Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Sanskrit : Little stream

Boy name variations

Jafar
Ja'far
Jaffar
Jaffer
Jafur

How Popular Is The Name Jafari

Family name origins & meanings

  • Muslim : surname denoting someone associated with the school of Muslim law founded by Ja‛far as-Sadiq (699–765), sixth imam of the Shiite Muslims.

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