Ja'far
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Jafar (), meaning in Arabic "stream", is a masculine name of Arabic origin, common among middle eastern and Muslim men, especially in Iran.
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- Instance of
- male given name
- Said to be same as
- Jafar
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- native label
- جعفر
- language of work or name
- Arabic
- Soundex
- J160
- Cologne phonetics
- 037
- Caverphone
- YF1111
- transliteration or transcription
- Ja'far
- writing system
- Arabic alphabet
- Commons category
- Ja'far (given name)
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Historical persons
- Modern persons
- Given name
- Jafar
- Jaafar
- Ja'far
- Jaffar
- Jaffer
- Cafer
- Gaafar
- Xhafer
- Middle name
- Surname or patronymic
- Xhaferi
- Derived names
- Fictional characters
- See also
- References
Jafar (), meaning in Arabic "stream", is a masculine name of Arabic origin, common among middle eastern and Muslim men, especially in Iran.
It may also be written Jafar, Jaffar, Jafer, Jaafar, or in the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation, Gafar or Gaafar.
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