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Mounif

منيفIn Arabic

Meaning
Exalted, lofty
About the name
The novelist Abdel Rahman Munif (1933-2004) bore this name. In classical dictionaries munif describes a lofty mountain or building and 'lofty honour', from the root n-w-f, 'to rise'.
For
A boy
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Monif, Munif

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Confidence: high

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