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Tufayl

طفيلIn Arabic

Meaning
Little child (a diminutive of tifl)
About the name
Ibn Tufayl (c. 1105-1185), born in Guadix near Granada, was an Andalusian physician, philosopher and vizier, famous for the philosophical novel Hayy ibn Yaqdhan.
For
A boy
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Tofail, Tofayl, Toufail, Tufail

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: medium

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