Rexhep

Rexhep is a male Albanian given name, which is derived from the Islamic month Rajab . The word rajab is derived from the root "rajaba", which means something like "respect".

In the certain form Rexhepi and various variants it also occurs as a surname.

Well-known namesake

• Rexhep Meidani (* 1944), former Albanian President
• Rexhep Mitrovica (1887–1967), politician
• Rexhep Qosja (* 1936), writer

variants

• Rajab (Arabic); also in compositions like Rajab ad-Din
• Recep (Turkish)