- Meaning
- Sword
- Arabic
- سيف
- Say it
- SAYF
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
Khalid ibn al-Walid was called Sayf Allah, the Sword of God.
Other spellings
Sayf, Seif, Saifullah
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Questions about Saif
What does Saif mean?
Saif means: Sword. Khalid ibn al-Walid was called Sayf Allah, the Sword of God.
Is Saif 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 Saif a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Saif is a boy’s name.
How do you write Saif in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Saif is written سيف.