# Irfan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #48,829

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Arabic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عِرْفَان (ʕirfān, “knowledge”). This given name is mostly found in Pakistan.

## Easily confused with
- **iron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irfan-vs-iron)
- **Ivan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irfan-vs-ivan)
- **Irma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irfan-vs-irma)
- **Irwin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irfan-vs-irwin)
- **Irvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irfan-vs-irvin)
- **IRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ira-vs-irfan)
- **Iran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iran-vs-irfan)
- **Iraq** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iraq-vs-irfan)
- **iman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-irfan)
- **Ilan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilan-vs-irfan)
- **Imran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imran-vs-irfan)
- **Inman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inman-vs-irfan)
- **infant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infant-vs-irfan)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ifran`, `irafn`, `irfann`, `irffan`, `irfna`, `irrfan`, `rifan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/irfan