ʿayn, mīm, dāl
8 names share this root — every one of them carries a thread of the same meaning.
Time, Era, Epoch
Pillar, post, support.
Support of the state, (Its used both as name & title)
Confidence
Pillar of strength, Support,confident
Support, pillar, confidence
pillar, column
No independent English meaning found for this name in these sources. Its Arabic spelling matches a real word in the Quran — see the citation below.