Haytham or Haitham ( Arabic: هيثم, Hebrew: הייתם, Syriac/Assyrian-Aramaic: ܗܝܬܡ ''pronounced: hay-tham'') is a male

Semitic Semitic most commonly refers to the Semitic languages, a name used since the 1770s to refer to the language family currently present in West Asia, North and East Africa, and Malta. Semitic may also refer to: Religions * Abrahamic religions ** ...

given name with Arabic origins meaning "young eagle" or "young hawk". It is highly popular among Middle Eastern communities including Arabs, Jews,

Assyrians Assyrian may refer to: * Assyrian people, the indigenous ethnic group of Mesopotamia. * Assyria, a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire. ** Early Assyrian Period ** Old Assyrian Period ** Middle Assyrian Empire ** Neo-Assyrian Empire * Assyrian ...

, Kurds,

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, 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 (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 (born 1980), Tunisian footballer * Haitham Mustafa, Sudanese footballer * Haitham Yousif, Assyrian singer * Haitham Zein, Lebanese footballer * Haytham Faour, 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,

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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