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Character Name

Yahya

Meaning — The Arabic form of John, from the Hebrew "Yochanan" meaning "God is gracious" — though the Arabic form Yahya is derived from the root "y-ḥ-y" meaning to live, giving the sense of "may he live" or "he shall live". In Islam, Yahya is the prophet who corresponds to John the Baptist, who was given his name directly by God and called to prepare the way for Isa (Jesus).·Arabic origin·Male·yah-HYAH

Yahya Yahya carries the quality of the voice in the wilderness — the ascetic herald who lives intensely at the margins of society, whose message is urgent and often uncomfortable, and who prepares the way for something larger than himself. Characters named Yahya tend to be intense, austere, and possessed of a visionary clarity that makes them both compelling and difficult.

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Historical FictionReligious FictionLiterary FictionFantasy

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Yahya Al-HassanYahya MansourYahya NasserYahya RashidYahya AzizYahya Khalil

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