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غُفْرَان
Ghufran
ghuf-RAAN
“Forgiveness, pardon.”
About Ghufran
Ghufran is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "forgiveness, pardon" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root غ-ف-ر meaning 'to forgive, to cover'. Ghufran is forgiveness itself.
Common in Pakistan and Bangladesh; also given to girls in the Maghreb.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Ghufraan, Gufran, Ghofran
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Ghufran is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Ghufran
- What does the name Ghufran mean?
- Ghufran (غُفْرَان) means "Forgiveness, pardon". From the Arabic root غ-ف-ر meaning 'to forgive, to cover'. Ghufran is forgiveness itself.
- Is Ghufran a name from the Qur'an?
- Ghufran does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Ghufran a boy or a girl name?
- Ghufran is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Ghufran come from?
- Ghufran is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters GH-F-R. Common in Pakistan and Bangladesh; also given to girls in the Maghreb.
- How is Ghufran spelled?
- Ghufran is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (غُفْرَان) is also written Ghufraan, Gufran, and Ghofran. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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