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JAFAR
GENDER:
Masculine
USAGE:
Arabic
OTHER SCRIPTS:
جعفر
(Arabic)
Meaning & History
Means "stream" in Arabic. This was the name of the brother of
Ali
, the fourth caliph, who was killed fighting against Byzantium in the 7th century. According to tradition, he later appeared to the Prophet
Muhammad
in the form of an angel.
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Jaffer
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Jaffar
,
Gafar
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