Boy name · Qur'anic
إبراهيم
Ibrahim name meaning
ib-raa-HEEM
Name of the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) (peace be upon him).
About the name
GenderBoy
OriginQur'anic
In the Qur'anSurah Al-Baqarah (2:124)
Questions parents ask
What does Ibrahim mean?
Name of the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) (peace be upon him). The classical Arabic dictionary does not give it a meaning that suits a child, so we do not guess one.
How do you pronounce Ibrahim?
Ibrahim is pronounced ib-raa-HEEM.
Is Ibrahim a boy's or a girl's name?
Ibrahim is a boy's name.
Is Ibrahim in the Qur'an?
Yes. The word appears in the Qur'an, for example in Surah Al-Baqarah (2:124).
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Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon, the classical dictionary we use, gives no meaning for this name that suits a child, so we show whose blessed name it is.