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نُعْمَان
Nouman
nu-MAAN
“Red; the anemone flower.”
About Nouman
Nouman is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "red; the anemone flower" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
A classical Arabic name from the root ن-ع-م; nu'man is the red of blood, and shaqa'iq an-nu'man is the red anemone. Borne by al-Nu'man ibn Bashir, a companion, and by Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man, founder of the Hanafi school.
Very common in Pakistan and Turkey (Numan).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Numan, Nu'man, Noman, Naaman
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 Nouman is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Nouman before.
- Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man (699–767 CE), jurist, founder of the Hanafi school
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Nouman
- What does the name Nouman mean?
- Nouman (نُعْمَان) means "Red; the anemone flower". A classical Arabic name from the root ن-ع-م; nu'man is the red of blood, and shaqa'iq an-nu'man is the red anemone. Borne by al-Nu'man ibn Bashir, a companion, and by Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man, founder of the Hanafi school.
- Is Nouman a name from the Qur'an?
- Nouman 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 Nouman a boy or a girl name?
- Nouman is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Nouman come from?
- Nouman is an Arabic name, built on the root letters N-ʿ-M. Very common in Pakistan and Turkey (Numan).
- How is Nouman spelled?
- Nouman is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (نُعْمَان) is also written Numan, Nu'man, Noman, and Naaman. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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