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Khatib

Updated: August 14, 2024
Updated: August 14, 2024
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Family name origins & meanings

  • Muslim : status name based on Arabic khạtīb ‘orator’, ‘preacher’, ‘speaker’, bestowed as an honorific title on someone who delivers a sermon (khutba) on a Friday during the Jum‛a prayers.

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