Malay Names · Boy
Arfan name meaning
“knowledge; spiritual insight”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptعرفان
1
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Arfan
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Arfan is a boy's name linked to Arabic ʿirfān, meaning 'knowledge' or 'spiritual knowledge'.
What does Arfan mean?
Knowledge; spiritual insight
In Malay: pengetahuan; kebijaksanaan rohani
About the name Arfan
Arfan can be seen as a variant spelling of Irfan, from ʿirfān (عرفان), a verbal noun of ʿarafa, 'to know'. In Sufism the word refers to direct spiritual knowledge. The spelling Arfaan is also used.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ع ر ف · ʿ-r-f |
| Syllables | Ar-fan |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with A |
| Arabic script | عرفان |
|---|
Compound names with Arfan
Sources
- Wiktionary: عرفان · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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- Haziq♂Skilful, adept
- Nazri♂Relating to view or theory
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