Malay Names · Boy
Arif name meaning
“knowing; knowledgeable”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptعارف
25
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Arif
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Arif is a male name from Arabic meaning 'knowing' or 'knowledgeable'.
What does Arif mean?
About the name Arif
Arif comes from Arabic arif, the active participle of 'arafa 'to know'. It means knowing, or an expert. Ariff and Arief are variant spellings.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ع ر ف · ʿ-r-f |
| Syllables | A-rif |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with A |
| Arabic script | عارف |
|---|
Compound names with Arif
Sources
- Wiktionary: عارف · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Muhammad Hafiz♂Guardian · one who knows the Quran by heart
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- Muhammad Haziq♂Praised · skilful, adept
- Mohd Hafiz♂Guardian · one who knows the Quran by heart
- Muhammad Irfan♂Praised · knowledge, awareness
- Mohd Nazri♂Praised · relating to view or theory
- Hafiz♂Guardian
- Ariffin♂Knowing
- Hakim♂Wise
- Haziq♂Skilful, adept
- Nazri♂Relating to view or theory
- Afiq♂One who reaches the highest degree of generosity or knowledge
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