Din has been used as both a surname and given name.
Din
DIN or Din or din may refer to:
People and language
* Din (name), people with the name
* Dīn, an Arabic word with three general senses: judgment, custom, and religion from which the name originates
* Dinka language (ISO 639 code: din), spoken by ...
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Arabic
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means "religion" or "way of life". Din is also a component of longer names, especially in Arabic. For example,
Aladdin
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or ''ʻAlāʼ ad-Dīn'' means "nobility of religion". See
ad-Din for a list of these names. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
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Din Beramboi (1966–2010), Malaysian comedian, actor and radio DJ
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Din Mehmeti (1932–2010), Albanian poet from Kosovo
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Din Mohammad (born 1953), Afghani politician, writer and Pashtun tribal leader
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Din Thomas (born 1976), American mixed martial artist
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Din Djarin (born circa 28 BBY), the
titular protagonist
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of the
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television series ''
The Mandalorian''.
Surname
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Asif Din (born 1960), English cricketer
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Daniela Del Din (born 1969), Sammarinese sport shooter
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Fazal Din (1921–1945), Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Gina Din (born 1961), East African businesswoman
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Haron Din (1940–2016), spiritual leader of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
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Umar Din (r. 1526–1553), Sultan of the Sultanate of Ada
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Arabic given names
Arabic-language surnames