Umm Kulthum (name)

Umm Kulthum (), sometimes Umme Kulsum (), is a female given name that means "Mother of Kulthum". Several people of this name, originally a kunya (i.e. an honorific teknonym), were connected directly to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It has also been used in modern times.

Notable people

• Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (–630), one of the daughters of Muhammad
• Umm Kulthum bint Ali (before 632 – after 680), a daughter of Ali and granddaughter of Muhammad
• Umm Kulthum bint Uqba (), a daughter of Uqba ibn Abi Mu'ayt, a companion of Muhammad and commentator on the Qur'an
• Umm Kulthum bint Abi Bakr ( – after 660), a daughter of Abu Bakr, a companion of Muhammad and the first caliph
• Umm Kulthum bint Jarwal (before 616 – after 630), a wife of Umar, a companion of Muhammad
• Umm Kulthum (1898–1975), Egyptian singer
• Umme Kulsum Smrity (born 1963), Bangladeshi politician

See also

• Umm Kulthum Museum, a biographical museum in Cairo dedicated to singer Umm Kulthum
• Umm-e-Kulsoom, a Pakistani television series
• Kulthum
• Arabic name