79%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Arabic Scripts عفّان (Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /ʕaf.ˈfaːn/ [key ·simplify] Meaning & History Means "chaste, modest, pure" in Arabic, from the root عفّ (ʿaffa) meaning "to refrain, to be chaste" [1] . This was the name of the father of the caliph Uthman. Related NamesFamily Tree ·Details Rootʿaffa Other Languages & CulturesAfan (Bosnian) PopularityDetails Last ranked #967 in 2022 England & Wales Sources & ReferencesShow Inline Numbers Hide Inline Numbers Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 730. Categories chastity Genshin Impact characters purity virtues Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Entry updated May 26, 2026