Names from the Arabic root ʿ-f-f

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ع ف ف ʿ-f-f · refraining

• عفيف Afif ♂
• عفيفي Afifi ♂
• عفّان Affan ♂
• عفيفة Afifah ♀
• عفاف Afaf ♀

Every name from the root ʿ-f-f

• عفيف “chaste, virtuous” en.wiktionary.org Afif ♂
• عفيفي “connected with afif: chaste, virtuous” en.wiktionary.org Afifi ♂
• عفّان “chaste; modest; pure” behindthename.com Affan ♂
• عفيفة “chaste; virtuous” en.wiktionary.org Afifah ♀
• عفاف “chastity; abstaining from wrongdoing” en.wiktionary.org Afaf ♀

One card per Arabic word, with one meaning for that word and its source; the Latin spellings written with it are listed below.

Boys and girls

Boy: 3 Girl: 2

Sources

1. Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ع ف ف · en.wiktionary.org · root meaning
2. Wiktionary: عفيف · en.wiktionary.org · root of Afif
3. Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): عُفَيِّفِيّ · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Afifi
4. Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): عَفَّان · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Affan
5. Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): عَفِيفَة · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Afifah
6. Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): عَفَاف · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Afaf

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An Arabic root describes how a word is built. It says nothing about the background of anyone who bears the name.