صفوانMuslim boy names
Meaning
Smooth rock; clear or pure in another usage
Name meaning
- Origin / language
- Arabic
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Quranic words and names
Connection: Quranic word · Quran reference 2:264
Read the linked verse for the Quranic connection. The meaning and spelling notes explain the name itself; a word in the Quran is not necessarily the name of a person mentioned there.
Language and spelling
Safwan صفوان has a smooth-rock sense as well as a clear or pure adjectival sense. Quran 2:264 uses the rock sense in a parable. The verse connection identifies a word and its context, not a person named Safwan.
Sources
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Entry reviewed: 2026-10-27
Arabic dictionaries (Arabdict)
FirstCry Baby Names: Safwan