Malay Names · Boy
Hariff name meaning
“pungent, sharp-tasting”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- H
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
1
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Hariff
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Hariff is a boy's name from Arabic, related to a word meaning 'sharp' or 'pungent'.
What does Hariff mean?
About the name Hariff
Hariff is a Malaysian spelling of Hareef, from Arabic ḥarīf or ḥirrīf. In dictionaries ḥirrīf means sharp or pungent in taste, and in Morocco and Tunisia ḥarīf also means a customer. Which sense parents intend is uncertain.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | Ha-riff |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with H |
Compound names with Hariff
Sources
- Wiktionary: حريف · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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