Boy name · Arabic
برهان
Burhan name meaning
bur-HAAN
“Clear, decisive proof”
About the name
GenderBoy
OriginArabic
In the Qur'anSurah An-Nisa (4:174)
Questions parents ask
What does Burhan mean?
Burhan (برهان) means “Clear, decisive proof”.
How do you pronounce Burhan?
Burhan is pronounced bur-HAAN.
Is Burhan a boy's or a girl's name?
Burhan is a boy's name.
Is Burhan in the Qur'an?
Yes. The word appears in the Qur'an, for example in Surah An-Nisa (4:174).
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Meaning checked in Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (London, 1863–1893), which gives: “a decisive and manifest evidence or proof”. See the entry ↗