boy name · Source-indexed record
Ikhwan
إخوان
Ikhwan is an Arabic name for boys that means brothers. It is the plural of Akh (brother). The word Ikhwan is used 22 times in the Quran.
- Arabic spelling
- إخوان
- Pronunciation
- IHKH-wahnAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- QuranicSource-stated
- Gender
- boy
- First letter
- I
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Ikhwan
Ikhwan is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a male name. The source records its meaning as “Ikhwan is an Arabic name for boys that means brothers. It is the plural of Akh (brother). The word Ikhwan is used 22 times in the Quran.”. Its origin label is stated directly in the source text. Its reader-friendly phonetic spelling is generated deterministically from the published transliteration and should be reviewed for names with complex or region-specific pronunciation.
Meaning and Arabic spelling are sourced from the Muslim Names Dataset or, where provided, the record-specific provenance URL. Origin labels are source-stated where available or transparently inferred from the published script or etymological signal. Phonetic respellings are generated reading guides, not native-speaker recordings. See Sources & methodology for data limitations.