Name
IMAM

Name IMAM

Between 1900 and 2022 there were 336 births of Imam in the countries below, which represents an average of 3 births of children bearing the first name Imam per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 27 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Imam   
In Italiano Nome Imam   
Available variant : Imam


Information about the first name Imam

The first name Imam is listed in our categories :The first name Imam has been assigned to:
98.51% to boys
1.49% to girls
The country where the first name Imam is the most common is:
CH Switzerland
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 4 letters including 2 vowels and 2 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Imam

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Imam : Amim, Ammi, Imma, Mami, Mima

Anacyclics of the first name Imam

An anacyclic is a word or phrase that can be read in the normal sense of reading or in the opposite direction. Here is the list of names that are anonymous of the given name Imam: Mami

Imam in Japanese *

Romajiimamu
Katakanaイマム
Hiraganaいまむ
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Imam in Japanese
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Imam in sign language

Imam in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Imam

US English
Etymology src :
  • Occupational surname, borrowed from Arabic إمام‎ (ʔimām). This surname is mostly found in Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Arabic إِمَام‎ (ʔimām, “leader”).
Alternative forms src :
  • imaum, iman (both archaic)
Anagrams src :
  • I'mma, Imma, Mami, imma, maim, mami
Noun src :
  • imam (plural imams)
  • One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
  • (usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.
  • (Twelver Shi'ism) One of the Twelve imams, descendants of Muhammad from the seventh to ninth centuries CE who lived exemplary lives.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈiːmɑːm/, /ɪˈmɑːm/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːm
Proper noun (Statistics) src :
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Imam is the 29041st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 817 individuals. Imam is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (70.99%) and White (13.22%) individuals.
FR French
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Arabic إِمَام‎ (ʔimām).
Noun src :
  • imam m or f by sense (plural imams)
  • (Islam) imam
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /i.mam/
General
Noun src :
  • imam m (plural imames)
  • (Islam) imam
Proper noun src :
  • Imam (plural Imams)
  • A surname from Arabic.
ES Spanish
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /iˈmam/ [iˈmãm]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: i‧mam
  • IPA(key): /iˈman/ [iˈmãn]
  • Rhymes: -an
ID Indonesian
Etymology src :
  • Ultimately from Arabic إِمَام‎ (ʔimām).
Etymology src :
  • From Malay imam, from Arabic إمام‎ (ʔimām, “leader, imam”).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /i.mam/
  • Hyphenation: i‧mam
Proper noun src :
  • Imam
  • a male given name from Arabic
Polish
Etymology src :
  • From Arabic إِمَام‎ (ʔimām, “leader”).
Etymology src :
  • See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • imam m pers
  • (Islam) imam (“a Shi'ite Muslim leader”)
Etymology (Verb) src :
  • imam
  • first-person singular present of imać
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈi.mam/
  • Rhymes: -imam
  • Syllabification: i‧mam
SE Swedish
Anagrams src :
  • imma, mima
Noun src :
  • imam c
  • (Islam) imam
Turkish
Etymology src :
  • From Ottoman Turkish امام‎ (imam), from Arabic إِمَام‎ (ʔimām).
Noun src :
  • imam (definite accusative imamı, plural imamlar)
  • (Islam) imam
RO Romanian
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امام‎ (“imam”), from Arabic إِمَام‎ (ʔimām, “leader”).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /i.ˈmam/
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Hyphenation: i‧mam
Latin
Adjective src :
  • īmam
  • accusative feminine singular of īmus
IT Italian
Anagrams src :
  • Imma, mima
Noun src :
  • imam m (invariable)
  • (Islam) imam
  • Synonyms: iman, imano
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /iˈmam/
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Hyphenation: i‧màm
NL Dutch
Noun src :
  • imam m (plural imams, diminutive imampje n)
  • (Islam) imam
DK Danish
Etymology src :
  • From Arabic إِمَام‎ (ʔimām, “leader”).
DE German
Etymology src :
  • From Arabic إمام‎ (ʔimām).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /iˈmaːm/
Noun (Related terms) src :
  • Imamat
  • Imamit
Noun (Usage notes) src :
  • The alternative plural Imams is widely obsolete in Germany but may still see some usage in Switzerland and elsewhere.
 

Popularity of the name Imam

Number of IMAM births per year

Total births of Imam by country

Births with the first name Imam
Country
Boys
Girls
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
104
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
96
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
55
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
48
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
12
5
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
6
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
5
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
4
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
1
0

Total births of Imam by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Imam
Country
Boys
Girls
DEGermany
2022
16
0
FRFrance
2022
6
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
4
0
ITItaly
2021
1
0

Comments on the name Imam

Personalities with the first name Imam

There is 1 personality with the first name Imam


Sütçü Imam
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Turkey
Politician



Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Imam

There are 15 actors and actresses with the first name Imam
Imam Cagla
Imam Wibowo
Imam Shah
Imam S. Wungkul
Imam Siddiqui
Imam Siddique
Imam Akbar Ali
Imam Syed
Imam Lee
Imam Malik
Imam Dharmawan Santoso
Imam Pamuji
Imam Darto
Imam Soetrisno
Imam Haq

Rankings of first name IMAM by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#1842DE Germany2022
#3920FR France2022
#4699GB United Kingdom2021
#22123IT Italy2021
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name IMAM (female) births over the last year available in each country