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Tavakoli Surname Meaning

Muslim (Iran): surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Tavakol, a Persian form of the Arabic personal name Tawakkul.

It derives from tawakkul ‘trust-in’, referring to the Islamic concept of full trust in Allah.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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