Boy name · Arabic
سفيان
Sufyan name meaning
suf-YAAN
Name of Sufyan ath-Thawri and Sufyan ibn Uyaynah, two great early scholars of hadith.
About the name
GenderBoy
OriginArabic
Questions parents ask
What does Sufyan mean?
Name of Sufyan ath-Thawri and Sufyan ibn Uyaynah, two great early scholars of hadith. The classical Arabic dictionary does not give it a meaning that suits a child, so we do not guess one.
How do you pronounce Sufyan?
Sufyan is pronounced suf-YAAN.
Is Sufyan a boy's or a girl's name?
Sufyan is a boy's name.
How is Sufyan written in Arabic?
In Arabic it is written سفيان.
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Give Sufyan the Qur'an
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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.