Boy name · Arabic
ريحان
Rehan name meaning
ray-HAAN
“Mercy of God; a cause of rest and ease”
About the name
GenderBoy
OriginArabic
Questions parents ask
What does Rehan mean?
Rehan (ريحان) means “Mercy of God; a cause of rest and ease”.
How do you pronounce Rehan?
Rehan is pronounced ray-HAAN.
Is Rehan a boy's or a girl's name?
Rehan is a boy's name.
How is Rehan written in Arabic?
In Arabic it is written ريحان.
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Meaning checked in Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (London, 1863–1893), which gives: “Mercy ... of God; thus called as being a cause of rest, or ease; and so رِيحٌ; and رَيْحَانٌ;”. See the entry ↗