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Gender Masculine
Scripts سفيان(Arabic) سفیان(Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. /suf.ˈjaːn/(Arabic) /ˈsuf.jan/(Indonesian)  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsSufian, Sufiyan, Sufijan, Süfyan, Sufjan, Sofyan, Sofian, etc.

Meaning & History

Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Arabic صوف (suf) meaning "wool", صفا (safa) meaning "pure, clean" or صعف (sa'f) meaning "slim, thin". Sufyan al-Thawri was an 8th-century Islamic scholar.
Added 2/28/2011 by anonymous
Edited 5/15/2021 by HL and Lucille


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User submission Süfyan