Idris means Prophet Idris. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Boy name · Arabic (in the Quran)
إِدْرِيس
Idris
Prophet Idris
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Meaning
Idris (إِدْرِيس) is an Arabic name for boys, and a name in the Quran. It means Prophet Idris. Many link it to the root d-r-s, to study.
Idris is called "a man of truth and a prophet" in 19:56.
وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِدْرِيسَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صِدِّيقًۭا نَّبِيًّۭا
Wazkur fil Kitaabi Idrees; innahoo kaana siddeeqan Nabiyyaa
And mention in the Book, Idrees. Indeed, he was a man of truth and a prophet.
Quran 19:56. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it id-REES. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Idrees. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: إ alif with hamza below + د dal + ر ra + ي ya + س sin.
Naming a child after a prophet is a sunnah. When his son was born, the Prophet ﷺ said: "A boy was born to me tonight, and I named him after my father, Ibrahim."2 Idris keeps that tradition alive. With the father's name it becomes Idris bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Idris (إِدْرِيس) means Prophet Idris. It is an Arabic name for boys, and a name in the Quran.
Idris is called "a man of truth and a prophet" in 19:56.
Idris is used as a boy's name.
Idris is written إِدْرِيس in Arabic, said id-REES.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, إِدْرِيس. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.