Alghamdi Family History

Alghamdi Surname Meaning

Muslim (Saudi Arabia; also Al-Ghamdi): variant of Al-Ghamidi a surname denoting descent from or association with the Arabic tribe of Ghāmid a subtribe of Azd dating back to pre-Islamic times with roots in Yemen.

The name of the tribe (from Arabic ghāmid ‘concealing’) is said to refer to an incident in which a potentate of this tribe concealed a delicate matter that had arisen between himself and a kinsman;

whereupon one of the kings of the pre-Islamic Yemen bestowed the nickname.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Alam, Langham, Ingham, Agard, Adami, Lusardi, Lampi, Oldham, Higham, Allard

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