Meanings
plural Rahmans · alternative Rehman
- A surname from Arabic.
“Let us go, Officer . . .” She read the name on his lapel tag. “Officer Rahman. Honor the meaning of your name and show compassion.”
2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 2591 more example
A Brooklyn federal judge on Friday sentenced former lawyer Urooj Rahman to 15 months in prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail at an empty city police car during the May 2020 protests over George Floyd's death, the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office said.
2022 November 18, David Thomas, “N.Y. lawyer who threw Molotov cocktail during George Floyd protest sentenced to 15 months”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2023
Origin
- Arabicرَحْمَٰن
- EnglishRahman
From Arabic رَحْمَٰن (raḥmān).
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Cite this entry
Rahman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rahman
“Rahman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rahman. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rahman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rahman.
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