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Saiful name meaning

“sword (element sayf al-, 'sword of the')”

Letters
6
Syllables
2
First letter
S
Origin
Arabic
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♂ Boy
29

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Saiful

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Malay Names: SMeaning strengthArabic origin

Saiful is a male name element from Arabic sayf al-, meaning 'sword of the', commonly placed before another name element.

What does Saiful mean?

Sword (element sayf al-, 'sword of the')

In Malay: pedang (unsur sayf al-, 'pedang bagi')

Sources (1)

About the name Saiful

Saiful is the Malay spelling of the Arabic element sayf al-, from sayf 'sword' plus the article al-. It is mostly used at the start of longer names. Other spellings include Syaiful and Shaiful.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginArabic
SyllablesSai-ful
First letterMalay Names starting with S
Arabic scriptسيف

Compound names with Saiful

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: سيف · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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