Efat
Arabic · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Efat
The name 'Efat' (also spelled 'Ifat' or 'Eifat') is a Persian and Arabic feminine name meaning "chastity," "purity," or "virtue," derived from the Arabic root *ʿ-f-f* (ع ف ف) connoting modesty and abstinence.
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Etymology
The name 'Efat' (also spelled 'Ifat' or 'Eifat') is a Persian and Arabic feminine name meaning "chastity," "purity," or "virtue," derived from the Arabic root *ʿ-f-f* (ع ف ف) connoting modesty and abstinence. It is primarily used in Persian, Turkish, and Islamic cultures, notably as the name of a 14th-century Ethiopian Muslim sultanate (the Ifat Sultanate), though the name itself carries no direct historical figure of prominence.
Efat currently ranks #10,321 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2025.
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