Malay Names · Boy
Irfan name meaning
“knowledge; gnosis”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- I
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptعرفان
13
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Irfan
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Irfan is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'knowledge'.
What does Irfan mean?
About the name Irfan
Irfan comes from Arabic ʿirfān, a verbal noun of ʿarafa 'to know', meaning knowledge and, in Sufism, deep spiritual cognition. The word is also used in Persian. Erfan is an alternative spelling.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ع ر ف · ʿ-r-f |
| Syllables | Ir-fan |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with I |
| Arabic script | عرفان |
|---|
Compound names with Irfan
Sources
- Wiktionary: عرفان · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Muhammad Hafiz♂Guardian · one who knows the Quran by heart
- Muhammad Afiq♂Praised · one who reaches the highest degree of generosity or…
- 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
- Arif♂Knowing
- Haziq♂Skilful, adept
- Nazri♂Relating to view or theory
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