Haytham or Haitham (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, 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 ...

: 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/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, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Wester ...

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 Ir ...

Copts Copts ( cop, ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ; ar, الْقِبْط ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group indigenous to North Africa who have primarily inhabited the area of modern Egypt and Sudan since antiquity. Most ethnic Copts are C ...

, and

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. 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 prin ...

, Arab

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

polymath *

Haitham Ahmed Zaki Haitham Ahmed Zaki ( ar, هيثم أحمد زكي) (4 April 1984 – 7 November 2019), also known as Haitham Zaki ( ar, هيثم زكي), was an Egyptian male actor who predominantly worked in Egyptian cinema. Biography He was the son of vete ...

(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 Haitham El Hossainy Awad (born 15 August 1977) is an Egyptian judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百� ...

(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 Haithem Fahmy Mahmoud (born 23 September 1991 in Alexandria) is a Greco-Roman wrestler from Egypt who competes in the 59 kg category. He took up wrestling in 2000 and won the African Championships in 2014 and 2015. At the Wrestling at the 20 ...

(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, 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 singer, composer and songwriter. He is referred as the Prince of Love in the Middle East. ...

, Assyrian singer * Haitham Zein, 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, character in the ''Assassin's Creed'' video game franchise * Haytham Tambal, 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 ...

Khurasan Greater Khorāsān,Dabeersiaghi, Commentary on Safarnâma-e Nâsir Khusraw, 6th Ed. Tehran, Zavvâr: 1375 (Solar Hijri Calendar) 235–236 or Khorāsān ( pal, Xwarāsān; fa, خراسان ), is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plate ...

i 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 The sultan of the Sultanate of Oman is the monarchical head of state and head of government of Oman. It is the most powerful position in the country. The sultans of Oman are members of the Busaid dynasty, which has been the ruling family of O ...

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