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Mahjoub ( Arabic: مَحْجُوب, [maħ.d͡ʒuːb]; from the adjective مَحْجُوب (maḥjūb) with the meaning "invisible", "veiled", "hidden", "covered", "blocked") [1] is a Muslim Arabic male given name (it exists the female version Mahjouba ( Arabic: محجوبة)) [2] [3] and surname. [4] [3] Other romanizations from the Arabic script include Mahdjoub, Mahjub, Mahdschub, Mahjoob, Mahgoub, Mahgub and Mahgoob. Notable people with this name include:
Surname
- A. Monem Mahjoub (born 1963), Libyan linguist, philosopher, poet, historian, and political critic
- Abderrahmane Mahjoub (1929–2011), French-Moroccan footballer
- Alireza Mahjoub (born 1958), Iranian politician
- Jamal Mahjoub (born 1966), British-Sudanese writer
- Javad Mahjoub (born 1991), Iranian judoka
- Mohammad Jafar Mahjoub (1924–1996), Iranian scholar
- Mohammad Zeki Mahjoub, Egyptian national imprisoned in Canada
- Morteza Mahjoub (born 1980), Iranian chess grandmaster
- Said Mustapha Mahdjoub, adopted Islamic name of the French soldier and mercenary Robert Denard (1929–2007)
- Semir Mahjoub (born 1964), Swedish-Tunisian businessman
Masculine given name
- Mahjoub Haïda (born 1970), retired Moroccan middle distance runner
- Mahjoub Mohamed Salih (born 1929), Sudanese journalist
- Mahjoub Sharif (1948–2014), Sudanese poet, teacher and activist
- Mahjoub Tobji (born 1942), retired Moroccan army commandant
See also
- Mahjouba (disambiguation), name of two settlements in North Africa
- Mahjoubi, Maghrebi Arabic surname
- Mahjouba Oubtil (born 1982), Moroccan female boxer
References
- ^ "Translation and Meaning of محجوب in Almaany English Arabic Dictionary". almaany.com. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
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"Mahjoob محجوب – Baby name meanings, origin and religion". kidpaw.com. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
English Meaning: Hidden, Covered; Gender: Boy; Origin: Arabic: Religion: Muslim.
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"Statistics and meaning of name Mahjoub". namespedia.com. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
Usage: 34% firstname, 66% surname. Mahjoub first name was found 268 times in 17 different countries. Surname Mahjoub is used at least 515 times in at least 26 countries. Gender of firstname Mahjoub is 0% feminine and 100% masculine.
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"Mahjoub Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
Approximately 64,236 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Sudan; Highest density in: Tunisia.
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