Irfan
Irfan ( Arabic عرفان, DMG ʿIrfān ) is a male Arabic given name meaning "knowledge", "wisdom". The Turkish form of the name is İrfan and a male and female first name and family name . The name Irfan refers to an Islamic concept of "secret knowledge" and does not only occur in the Arabic-speaking area.
Name bearer
First name
- Irfan Bachdim (* 1988), Indonesian-Dutch soccer player
- İrfan Başaran (* 1989), Turkish football player
- İrfan Buz (* 1967), German-Turkish soccer player and coach
- Irfan Kars (* 1983), German film and theater actor
- Irfan Khan (* 1967), Indian actor
- Irfan Ljubijankić (1952–1995), Bosnian politician
- Irfan Škiljan (* 1973), Austrian software developer
family name
- Khalid Ahmad Irfan (* 1993), Afghan football player
- Muhammad Irfan Shamsuddin (* 1995), Malaysian discus thrower
- Sedat İrfan (* 1982), Turkish football player
See also
- IrfanView , a graphics software
- Irfan (magazine)
Individual evidence
- ↑ İrfan (male / female) in the name dictionary of the Turkish language (Turkish)
- ↑ İrfan (male) on vornames-weltweit.de