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