Alayech Haithem Ben Alayech ( ar, هيثم بلعايش; born 10 June 1989 in Mornag), also spelled Haitem, is an amateur Tunisian freestyle wrestler who played for the men's welterweight category. Ben Alayech represented Tunisia at the 2012 Summer Olymp ...

(born 1989), Tunisian wrestler * Haitham El Hossainy (born 1977), Egyptian judoka *

Haitham Kadhim Haitham Kadhim Tahir ( ar, هَيْثَم كَاظِم طَاهِر) (born 21 July 1983) is an Iraqi retired football midfielder who last played for the Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya football club. Information After winning the Iraq league title with Al ...

, Iraqi footballer * Haithem Mahmoud (born 1991), Egyptian wrestler *

Haitham Mrabet Haitham Mrabet (born 15 October 1980) is a Tunisian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Born in Sfax, Mrabet played club football for CS Sfaxien, Al-Merreikh and Étoile du Sahel. Mrabet earned 5 international caps for Tunisia ...

(born 1980), Tunisian footballer *

Haitham Mustafa Haitham Mostafa Karar (; born 30 Aug 1978) is a Sudanese former Association football, footballer who played as midfielder. He was the captain of Al-Hilal (Omdurman), Al-Hilal Omdurman and the Sudan national football team, Sudan national team. C ...

, Sudanese footballer *

Haitham Yousif Haitham Yousif (born Haitham Abed Yousif Sadiq, ( ar, هيثم عبد يوسف صادق, syr, ܗܝܬܡ ܥܒܕ ܝܘܣܦ), November 29, 1969) is an Iraqi people, Iraqi singer, composer and songwriter. He is referred as the Prince of Love in the M ...

, Assyrian singer *

Haitham Zein Haitham Ali Mohamad Al Haj Ali Zein (; born 6 January 1979), or simply Haitham Zein, is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a forward. He played for numerous Lebanese Premier League clubs, mainly at Tadamon Sour, and represented Lebanon ...

, Lebanese footballer *

Haytham Faour Haytham Moussa Faour ( ar, هيثم موسى فاعور; born 27 February 1990) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Shabab Sahel. He is known for his tackling and defensive reading of the game. Faour joined ...

, Lebanese footballer *

Haytham Kenway Haytham E. Kenway is a fictional character in Ubisoft's ''Assassin's Creed'' video game franchise. He is introduced as the false protagonist of ''Assassin's Creed III'' (2012), in which players control him for the game's initial chapters, befor ...

, character in the ''Assassin's Creed'' video game franchise *

Haytham Tambal Haytham Tambal (born November 28, 1978 in Sudan) is a former Sudanese football striker. He is the all-time Sudan national football team top scorer. In 2008 in the Sudanese league he scored 21 goals in 20 games. He used to play rivals Al-Hilal (Om ...

, Sudanese football striker *

Malik ibn al-Haytham al-Khuza'i Abu Nasr Malik ibn al-Haytham al-Khuza'i () was an early Abbasid follower and military leader. Biography A Khurasani Arab from the Banu Khuza'a tribe, he was one of earliest followers of the Abbasid missionary effort (''da'wa'') in Khurasan, and ...

, Khurasani missionary leader *

Haitham bin Tariq Haitham bin Tariq Al Said ( ar, هيثم بن طارق آل سعيد, Heysem bin Târık Âl Saîd; born 13 October 1954) is the current Sultan of Oman, reigning since January 2020 following the death of his cousin, Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Pr ...

, present Sultan of Oman

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