The name is derived from the Arabic root ʾadhina أَذِنَ meaning “to listen, to hear, be informed about,” or ʾudhun (أُذُن), meaning “ear.” The Adhan, sometimes romanized as Azaan, is the name of the Islamic call to prayer, which is rung 5 time a day.
Currently, Azaan is the 406th Most Popular Male Name in England & Wales, (2018). Other transliterated forms include: Adaan, Adan, Adhaan, Athan, Edan & Edhaan.
Other forms include:
- Ezani (Albanian)
- Ezan Езан (Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Kurdish, Turkish)
- Azan Азан (Azeri, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Malay, Tatar)
- Azán Аза́н (Chechen)
- Adan (Javanese)
- Aadaan (Somali)
- Azon Азон (Tajik)
- Ezane (Zazaki)
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