- Meaning
- Faith
- Arabic
- إيمان
- Say it
- ee-MAAN
- Gender
- Boy or girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- The word is in the Quran, Surah Al-Hujurat (49:7)
About the meaning
Mostly a girl's name; in some countries it is given to boys.
Other spellings
Imane, Eman, Imaan
Names from the same root (أ م ن)
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Questions about Iman
What does Iman mean?
Iman means: Faith. Mostly a girl's name; in some countries it is given to boys.
Is Iman in the Quran?
Not as a person’s name, but the word is in the Quran, in Surah Al-Hujurat (49:7).
Is Iman a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Iman is used for boys and for girls.
How do you write Iman in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Iman is written إيمان.