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إِيمَان
Iman
ee-MAAN
“Faith, belief.”
About Iman
Iman is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "faith, belief" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root أ-م-ن meaning 'safety, trust'. The Quranic word for faith.
Universal across Muslim cultures.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
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 Iman is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Iman before.
- Iman (b. 1955), Somali model and businesswoman
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Iman
- What does the name Iman mean?
- Iman (إِيمَان) means "Faith, belief". From the Arabic root أ-م-ن meaning 'safety, trust'. The Quranic word for faith.
- Is Iman a name from the Qur'an?
- Iman does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Iman a boy or a girl name?
- Iman is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Iman come from?
- Iman is an Arabic name, built on the root letters ʾ-M-N. Universal across Muslim cultures.
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