جِيهَان
Jihan: meaning of the name
Girl Persian origin Jīhān
From Persian jahan, “the world, the universe”
Meaning of the name Jihan
Jihan comes from Persian jahan (jihan), “the world, the universe”, which passed into Turkish as cihan, as in cihangir, “world conqueror”. The name, feminine in the Arab world and the Maghreb, is unisex in Turkey (Cihan), where it is mostly masculine. It is not an Arabic word and does not occur in the Quran.
- In Arabic
- جِيهَان جيهان
- Transliteration
- Jīhān
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Persian
Is Jihan in the Quran?
No: the name Jihan does not appear in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Jihan in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Jihan in each language
- French
- Jihane, Jihan, Djihane, Jihène
- English
- Jihan, Jehan
- Spanish
- Jihan
- Turkish
- Cihan
- Arabic
- جِيهَان