Halabi

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Halabi, ElHalabi, AlHalabi is the name of a number of different families, each of which was named after the city of Aleppo (Halab in Arabic) in today's northern Syria, typically due to the family having originated from there. AlHalabi inlcudes people from the faiths of Islam, Christianity, and Druze. Part of those who are Muslims have migrated to Northern Jordan to cities such as Irbid and Amman. However, many AlHalabi Christians have migrated to United States, England and other European countries. Druze AlHalabi are found in Lebanon, Canada, the United States, and many other countries.

According to Etymonline, Halabi was one of two possible names for the founder of the religion of Islam. The other possible name was Kotham.

References

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=m&p=24

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