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Sufian

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SOO-fee-ahn'SOO-fee-ahn'3 syllables
🇸🇦Arabic
Agile

MEANING

Fast-movingLight-footed

ORIGIN

Islamic

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Arabic root 'safa' meaning 'to move swiftly'.

CULTURAL NOTES

Widely used in the Muslim world, often associated with intelligence and agility.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historically, it has been a popular name among scholars and travelers in the Islamic Golden Age.

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FAQs About Sufian

The name Sufian means "fast-moving, light-footed" in Arabic.
Sufian has Islamic origins. Derived from the Arabic root 'safa' meaning 'to move swiftly'.
Sufian is pronounced SOO-fee-ahn (SOO-fee-ahn). It has 3 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Sufian include Sufi, Fian.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Sufian include Ali, Aisha, Amir, Yasmin.
The most common spelling is Sufian. Alternative spellings include Sofian, Sufyan.