Muslim Name · Male · Arabic origin
Rehan Name Meaning in Islam
Fragrant herb, sweet basil, the name of the fragrant plant of paradise.
- Meaning
- Fragrant herb, sweet basil, the name of the fragrant plant of paradise
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Urdu
- ریحان
- Pronunciation
- RE-han
- Lucky number
- 8
Is Rehan an Islamic name? Yes. Rehan is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Fragrant herb, sweet basil, the name of the fragrant plant of paradise. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ر-و-ح, from r-w-ḥ, the spirit-breath. Rayḥān is fragrant basil, promised in Paradise. South Asian spelling.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Ra of mercy opens, Ya of reaching, Ha of presence, Alif of origin, Nun of depth. Fragrance reaching presence.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Rehan weaves earth and water, the elements of steadiness and mercy, patience and feeling. The person is asked to be both root and river, a slow, sheltering presence. Running through the reading is Al-Rahman, the Merciful, meaning the bearer is trusted with mercy that keeps moving even when tested, joined by Al-Nur, the Light, carried as a light that steadies the room. A person named Rehan holds their people through seasons.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Fragrant herb, sweet basil, from root ر-ي-ح (raha, the soul, the spirit; also fragrance). ريحان (Raihan/Rehan, sweet basil, the fragrant herb). The Quran uses this word in Surah Al-Rahman: 'And the grain with husks and fragrant plants (raihan)' (55:12). And in Surah Al-Waqiah: 'Then rest and bounty and a garden of delight (raihan)' (56:89), describing what awaits the near ones of Allah.
Rehan is the South Asian pronunciation and spelling of Raihan, one of the most popular boys' names across Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. The fragrant herb whose scent fills the air without effort, the name of the person whose spiritual fragrance reaches those around him.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
How to Pronounce Rehan
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They are the same name. Rehan is also written Rehaan. One name, several romanisations of ريحان.
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Names sharing the ر Ra influence
Like Rehan, these names carry Ra (ر) as their leading letter influence.
Variants of this name
AsrNaam keeps a separate page for each common spelling of Rehan, each one carrying its own readings and notes.
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