Imran means a family name in the Quran. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Boy name · Quranic
عِمْرَان
Imran
A family name in the Quran
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Meaning
Imran (عِمْرَان) is a name for boys used in the Quran. It means a family name in the Quran.
Surah 3, Al Imran, is named after the family of Imran (3:33).
۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ ءَادَمَ وَنُوحًۭا وَءَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَءَالَ عِمْرَٰنَ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Innal laahas tafaaa Aadama wa Noohanw wa Aala Ibraaheema wa Aala Imraana 'alal 'aalameen
Indeed, Allah chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of 'Imran over the worlds -
Quran 3:33. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it im-RAAN. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Emran and Imraan. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: ع ʿayn + م mim + ر ra + ا alif + ن nun.
Many parents choose Imran to name their child after someone from the early generations of Islam, hoping the child will grow up with the same qualities. With the father's name it becomes Imran bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Imran (عِمْرَان) means a family name in the Quran. It is a name for boys used in the Quran.
Surah 3, Al Imran, is named after the family of Imran (3:33).
Imran is used as a boy's name.
Imran is written عِمْرَان in Arabic, said im-RAAN.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, عِمْرَان. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.