Haytham or Haitham (Arabic: هيثم, Hebrew: הייתם, Syriac/Assyrian-Aramaic: ܗܝܬܡ pronounced: hay-tham) is a male Semitic given name with Arabic origins meaning "young eagle" or "young hawk". It is highly popular among Middle Eastern communities including Arabs, Jews, Assyrians, Kurds, Copts, and Berbers. The name is used by Muslims, Jews and Christians alike. Notable people with this name include: Ibn al-Haytham, Arab Muslim polymath Haitham Ahmed Zaki (born 1984), Egyptian actor Haithem Al-Matroushi (born 1988), Emirati footballer Haithem Ben Alayech (born 1989), Tunisian wrestler Haitham El Hossainy (born 1977), Egyptian judoka Haitham Kadhim, Iraqi footballer Haithem Mahmoud (born 1991), Egyptian wrestler Haitham Mrabet (born 1980), Tunisian footballer Haitham Mustafa, Sudanese footballer Haitham Yousif, Assyrian singer Haitham Zein, Lebanese footballer Haytham Faour, Lebanese footballer Haytham Kenway, character in the Assassin's Creed video game franchise Haytham Tambal, Sudanese football striker Malik ibn al-Haytham al-Khuza'i, Khurasani missionary leader Haitham bin Tariq, present Sultan of Oman References Arabic masculine given names