Aiman () is a gender neutral name with origins in

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

and Kazakh. It is an alternative Latin alphabet spelling of the name

Ayman Ayman (, also spelled as Aiman, Aimen, Aymen, or Eymen in the Latin alphabet) is an Arabic masculine given name. It is derived from the Arabic Semitic root () for ''right'', and literally means ''righteous'', ''on the right'', ''right-handed'', '' ...

. In Arabic, it is derived from the

Semitic root The roots of verbs and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or " radicals" (hence the term consonantal root). Such abstract consonantal roots are used in the formation of actual words by adding the vowel ...

() for ''right'', and literally means ''righteous,'' ''blessed'' or ''lucky''. In Urdu, Aiman (ایمن) is a feminine name meaning "مبارک، مبارکباد دینے والی، بےخوف، محفوظ." ''she who is fortunate or blessed.'' In Kazakh, Aiman (Айман) is a feminine name and has the lunar meaning ''beauty of the moon''. An early bearer of the name was Ayman ibn Ubayd, an early

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

and

sahabi The Companions of the Prophet () were the Muslim disciples and followers of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who saw or met him during his lifetime. The companions played a major role in Muslim battles, society, hadith narration, and governance ...

of the Islamic prophet

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

Notable people with the name include

* Aiman Napoli, Italian footballer *

Aiman Khan Aiman Mubeen Khan () is a Pakistani former actress who appeared in Urdu television. She made her acting debut in 2013 with ARY Digital's drama ''Meri Beti'' and appeared in several serials. Khan got recognition after playing the female protagoni ...

, Pakistani actress * Aiman Umarova, Kazakh human rights lawyer * Aiman Hakim Ridza, Malaysian actor and singer *

Aiman Witjaksono Aiman Witjaksono (born in Jakarta, July 8, 1978) is an Indonesian journalist, news anchor and interviewer at RCTI. Previously Witjaksono worked for approximately 10 years at Kompas TV as a broadcaster. On RCTI, his final role was as anchor of the ...

, Indonesian journalist and host of Aiman (TV program) *

Aiman Al-Hagri Aiman Saleh Al-Hagri, commonly known as Aiman Al-Hagri (; born 3 February 1993), is a Yemeni professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He represented Yemen national football team and last played for Muaither SC in the Qatari S ...

, Yemeni footballer * Aiman Al Ziyoud, Jordanian television producer * Fakrul Aiman Sidid, Malaysian footballer * Aiman El-Shewy, Egyptian judoka *

Prince Muhammad Aiman of Brunei Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni Hassanal Bolkiah (Jawi script, Jawi: ; born 17 February 1974) is the eldest son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife Queen Saleha. He is the Crown Prince of Brunei, Brunei Darussalam, and is first in the line of succ ...

, son of Prince

Al-Muhtadee Billah Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni Hassanal Bolkiah (Jawi script, Jawi: ; born 17 February 1974) is the eldest son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife Queen Saleha. He is the Crown Prince of Brunei, Brunei Darussalam, and is first in the line of succ ...

, Crown Prince of

Brunei Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with ...

Aiman Abdallah Aiman Abdallah (born 1965) is a German television presenter for the television show ''Galileo'' at ProSieben. He is also a former rugby national player, playing for the Berliner SV 1892 Rugby. Life and career Abdallah was born in Bad Kreuzn ...

, German-Egyptian TV presenter *

Aiman Khwajah Sultan Aiman Khwajah Sultan was a Prince of Eastern Moghulistan and the son of Ahmad Alaq, who ruled as the khan of Eastern Moghulistan from 1487 to 1503. As a grandson of Yunus Khan, Aiman Khwajah Sultan was the first cousin of the Mughal Emperor Babur ...

, Prince of

Moghulistan Moghulistan, also called the Moghul Khanate or the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, was a Muslims, Muslim, Mongol, and later Turkic peoples, Turkic breakaway khanate of the Chagatai Khanate and a historical geographic area north of the Tian Shan, Teng ...

Aimen Dean Aimen Dean (; born 1978) is a former member of al-Qaeda. In 1998, he was recruited by the Secret Intelligence Service and became an MI6 spy. Early life Dean was born in Saudi Arabia. By the age of 12, he had memorised the Quran (thereby becoming ...

, founding member of

Al-Qaeda , image = Flag of Jihad.svg , caption = Jihadist flag, Flag used by various al-Qaeda factions , founder = Osama bin Laden{{Assassinated, Killing of Osama bin Laden , leaders = {{Plainlist, * Osama bin Lad ...

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Notable people with the name include

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