Malay Names · Boy
Afif name meaning
“chaste, virtuous”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptعفيف
11
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Afif
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Afif is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'chaste' or 'virtuous'.
What does Afif mean?
About the name Afif
Afif comes from the Arabic adjective ʿafīf (عفيف), from the root ʿaffa, 'to refrain, to be chaste'. The feminine form is Afifah.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ع ف ف · ʿ-f-f |
| Syllables | A-fif |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with A |
| Arabic script | عفيف |
|---|
Compound names with Afif
Sources
- Wiktionary: عفيف · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Afif · behindthename.com · meaning
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