boy name · Source-indexed record
Rifaah
رفاه
Rifaah is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means greatness, highness of status according to many sources, though it is a non-standard derivation from the word rafaa (he became elevated). It is the name of many companions of the Prophet, both male and female, such as Rifaah al-Ansari, Rifaah al-Badri.
- Arabic spelling
- رفاه
- Pronunciation
- REE-fahAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- ArabicSource-stated
- Gender
- boy
- First letter
- R
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Rifaah
Rifaah is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a male name. The source records its meaning as “Rifaah is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means greatness, highness of status according to many sources, though it is a non-standard derivation from the word rafaa (he became elevated). It is the name of many companions of the Prophet, both male and female, such as Rifaah al-Ansari, Rifaah al-Badri.”. 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.