Malay Names · Boy
Muhammad Affan name meaning
“praised; chaste, modest”
- Letters
- 13
- Syllables
- 5●●●●●
- First letter
- M
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptمحمد عفّان
Muhammad Affan is a boy's name from Arabic combining Muhammad ('praised') and Affan ('chaste, modest').
What does Muhammad Affan mean?
About the name Muhammad Affan
Muhammad Affan is a boy's name made of two parts. Muhammad, meaning 'praised' or 'commendable', is commonly used as the first element of boys' names. Affan, written عفّان, means 'chaste, modest, pure', from the root عفّ (ʿaffa). In Malaysia Muhammad is also written Mohd, Mohamad, Mohammad or Muhamad, and Affan is sometimes spelled Afan or Affaan. This combination is used in Malaysia.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | Mu-ham-mad Af-fan |
| Parts | Muhammad + Affan |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with M |
| Arabic script | محمد عفّان |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: Muhammad · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Affan · behindthename.com · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Muhammad♂Praised
- Ismail♂God hears
- Ahmad♂Most praiseworthy
- Zulkifli♂He who possesses the lot
- Abdullah♂Servant of God
- Zakaria♂God remembers
- Mohd♂Praised, commendable
- Muhammad Afiq♂Praised · one who reaches the highest degree of generosity or…
- Ibrahim♂Father of many
- Abdul Rahman♂Servant of the Most Merciful
- Mohammad♂Praised
- Abdul♂Servant of
More Malay Names starting with M
- Muhammad Firdaus♂Paradise · garden of Paradise
- Muhammad Aiman♂Lucky · right-handed
- Muhammad Hafiz♂Guardian · one who knows the Quran by heart
- Mohd Faizal♂Arbiter
- Mohd Firdaus♂Paradise · garden of Paradise
- Muhammad Haziq♂Praised · skilful, adept
- Muhammad Syafiq♂Praised · compassionate
- Mohd Hafiz♂Guardian · one who knows the Quran by heart
- Muhammad Haikal♂Temple · framework, structure
- Muhammad Irfan♂Praised · knowledge, awareness
- Muhammad Faiz♂Winner · successful
- Muhammad Adam♂Man
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