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Hilmi Family History

Hilmi Surname Meaning

from a personal name derived from Arabic hilmi ‘mild gentle’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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Between 1988 and 1999, in the United States, Hilmi life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1992, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Hilmi in 1988 was 91, and 66 in 1999.

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