Kulthum (name)
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Kulthum or Kulsum is an Arabic male given name
. It means "elephant" or, said of a person, "someone with a chubby face". It is feminized as "Umm Kulthum" (Kulthum's mother).
People who had this name:
People using it in their matronymic
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Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. It means "elephant" or, said of a person, "someone with a chubby face". It is feminized as "Umm Kulthum" (Kulthum's mother).
People who had this name:
People using it in their matronymic
Matronymic
A matronymic is a personal name based on the name of one's mother, grandmother, or any female ancestor. It is the female equivalent of a patronymic. In patriarchal societies, matronymic surnames are far less common than patronyms. In the past, matronymic last names were often given to children of...
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Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
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- Amr ibn KulthumAmr ibn KulthumAmr ibn Kulthum Ibn Malik Ibn A`tab Abu Al-Aswad al-Taghlibi , a knight and the leader of the Taghlab tribe which was in Al-Forat island and was famous for its glory, bravery and merciless behavior in battle...