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إِذْعَان
Izaan
i-ZAAN
“Obedience, willing submission.”
About Izaan
Izaan is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "obedience, willing submission" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ذ-ع-ن meaning 'to yield willingly'. Idh'an is obedience freely given. A modern South Asian favourite.
Popular in Pakistan and the UK.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Izan, Izzan, Idhan
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 Izaan is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Izaan
- What does the name Izaan mean?
- Izaan (إِذْعَان) means "Obedience, willing submission". From the Arabic root ذ-ع-ن meaning 'to yield willingly'. Idh'an is obedience freely given. A modern South Asian favourite.
- Is Izaan a name from the Qur'an?
- Izaan 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 Izaan a boy or a girl name?
- Izaan is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Izaan come from?
- Izaan is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters DH-ʿ-N. Popular in Pakistan and the UK.
- How is Izaan spelled?
- Izaan is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (إِذْعَان) is also written Izan, Izzan, and Idhan. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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