Yahya (name)

''Yahya'' (), also spelled ''Yehya'', is an Arabic male given name.. A notable example using this form is the Arab Christian John of Damascus' name, ''Yūḥana al-Dimashqī''.}} It is an Arabic form of the Aramaic given name ''Yohanan'' () of John the Baptist in Islam, who is considered a prophet. For this reason, Yahya is a comparatively common name in the Muslim world.

The related Biblical name of Jehiah () has the Arabic form ''Yaḥiyyā'' ()., with the exact Arabic consonantal text as the name Yahya.

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