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Muhammad Hanif name meaning

“praised; commendable; of the true faith”

Letters
13
Syllables
5
First letter
M
Origin
Arabic
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♂ Boy

Malay Names: MMeaning faithArabic origin

Muhammad Hanif is a boy's name from Arabic combining Muhammad ('praised') and Hanif ('of the true faith').

What does Muhammad Hanif mean?

Praised; commendable; of the true faith

In Malay: terpuji; yang dipuji; berpegang pada agama yang benar

Sources (2)

About the name Muhammad Hanif

Muhammad Hanif combines Muhammad and Hanif. Muhammad is a very common first element in Malay boys' names; other spellings seen are Mohd, Mohamad and Mohammad. Hanif means 'of the true faith'. This combination is used in Malaysia. In Arabic script it is written محمد حنيف.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginArabic
SyllablesMu-ham-mad Ha-nif
PartsMuhammad + Hanif
First letterMalay Names starting with M
Arabic scriptمحمد حنيف

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Muhammad · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: حنيف · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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