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Rumi

boy name · Persian origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

literally 'from Rūm' (Roman Anatolia), the epithet by which the beloved Sufi poet Jalal ad-Din Muhammad is known; now also used as a modern given name in its own right

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Rumi peaked in the 2010s.

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