The baby name Ala’uddin is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic IPA: /aˈlaːʔ adˈdiːn/ — approximate English: ah-LAH-ud-DEEN.
Ala’uddin is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Ala’uddin is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic IPA: /aˈlaːʔ adˈdiːn/ — approximate English: ah-LAH-ud-DEEN.
Ala’uddin is Arabic in Origin.
From Arabic ‘Alāʾ al-Dīn (علاء الدين), Ala'uddin is a classic Muslim compound name formed from ʿalāʾ, meaning "loftiness, excellence, nobility," and al-dīn, "the faith" or "religion." Together it signifies "exaltation of the faith" or "nobility of religion." Such al-Dīn compounds were prominent honorifics in the medieval Islamicate world and remain in use across Arabic-, Persian-, Turkish-, and South Asian naming traditions.
Notable bearers include sultans Ala al-Din Khalji of Delhi (r. 1296–1316) and Ala al-Din Kayqubad I of the Seljuks of Rum, as well as scholars like Alāʾ al-Dīn al-Bukhārī. Common variants and transliterations are Alauddin, Ala-ud-Din, ‘Ala’ al-Din, Alāʾ al-Dīn, Alaeddin (Turkish), Alaeddine/Allaa Eddine (Maghrebi French), Alaudin (Malay/Indonesian), and Aladdin, the widely known Anglicized form from the Arabian Nights. Short forms include Alaa and Din.
Ala’uddin doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Most often that means a rare name, a regional or heritage one, or a recent coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.
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