Jaʽfar

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{{Infobox given name

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| pronunciation= {{IPA|ar|ˈʤaʕ.far|lang}}
{{IPA|arz|ˈgæʕ.fɑɾ|lang}}

| gender = Male

| meaning = "stream”

| origin = Arabic

| alternative spelling = Jafar, Jaffar, Jafer, Jaffer, Jafur, Jaafar, Gafar, Gaafar, Cafer, Cəfər, Džafer, Xhafer

| related names = Jifar (name)

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Ja{{ayin}}far ({{langx|ar|جَعْفَر}}), meaning in Arabic ”stream," is a masculine name of Arabic origin, common among middle eastern and Muslim men, especially in Iran.{{cite web | url=http://forebears.io/forenames/jafar| title= Forebears Given Names Iran }}

It may also be written Jafar, Jaffar, Jafer, Jaafar, or in the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation, Gafar or Gaafar.

The Turkish transliteration of the name is Cafer, in Azerbaijani Cəfər, in Bosniak Džafer and in Albanian Xhafer.

Historical persons

Modern persons

=Given name=

==Jafar==

==Jaafar==

==Ja'far==

==Jaffar==

  • Jaffar Idukki (born 1971), Indian impressionist and actor in Malayalam film
  • Jaffer Zaidi, Pakistani musician and lead vocalist of the Pakistani band Kaavish

==Jaffer==

==Cafer==

Džafer

  • Džafer Kulenović (1891–1956), Yugoslav politician who led the Yugoslav Muslim Organization in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and was briefly government minister

==Gaafar==

==Xhafer==

=Middle name=

=Surname or patronymic=

Jafar

Jaafar

Jaffar

Jaffer

Džaferović

{{Main|Džaferović}}

Gaafar

== Xhaferi ==

{{Main|Xhaferi}}

Derived names

; Umm Ja'far

Fictional characters

  • Jaffar, a character in The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film)
  • Jafar (Aladdin), the main antagonist (inspired by the character in The Thief of Bagdad) in the 1992 Disney animated film Aladdin, its first sequel, The Return of Jafar, and its 2019 live-action remake
  • Jafar, one of the primary antagonists in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, based on the Aladdin character
  • Ja'far, the main protagonist in the musical Twisted, based on the Aladdin character
  • Jaffar, a character in Prince of Persia, inspired by the character in The Thief of Bagdad{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LA5HCgAAQBAJ&q=jaffar+prince+of+persia+the+thief+of+baghdad&pg=PT149 | title=Fantasy and Science Fiction Medievalisms: From Isaac Asimov to a Game of Thrones - Student Edition| last1=Young| first1=Helen| date=2015-07-30}}
  • Jaffar, a character in the video game Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
  • Ja'far, a character in the manga Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
  • Zafar, a character in the television show Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga inspired from the character of the grand vizir in Disney's Aladdin

See also

References