Meaning, origin and history of the name Iman

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Gender Feminine & Masculine

Scripts إيمان(Arabic) ایمان(Persian)

Pronounced Pron. ee-MAN(Arabic)

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Meaning & History

Means "faith", derived from Arabic أمُنَ (amuna) meaning "to be faithful". It is typically feminine in Arabic and typically masculine in Persian.

VariantsImaan, Imen(Arabic) Eman(Arabic (Egyptian))

Other Languages & CulturesImani(African American) Imani(Swahili)

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