Affan

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11/20/2020, 10:29 PM Mike C affan added (from user-submitted name 235257)
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Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic
Scripts عفّان(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. /ʕaf.ˈfaːn/

Meaning & History

Means "chaste, modest, pure" in Arabic, from the root عفّ (ʿaffa) meaning "to refrain, to be chaste". This was the name of the father of the caliph Uthman.