يَزَن
Yazan: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Yazan
Name of ancient Yemeni origin, that of Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan
Meaning of the name Yazan
Yazan is a name from ancient Yemen: Dhu Yazan was the title of a line of Himyarite princes, taken, according to lexicographers, from a valley or place called Yazan. The most famous is Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan, who drove the Abyssinians out of Yemen shortly before the birth of the Prophet ﷺ and became the hero of a great Arabic popular romance. Its original meaning is unknown. The name is very popular in Jordan, Palestine and Syria.
- In Arabic
- يَزَن يزن
- Transliteration
- Yazan
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Yazan in the Quran?
No: the name Yazan 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 Yazan 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 Yazan in each language
- French
- Yazan, Yazane
- English
- Yazan
- Spanish
- Yazan
- Turkish
- Yezen
- Arabic
- يَزَن