Boy name
Afan name meaning
“maintaining chastity and personal integrity”
Afan is a masculine name commonly linked to Arabic ʿAffān, with a meaning concerning chastity and personal integrity. It is associated with the root ʿ-f-f, relating to chastity and restraint. Affan is a spelling variant, and the name is known through Affan, father of Uthman ibn Affan.
What does Afan mean?
Maintaining chastity and personal integrity
In Indonesian: menjaga kesucian dan kehormatan diri
The ending -an appears in differently formed names, including Hasan, Dian, and Setiawan. It has no single fixed meaning; in Setiawan, for example, those letters belong to the larger ending -wan. More boy names ending in -an →
Origin and cultural usage of Afan
From Arabic ʿAffān, associated with the root ʿ-f-f concerning chastity and restraint. The name is known through Affan, the father of Uthman ibn Affan.
Names are shared across communities. Where a name is commonly used says nothing certain about any one person’s ethnicity, religion or background.
Afan in Islam and the Quran
Afan does not appear in the Quran, either as a name or as a word.
This describes the word and the name, not the religion of anyone who bears it.
Name combinations with Afan
Two- and three-word full-name ideas with Afan, built from names in our dictionary, with the meaning of each word.
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Meaning of each word
- Afan: maintaining chastity and personal integrity
- Mikail: who is like God?
- Rodja: hope
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Afan Nurfajri Syaifulloh
Meaning of each word
- Afan: maintaining chastity and personal integrity
- Nurfajri: light of dawn
- Syaifulloh: sword of God
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Afan Rifki
Meaning of each word
- Afan: maintaining chastity and personal integrity
- Rifki: associated with gentleness
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Meaning of each word
- Haikal: a large structure or bodily frame
- Afan: maintaining chastity and personal integrity
- Feisol: arbiter, decider
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Afan Haq
Meaning of each word
- Afan: maintaining chastity and personal integrity
- Haq: truth, that which is right
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Meaning of each word
- Afan: maintaining chastity and personal integrity
- Mikail: who is like God?
- Dul: servant, devotee
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How to pronounce Afan
| Syllables | 2 · 4 letters · 4-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /afan/ |
| Arabic script | عفان |
| Javanese script (Aksara Jawa) | ꦲꦥ꦳ꦤ꧀ |
| Sundanese script (Aksara Sunda) | ᮃᮖᮔ᮪ |
Is Afan a boy’s name?
Yes, Afan is used mostly as a boy’s name. In our data sample, 100% of bearers are male. See all boy names.
Afan ranks #2,704 among boy names in our data sample (6 of 168,435 occurrences). It is a sample, not national data.
Variants and similar names
The same name in other spellings (for example old and new Indonesian spelling):
Names that sound like Afan
Names with related meanings
- Tahir♂Pure, unblemished
- Afif♂Chaste and honorable
- Subhan♂The transcendence and glory of God
- Zaki♂Pure, virtuous, growing in goodness
- Taher♂Pure, clean
- Thahir♂Pure, unblemished
- Maksum♂Protected from error or sin
- Thohir♂Pure, free from impurity
- Ning♂♀Clear
- Tirta♂Water
- Fitrah♂♀Innate disposition, original nature
- Ismet♂Purity and protection
Famous people named Afan
- Afan Gaffar · b. 1947
- Afan Safrian · b. 1998
FAQ about the name Afan
What is the meaning of Afan?
Afan means maintaining chastity and personal integrity. From Arabic ʿAffān, associated with the root ʿ-f-f concerning chastity and restraint. The name is known through Affan, the father of Uthman ibn Affan.
Is Afan a boy’s name?
Yes, Afan is used mostly as a boy’s name. In our data sample, 100% of bearers are male.
What is the origin of the name Afan?
Afan is of Arabic origin.
Is the name Afan in the Quran?
Afan does not appear in the Quran, either as a name or as a word.
How many syllables does Afan have?
Afan has 2 syllables (A-fan) and 4 letters.
How popular is the name Afan?
Afan ranks #2,704 among boy names in our data sample (6 of 168,435 occurrences). It is a sample, not national data.
What are other spellings of Afan?
Other spellings: Affan.
What full names go well with Afan?
Some ideas: Afan Mikail Rodja; Afan Nurfajri Syaifulloh; Afan Rifki.
Famous people named Afan?
Notable people named Afan include Afan Gaffar, Afan Safrian.
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