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Does the name Xavier (pronounced Zaveer) have a good meaning?

Published as Keeping the name "ظفير"

· 18 Jumada II 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Does the name Xavier (pronounced Zaveer) have a good meaning? Is it Arabic?

Answer

If this name is pronounced as ظفير, it means successful.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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