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رُوحَان
Ruhan
ru-HAAN
“Spiritual; of the soul.”
About Ruhan
Ruhan is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "spiritual; of the soul" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-و-ح, 'spirit, soul'. Ruhan is 'of the soul' — spiritual. A modern South Asian favourite.
Popular in Pakistan and India.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Rouhan, Ruhaan, Rohan
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 Ruhan is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Ruhan
- What does the name Ruhan mean?
- Ruhan (رُوحَان) means "Spiritual; of the soul". From the Arabic root ر-و-ح, 'spirit, soul'. Ruhan is 'of the soul' — spiritual. A modern South Asian favourite.
- Is Ruhan a name from the Qur'an?
- Ruhan 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 Ruhan a boy or a girl name?
- Ruhan is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Ruhan come from?
- Ruhan is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters R-W-Ḥ. Popular in Pakistan and India.
- How is Ruhan spelled?
- Ruhan is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (رُوحَان) is also written Rouhan, Ruhaan, and Rohan. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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