- Meaning
- Meaning not certain
- Arabic
- حذيفة
- Say it
- hu-DHAY-fa
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
An old Arab name. Some dictionaries link it to hadhaf, small sheep, but the meaning is not certain.
Famous people with this name
- Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman, the companion who kept the secrets the Prophet told him
Other spellings
Huzaifa, Hudaifa, Huzeyfe
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Questions about Hudhayfa
What does Hudhayfa mean?
Meaning not certain. An old Arab name. Some dictionaries link it to hadhaf, small sheep, but the meaning is not certain.
Is Hudhayfa in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Hudhayfa a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Hudhayfa is a boy’s name.
How do you write Hudhayfa in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Hudhayfa is written حذيفة.