Aladdin

  • [ ə-LAD-in (English) ]
  • Literature
Anglicized form of ALA AL-DIN. This is the name of a mischievous boy in one of the tales of 'The 1001 Nights'. He is trapped in a cave by a magician but escapes with the help of a genie.

ALA AL-DIN   male   Arabic
Means "excellence of religion" from Arabic علاء ('ala) "excellence, elevation" combined with دين (din) "religion, faith". This was the name of several sultans of Delhi.
EQUIVALENTS
ARABIC: Ala al-Din
BOSNIAN: Aldin
TURKISH: Alaattin
FEMININE FORMS
BOSNIAN: Aldina