boy name · Source-indexed record
Sufian
سفيان
Ship builder. Abu Sufian: name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
- Arabic spelling
- سفيان
- Pronunciation
- soo-FEE-ahnAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- ArabicLinguistic inference
- Gender
- boy
- First letter
- S
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Sufian
Sufian is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a male name. The source records its meaning as “Ship builder. Abu Sufian: name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.”. Its origin label is inferred from the published script or etymological signal. 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.