Bahiyudin as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bahiyudin

What is the meaning of the name Bahiyudin ?

The baby name Bahiyudin is a Male name and is pronounced bah-hee-yoo-DEEN (approx.) — IPA: /baˈhiːjuːdˈdiːn/.

Bahiyudin is Arabic in Origin.

Arabic in origin, Bahiyudin combines bahiyy (بهِيّ), an adjective meaning “splendid, radiant, beautiful,” with al-dīn (الدّين), “the faith/religion,” yielding the sense “radiance/splendor of the faith.” The compound follows a classic honorific pattern in Islamic onomastics signifying moral excellence and piety. While close in sense to Bahauddin, it derives from a different root (bahiyy vs. bahā’) and should not be conflated.

The name appears in medieval Arabic sources as a laqab (epithet) for scholars and officials, and later entered general given-name use across the Muslim world. It is especially familiar in South and Southeast Asia, where the genitive element is rendered as -Uddin or -Udin. Recorded variants include Bahiyuddin, Bahiy-ud-Din, Bahyuddin, Bahiyudeen (South Indian/Tamil transliteration), Bahiy al-Din, and Indon./Malay spellings Bahiyudin/Bahyudin. The name is masculine, with occasional use of Uddin/Udin as a patronymic or surname element.

⚙ Bahiyudin is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Bahiyudin appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.