A Name Story by Houdhoud
عِرْفَان
Irfan
ir-FAAN
“Knowledge, gnosis.”
About Irfan
Irfan is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "knowledge, gnosis" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ع-ر-ف meaning 'to know'.
Especially common in Pakistani and Iranian families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Boy
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 Irfan is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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