Etymology

Irfan

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Today it means: A male given name from Arabic. Full definition →

Arabic عِرْفَان
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromعِرْفَان“knowledge”
  2. English todayIrfan

Borrowed from Arabic عِرْفَان (ʕirfān, “knowledge”). This given name is mostly found in Pakistan.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.