Alam
Alam is a masculine name derived from several ancient languages including :
- Arabic: عالم meaning "world" or "universe"
- Hebrew: cognate word is transcribed as Olam or Ulam, also meaning "World"
- Tagalog: Alam means "Knowledge". adjective maalam, is referred to as the one who is knowledgeable and wise.
- Bengali: Alom means "the whole world; world".
- Malay: Alam means "Field of interest", "nature", "realm", "world". Use "Ilmu alam" means "Natural Studies" or "Geography".
- Hindi: Alam means "the whole world; world".
- Urdu: Alam means "the whole world; world".
Use in literature
Arabic literature and ancient texts use Alam in phrases like "Rab-ul-Alam-een" = "the Lord of all Worlds/Universes" referring to The Absolute and Highest Divinity.In Hebrew, Olam is used in phrases like "Adon Olam", meaning "Master of the World," one of the names of God in Judaism.
People
Anzar
surname ("world")
- Intikhab Alam, British Indian cricketer
- Muhammad Mahmood Alam, Mr M. M. Alam, Pakistani Air Force officer who is famous for his world record in air-to-air combat
- Said Alam, Pakistani pediatric surgeon and political activist
Compound names
- Alamgir
- Badrul Alam (disambiguation)
- Jahangir Alam (disambiguation)
- Mahbubul Alam (disambiguation)
- Nurul Alam (disambiguation)
- Shamsul Alam (disambiguation)
unidentified surnames transliterated as ''Alam''
- Abdul Qadir Alam, governor of Ghor Province, Afghanistan
- Abrar Alam, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Adeel Alam, Pakistani-American wrestler better known by his ring name Mustafa Ali
- Aftab Alam (disambiguation), several
- Aftabuddin Alam, Indian cricketer
- Ahmed Alam, field hockey player
- Alexander Alam, Australian businessman, politician, and philanthropist
- Ali Alam, Pakistani underground musician
- Amir-Hossein Khozeimé Alam, eldest son of Amir Ma'soum Khan Khozeiméh
- Ammad Alam, Pakistani cricketer
- Arish Alam, Indian cricketer
- Ashraful Alam, Bangladeshi educationist and vice chancellor of Sylhet International University
- Ashraful Alom, Bangladeshi media personality and politician
- Asadollah Alam, Iranian politician
- A.T.M. Zahirul Alam, retired lieutenant general of Bangladesh Army
- Ava Alam, Bangladeshi singer and music teacher
- Badiul Alam, Bangladeshi academic
- Didarul Alam, Bangladesh Awami League politician
- Faisal Alam, gay Pakistani American who founded the Al-Fatiha Foundation
- Fakrul Alam, Bangladeshi academic, writer, and translator
- Fareena Alam, English journalist and was editor
- Faria Alam, Bangladeshi society figure and television personality
- Faruque Alam, Bangladeshi civil engineer and wood technologist
- Fawad Alam, Pakistani cricketer and actor
- Fouad Salam Alam, Egyptian volleyball player
- Ghulam Dastagir Alam, Pakistani theoretical physicist and professor
- Gulzar Alam, Pashto singer
- Gurdas Ram Alam, Punjabi language poet
- Ikhfanul Alam, Indonesian footballer
- Israfil Alam, Bangladesh Awami League Politician
- Jafar Alam, Bangladeshi politician
- Jahanara Alam, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Javeed Alam, activist and thinker
- Johnny Alam, Canadian researcher, visual artist, and curator
- Khorshed Alam, fifth Governor of Bangladesh Bank
- Khurshid Alam, Bangladeshi playback singer
- Leena Alam
- Leon Alam, German politician
- Sayful Alam, Bangladeshi politician and teacher
- M. Shahid Alam, Pakistani economist, academic, and social scientist
- Mohammad Habibul Alam, Vice-chairman of the World Scout Committee
- Mozaffar Alam, Iranian military and political figure
- Nawab Alam Yar Jung Bahadur, Indian politician
- Qasa Alom, British-Bangladeshi journalist and presenter
Given name
given name ("world")
- Alam Channa, son of Nasir Channa of Dhoke Kashmirian was the world's tallest living man at 232.4 cm high. During his life he had been billed at various heights of up to 7 ft 6 while working at a circus
- Alam Lohar, prominent Punjabi folk music from the Punjab region of Pakistan, formerly British India. He is credited with popularising the musical term Jugni
- Alom Shaha, British-Bangladeshi teacher, writer and filmmaker
unidentified given names transliterated as ''Alam''
- Alam al-Din al-Hanafi, Egyptian mathematician, astronomer and engineer
- Alam al-Malika, leader of Zubayd in Yemen
- Alam Dad Lalika, Pakistani politician
- Alam Khan (actor), Indian actor, model, and dancer
- Alam Khan (composer), Bangladeshi composer and music director
- Alam Khattak, Pakistani army general
- Alam Gul Kuchi, Afghan politician
- Alam Mir
- Alam Muzaffarnagari, pseudonym of Muhammad Ishaaq, Indian poet
- Alam Shah, the fourth and last ruler of the Sayyid dynasty
- Alam Zeb (athlete), Pakistani middle-distance runner