Signification
Compound name composed of the elements ’um (mother) and kalthum (one who has plump cheeks): hence, “mother of the one who has plump cheeks.” The name was borne by one of the daughters of Khadija and the Prophet Muhammad, the wife of the third rightly guided caliph, ’Uthman ibn-‘Affan. She died in 630. Var: ’Um-Kalsum. (OOM-KAHL-THOOM)
