Boy name · Arabic
طفيل
Tufail name meaning
tu-FAIL
“Little child”
A blessed name
Name of at-Tufail ibn Amr ad-Dawsi (may Allah be pleased with him), a Companion.
About the name
GenderBoy
OriginArabic
Questions parents ask
What does Tufail mean?
Tufail (طفيل) means “Little child”. Name of at-Tufail ibn Amr ad-Dawsi (may Allah be pleased with him), a Companion.
How do you pronounce Tufail?
Tufail is pronounced tu-FAIL.
Is Tufail a boy's or a girl's name?
Tufail is a boy's name.
How is Tufail written in Arabic?
In Arabic it is written طفيل.
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Meaning checked in Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (London, 1863–1893), which gives: “طُفَيْلٌ dim. of طِفْلٌ, q. v.”. See the entry ↗