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An Afghan personal name consists of a given name (Dari: نام, Pashto: نوم) and sometimes a surname at the end. Personal names are generally not divided into first and family names; a single name is recognized as a full personal name, and the addition of further components – such as additional given names, regional, or ethnic family/clan names or patronymics – is often a matter of ...
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In Pashto, Kaka also means "uncle" and is used as a respectful term for addressing an elderly person or paternal uncle. Kakae was historically a common, but now obsolete, Afghan male name. [21] [22] [23] [2] [24] The spelling variants of Kakazai include Kakizi, Kakaezai, Kakezai, Kakaizai, Kakay Zai, Kakayzai, Kakeyzai, Kaka Zai, and Kakkayzai.
Khushal Khan Khattak – Pashto poet, warrior, and tribal chief from the 17th century [9] Rahman Baba – Pashto poet and Sufi saint; Abaseen Yousafzai – Pashto poet known for his modernist poetry; Hafiz Alpuri – Pashto Poet; Khatir Afridi – Pashto poet and writer; Malala Yousafzai – Pashto writer, activist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Babar (Urdu: بابر ), also variously spelled as Baber, [1] Babur, [2] and Babor is a male given name of Pashto, and Persian origin, and a popular male given name in Pakistan. [3] It is generally taken in reference to the Persian babr (Persian: ببر), meaning "tiger". [1]
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Hence the tribal name Yusufzai in Pashto translates to the "son of Joseph". A similar story is told by many historians, including the 14th century Ibn Battuta and 16th century Ferishta . [ 33 ] However, the similarity of names can also be traced to the presence of Arabic through Islam.