- Meaning
- Sweet basil; rest and provision
- Arabic
- ريحان
- Say it
- ray-HAAN
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- The word is in the Quran, Surah Al-Waqi'ah (56:89)
Other spellings
Raihan, Reyhan
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Questions about Rayhan
What does Rayhan mean?
Rayhan means: Sweet basil; rest and provision.
Is Rayhan in the Quran?
Not as a person’s name, but the word is in the Quran, in Surah Al-Waqi'ah (56:89).
Is Rayhan a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Rayhan is a boy’s name.
How do you write Rayhan in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Rayhan is written ريحان.