The name Dayyaan
Question
Is Diyan a suitable name for a boy? What is its origin, Arabic or Urdu? How should it be pronounced? What is the meaning?
Answer
You can keep this name. The meaning is arbitrator, judge, the one who takes account of things etc. This name should be pronounced Dayyaan.
And Allah Ta'ala knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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