Hafez: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Hafez – Meaning: Guardian, keeper, or one who memorizes – Origin: Arabic – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: hah-FEZ


Hafez is an Arabic boy's name meaning “Guardian, keeper, or one who memorizes”. It appears in our list of 175+ Persian Baby Boy Names With Royal and Poetic Heritage.

Meaning & Origin of Hafez

Meaning: Guardian, keeper, or one who memorizes.

Origin: Arabic.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Hafez

Phonetic: hah-FEZ   IPA: /hɑːˈfɛz/

Popularity of Hafez

Hafez doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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