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Jaʽfar

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Jaʽfar
PronunciationArabic: [ˈʤaʕ.far]
Egyptian Arabic: [ˈgæʕ.fɑɾ]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameArabic
Meaning"stream”
Other names
Alternative spellingJafar, Jaffar, Jafer, Jaffer, Jafur, Jaafar, Gafar, Gaafar, Cafer, Cəfər, Džafer, Xhafer
Related namesJifar (name)

Jaʽfar (Arabic: جَعْفَر), meaning in Arabic ”stream," is a masculine name of Arabic origin, common among middle eastern and Muslim men, especially in Iran.[1]

It may also be written Jafar, Jaffar, Jafer, Jaafar, or in the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation, Gafar or Gaafar.

The Turkish transliteration of the name is Cafer, in Azerbaijani Cəfər, in Bosniak Džafer and in Albanian Xhafer.

Historical persons

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Modern persons

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Given name

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Jafar

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Jaafar

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Ja'far

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Jaffar

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  • Jaffar Idukki, Indian impressionist and actor in Malayalam film
  • Jaffer Zaidi, Pakistani musician and lead vocalist of the Pakistani band Kaavish

Jaffer

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Cafer

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Džafer

  • Džafer Kulenović (1891–1956), Yugoslav politician who led the Yugoslav Muslim Organization in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and was briefly government minister

Gaafar

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Xhafer

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Middle name

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Surname or patronymic

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Jafar

Jaafar

  • Onn Jaafar (1895–1962), Malay politician and a Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Johor in Malaysia, then Malaya
  • Raja Jaafar Raja Muda (crown prince) of Perak Darul Ridzuan

Jaffar

Jaffer

Džaferović

Gaafar

Derived names

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Umm Ja'far

Fictional characters

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Forebears Given Names Iran".
  2. ^ Young, Helen (2015-07-30). "Fantasy and Science Fiction Medievalisms: From Isaac Asimov to a Game of Thrones - Student Edition".