- Meaning
- Long life, a land full of people and life
- Arabic
- عمران
- Say it
- im-RAAN
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Named in the Quran, Surah Al Imran (3:33)
About the meaning
From the root of umr, life, and umran, a settled and lived-in land. Surah 3 is named after the family of Imran.
Famous people with this name
- Imran, father of Maryam in the Quran (66:12)
Other spellings
Emran, Imraan, İmran
Names from the same root (ع م ر)
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Questions about Imran
What does Imran mean?
Imran means: Long life, a land full of people and life. From the root of umr, life, and umran, a settled and lived-in land. Surah 3 is named after the family of Imran.
Is Imran in the Quran?
Yes. Imran is named in the Quran, in Surah Al Imran (3:33).
Is Imran a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Imran is a boy’s name.
How do you write Imran in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Imran is written عمران.