Irfan (name)
Pronunciation | Arabic: [ʕɪrfaːn] Persian: [ʔeɾfɒːn] Turkish: [iɾfan] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Word/name | Arabic |
Meaning | "Knowledge", "Awareness" and "Learning"[1] |
Region of origin | Arabia |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Erfan (Persian), İrfan (Turkish) |
Irfan (also transliterated as Erfan, Arabic: عرفان) is an Arabic/Persian male given name.
In Islam, the name means "Knowledge", "Awareness" and "Learning".
Given name[]
- Erfan
- Erfan Ali, Qatari basketball player
- Erfan Hajrasuliha, Iranian rapper and producer
- Erfan Nasajpour, Iranian-Canadian basketball player
- Erfan Zeneli, Finnish footballer
- Irfan
- Irfan Ahmed (born 1989), Pakistani cricketer
- Irfan Bachdim (born 1988), Indonesian footballer
- İrfan Başaran (born 1989), Turkish footballer
- Irfan Habib (born 1931), Indian Marxist historian of ancient and medieval India
- Irfan Husain, Pakistani writer and journalist
- Irfan Khan (actor), Indian actor
- Irfan Khoosat, Pakistani actor, producer and comedian
- Irfan Ljubijankić, Bosnian doctor and surgeon, classical music composer, politician and diplomat
- Irfan Makki, Canadian Muslim singer, songwriter of Pakistani origin
- Irfan Mensur (born Irfan Kurić, 1952), Bosnian theatre, television and film actor
- Irfan Orga, Turkish fighter pilot, staff officer and author
- Irfan Pathan, Indian cricketer
- Irfan Shahid, American orientalist
- Irfan Smajlagić (born 1961), Croatian handball player
- Irfan Toker, Turkish judoka
- Irfan Yusuf (born 1969), Pakistani-Australian author
Middle name[]
- Mohd Irfan Fazail (born 1991), Malaysian footballer
Surname[]
- Irfan
- Kareem Irfan, American Islamic community leader
- Mohammad Irfan (born 1982), Pakistani cricketer
- Mohammed Irfan (Guantanamo detainee 101) (born 1979)
- Mohammed Irfan (Guantanamo detainee 1006) (born 1982)
- Muhammad Irfan (footballer) (born 1984), Pakistani footballer
- Mohammad Irfan Ali, Indian singer
See also[]
- Irfan (disambiguation)
References[]
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- Surnames
- Arabic-language surnames
- Arabic masculine given names
- Iranian masculine given names
- Turkish masculine given names