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Irfan

/ir-FAHN/Hausa & Swahili · a boy’s name

“Knowledge, awareness, or spiritual knowledge/gnosis.”

In Hausa

How to say it
ir-FAHN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

In Swahili

How to say it
ir-FAN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

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