Malay Names · Boy
Afzal name meaning
“better; superior”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptأفضل
1
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Afzal
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Afzal is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'better' or 'superior'.
What does Afzal mean?
About the name Afzal
Afzal comes from the Arabic afḍal, a comparative form of the root f-ḍ-l meaning to excel. Afzaal is a variant spelling.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ف ض ل · f-ḍ-l |
| Syllables | Af-zal |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with A |
| Arabic script | أفضل |
|---|
Sources
- Behind the Name: Afzal · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: أفضل · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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