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Thread #84356   Message #1558477
Posted By: Azizi
07-Sep-05 - 10:13 AM
Thread Name: BS: US personal names
Subject: RE: BS: US personal names
Wilfried Schaum,

Thanks. I have seen the meaning "my dear" {"my dearest one"} for the Arabic female name "Aziza". I was told that the KiSwahili form of this name is "Azizi". I have also been told and read that other meanings for the female name "Azizi"/"Aziza" are "precious", "darling", and "rare" {in the same sense that precious jewels are rare}.

I have also read that in Arabic the male form of this name, "Aziz" means "mighty"; "powerful". "Al Azizi" is one of the attributes of Allah {"The Mighty"; "The Powerful"}

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According to books that I have read, "Wilfried" is a form of the Old German male name "Wilfred" or "Wilfrid" and means "resolute, peaceful" or "friend of peace"

I have not been able to find the meaning of the surname "Schaum".