Affan (transliteration: ʿAffān, Arabic: عفّان) is an Arabic name for boys that means “virtuous”, “chaste”, “one who avoids sin”.¹. It is a more emphatic form of the name Afif.

Affan may also be spelled as Affaan, Afaan and Afan.

The name Affan is best known as the name of the father of the third Rashidun Caliph Uthman ibn Affan (his father’s full name was Affan bin Abil Aas bin Umayyah).

There are five Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) named Affan:

• Affan bin al-Hujair al-Sulami عفان بن الهجير السلمي
• Affan bi Bujair عفان بن بجير
• Affan bin Habeeb عفان بن حبيب
• Affan bin Abi Ufair al-Ansari عفان بن أبي عفير الأنصاري
• Affan bin Nabeeh bin al-Hajjaj عفان بن نبيه بن الحجاج

Below is the name Affan written in Arabic naskh script:

Below is the name Affan written in Arabic kufi script:

Afif (transliteration: ʿAfīf, Arabic: عفيف) is an Arabic name for boys that means “one who avoids sinful and unpious behaviors”, therefore meaning “chaste”, “virtuous”, “modest”.¹² The name is derived from the Arabic verb ʿaffa, which literal means “to stay away from (something sinful)”.³

Afif is also spelled as Afeef.

There are seven Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Afif:

• Afeef bin al-Harith al-Yamani عفيف بن الحارث اليماني
• Afeef bin Sa`d bin Dhi Yazn al-Humairi عفيف بن سعد بن ذي يزن الحميري
• Afeef bin Abdullah bin Ka`b عفيف بن عبد الله بن كعب
• Afeef al-Kindi عفيف الكندي
• Afeef bin Ma`di al-Kindi عفيف بن معدي الكندي
• Afeef bin al-Mundhir al-Tameemi عفيف بن المنذر التميمي
• Afeef father of Ghutaif عفيف والد غطيف

Below is the name Afif written in Arabic naskh script:

Below is the name Afif written in Arabic kufi script: