{{for|the chapter of the Quran|Ar-Rahman}} '''Rahman''' or '''Rehman''' ({{langx|ar|رحمن|Raḥmān}}) is an Arabic and Hebrew origin surname meaning "Gracious", "King", "Merciful" or "Lord" based on the triconsonantal root R-Ḥ-M. With nisba (Arabic onomastic), the name becomes '''Rehmani''', meaning "descendant of the gracious one". It is also used as a surname by some people belonging to the Sayyed community and some Pashtuns in India and Pakistan.

{{Infobox given name | name = Rahman<br/> رحمن | image = Allah name 01 ar rahman.svg | image_size = | caption = Rahman in calligraphy | pronunciation = Rah-man | gender = Male | language = Arabic | origin = | meaning = ''Gracious, Merciful'', ''King'', Lord | region = Arabian Peninsula | related names = | seealso = Rahim

}}The Rahman/Rehman name doesn't represent any religion but it is common name In Islam, '''Ar-Rahman''' (The Most Gracious) is one of the Names of God<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Harvey |first=Ramon |title=6 Qurʾanic Values and Modernity in Contemporary Islamic Ethics: Taha Abderrahmane and Fazlur Rahman in Conversation |date=2020 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctv1sr6hf2.13 |work=Islamic Ethics and the Trusteeship Paradigm: Taha Abderrahmane’s Philosophy in Comparative Perspectives |pages=150–169 |editor-last=Hashas |editor-first=Mohammed |access-date=2023-05-14 |series=الأخلاق الإسلامية ونسق الائتمانية: مقاربات في فلسفة طه عبد الرحمن |publisher=Brill |doi= |isbn=978-90-04-43836-1 |editor2-last=al-Khatib |editor2-first=Mutaz}}</ref> and name of the surah.

==People== *A. R. Rahman (born 1967), Oscar Award-winning Indian music composer, singer, and songwriter *Aarif Lee (born Aarif Rahman) (born 1987), Chinese-Canadian singer, songwriter and actor *Amrah bint Abdul Rahman (died 717), Islamic scholar *Emomali Rahmon (Tajik: Эмомалӣ Раҳмон Persian: امام‌علی رحمان {{IPA|tg|emɔmaˈli raɦˈmɔn|}}) (born Эмомалӣ Шарифович Раҳмонов; ''Emomali Sharipovich Rahmanov''; Kulob, 5 October 1952), President of Tajikistan since 1994<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.president.tj/taxonomy/term/5/139|title=ЭМОМАЛӢ РАҲМОН [Official Biography]|website=Official Website of the President of Tajikistan|access-date=20 May 2016|archive-date=16 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416161510/http://www.president.tj/taxonomy/term/5/139|url-status=live}}</ref> *Hasim Rahman (born 1972), former heavyweight boxing champion *Kader Rahman (1938–2024), Hong Kong field hockey player *Merina Rahman (born 1943), Bangladeshi Jatiya Party politician and Member of Parliament *Md Mostaqur Rahman (born 1966), Bangladeshi cost and management accountant, 14th governor of Bangladesh Bank *Mizan Rahman (1932–2015), Bangladeshi Canadian mathematician and writer *Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman (born 1997), attempted assassin of Theresa May *Perween Rahman (1957–2013), Pakistani social activist *Rahaman Ali (1943–2025), American boxer *Tahera Rahman (born 1991), American newscaster<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.today.com/style/tahera-rahman-first-air-tv-reporter-wear-hijab-t124701|title=Meet the first American TV reporter to wear a hijab on the air|work=TODAY.com|access-date=2018-10-10|language=en-US}}</ref> *Tahmidur Rahman (born 1963), Bangladeshi chess player *Talyn Rahman-Figueroa (born 1985), British diplomatic director and novelist *Zoe Rahman (born 1971), English jazz composer and pianist

==Variations== Rahman has many ways to be written in different languages.

==Second half of compound name== See the following pages: *Abd al-Rahman *Anis-ur-Rahman *Ashiq-ur-Rahman *Ata-ur-Rahman *Ateeq-ur-Rahman *Azizur Rahman *Fazl ur Rahman *Ghulam Rahman *Habib ur Rahman *Hafizur Rahman *Khalil-ur-Rahman *Latif-ur-Rahman *Lutf-ur-Rahman *Mahbub ur Rahman *Mahfuz ur Rahman *Mahmud ur Rahman *Matiur Rahman *Mizan-ur-Rahman *Mustafiz-ur-Rahman * Mujibur Rahman *Saif ur Rahman *Shafiq ur Rahman *Shams ur Rahman *Zia ur Rahman

Also the following individual names:

*Abdur Rehman Peshawari (1886–1925), Turkish soldier, journalist and diplomat *Ahfaz-ur-Rahman (1942-2020), Pakistani journalist, writer and poet *Ahsan ur Rehman Mazari (born 1981), Pakistani politician *Akbar-ur-Rehman (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer *Alaur Rahman (born 1960), Bangladeshi-born British singer *Asad Ur Rehman (born 1942), Pakistani politician *Maqbular Rahman Sarkar (1928–1985), Bangladeshi academic and tenth vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University *Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman (born 1970), Pakistani Politician *Fasih Ur Rehman, Pakistani dancer *Hasan Hafizur Rahman (1932–1983), Bangladeshi author and newspaper editor *Hifz-ur-Rehman (died 1970), Pakistani archaeologist, historian and linguist *Ijaz-ur-Rehman (born 1983), Pakistani ten-pin bowler *Montazur Rahman Akbar (born 1957), Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter and producer *Muhammad Muneeb ur Rehman (born 1945), Pakistani grand mufti *Naimur Rahman (born 1974), Bangladeshi cricketer *Nasim Ur Rehman, Pakistani industrialist and politician *Raza-ur-Rehman (born 1985), Canadian cricketer *Riaz-ur-Rehman (1940–1966), Pakistani cricketer *Riaz ur Rehman Saghar (1940–2013) Pakistani poet and lyricist active in cinema *Sadiq-ur-Rahman Kidwai, Indian writer *Sadiqur Rahman (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer *Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri (1943–2006), Indian writer *Shafi ur Rahman (1929–2021), judge of Supreme Court of Pakistan *Shafiur Rahman (1918–1952), martyr of the Bangladesh language movement *Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman (born 1957), Pakistani newspaper editor *Tanzil-ur-Rahman (born 1928) Pakistani jurist and Islamic scholar *Wali-ur-Rehman (1970–2013), Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander *Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan (1952–2020), Bangladeshi businessman *Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi (born 1960), a leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba

==Alias== *'''Rahman''', alias of Iskandar bin Rahmat, Singaporean convicted murderer and former police officer who was under a sentence of death since December 2015 for the 2013 Kovan double murders of Tan Boon Sin and Tan Chee Heong in Singapore.

==See also== * Rahma (disambiguation) * Rahmane

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