Meaning and Origin
What does the name Aladdin mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to 2 people from California, U.S., the name Aladdin is of Arabic origin and means "'Nobility of faith' or 'Nobility of religion'".
- According to a user from Pennsylvania, U.S., the name Aladdin is of Arabic origin and means "Nobility of religion".
- According to a user from India, the name Aladdin is of Arabic origin and means "Nobility of faith".
- A submission from Texas, U.S. says the name Aladdin means "Diamond in the rough".
- In the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie
From Arabic عَلَاء الدِّين (ʿalāʾ ad-dīn, “nobility of the faith”).
- A given name
- An Arabic tale about a young man named Aladdin who is recruited by a sorcerer to get a magic lamp from a cave; often adapted into comic pantomime in Britain
- The young man who is the protagonist and title character of the story
Aladdin was also found in the following language(s): Portuguese