Malay Names · Boy
Hafis name meaning
“guardian; one who memorizes”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- H
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptحافظ
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records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Hafis
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Hafis is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'guardian' or 'one who memorizes'.
What does Hafis mean?
About the name Hafis
Hafis is a Malaysian spelling of Hafiz, from Arabic ḥāfiẓ, meaning keeper or guardian. In Islamic usage the term also refers to someone who has memorized the Quran.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ح ف ظ · ḥ-f-ẓ |
| Syllables | Ha-fis |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with H |
| Arabic script | حافظ |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: حافظ · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
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