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Refik

Quick answerRefik is an Arabic name derived from the root "r-f-q" meaning "companion" or "friend," with the name signifying someone who is gentle, kind, and a good companion.

Arabic · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#7,050
TrendStable
Peak year—
Syllables2
OriginArabic
LanguageArabic
CultureIslamic/Turkish
ReligionIslam
Letters5
Numerology4 Chaldean 9
Global rank#7,050

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Refik

Refik is an Arabic name derived from the root "r-f-q" meaning "companion" or "friend," with the name signifying someone who is gentle, kind, and a good companion.

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Etymology

Refik is an Arabic name derived from the root "r-f-q" meaning "companion" or "friend," with the name signifying someone who is gentle, kind, and a good companion. The name is primarily used in Turkish, Arabic, and Balkan Muslim cultures, with notable historical usage among Ottoman and Turkish intellectuals, including the Ottoman scholar and writer Refik Halid Karay.

Refik currently ranks #7,050 in the United States as a boy's name.

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