Iman
[ɪˈmɑːn]Meaning
Arabic word for "faith", from ʾamuna, "to be faithful"
Background Story
Iman means "faith" in Arabic, derived from ʾamuna, "to be faithful". It is typically feminine in Arabic and masculine in Persian. The name is also used in African American, Swahili and Uzbek naming, with the variants Eman, Imaan, Imen and Imane. A user-submitted entry records the form İman.
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