Malay Names · Boy
Muhammad Hafiz name meaning
“guardian; one who knows the Quran by heart”
- Letters
- 13
- Syllables
- 5●●●●●
- First letter
- M
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
Peak 1990s: 9.9%
of the boy top-10 totalJPN Malay table, 1940s–2010s. JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
of the boy top-10 total
| Decade | boy |
|---|---|
| 1940s | – |
| 1950s | – |
| 1960s | – |
| 1970s | – |
| 1980s | – |
| 1990s | 9.9% |
| 2000s | 4.7% |
| 2010s | – |
Muhammad Hafiz is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning 'guardian; one who knows the Quran by heart'.
What does Muhammad Hafiz mean?
Guardian; one who knows the Quran by heart
In Malay: penjaga; penghafaz al-Quran
About the name Muhammad Hafiz
Muhammad is an Arabic name commonly used as the first element of Malay boys' names. Hafiz is the Arabic word ḥāfiẓ meaning guardian, and also someone who has memorised the Quran. According to JPN, the name peaked in the 1990s with 5,236 baby boys.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | Mu-ham-mad Ha-fiz |
| Parts | Muhammad + Hafiz |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with M |
Muhammad Hafiz in official JPN data
- 1940s
- not in the top 10
- 1950s
- not in the top 10
- 1960s
- not in the top 10
- 1970s
- not in the top 10
- 1980s
- not in the top 10
- 1990s
- Boy: 5,236 · 9.9%
- 2000s
- Boy: 3,796 · 4.7%
- 2010s
- not in the top 10
Sources
- Wiktionary: حافظ · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Mohd Hafiz♂Guardian · one who knows the Quran by heart
- Hafiz♂Guardian
- Iskandar♂Arabic form of Alexander, 'defending men'
- Saiful♂Sword (element sayf al-, 'sword of the')
- Nasir♂Helper
- Salim♂Safe, sound, intact
- Hasbullah♂God is sufficient
- Haris♂Guard
- Saifuddin♂Sword of the faith
- Selamat♂Safe
- Muhaimin♂Guardian
- Aslam♂Safer
More Malay Names starting with M
- Muhammad♂Praised
- Muhammad Firdaus♂Paradise · garden of Paradise
- Muhammad Aiman♂Lucky · right-handed
- Mohd Faizal♂Arbiter
- Mohd♂Praised, commendable
- Mohd Firdaus♂Paradise · garden of Paradise
- Muhammad Afiq♂Praised · one who reaches the highest degree of generosity or…
- Muhammad Haziq♂Praised · skilful, adept
- Muhammad Syafiq♂Praised · compassionate
- Muhammad Haikal♂Temple · framework, structure
- Muhammad Irfan♂Praised · knowledge, awareness
- Muhammad Faiz♂Winner · successful
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