Shayan, name meaning in Islam
Shayan means worthy, deserving. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Boy name · Persian
شايان
Shayan
Worthy, deserving
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Persian
- Arabic
- شايان
- Say it
- shaa-YAAN
- Root
- None, not Arabic
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Shayan, explained
Shayan (شايان) is a Persian name for boys. It means worthy, deserving.
Is Shayan in the Quran?
No. Shayan is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.1
How to say and write Shayan
Say it shaa-YAAN. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Shayaan. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: ش shin + ا alif + ي ya + ا alif + ن nun.
Choosing Shayan
A Muslim name does not have to be Arabic. Scholars allow names from any language as long as the meaning is good and the name is not tied to another religion. Shayan has a good meaning, so it is fine to use. With the father's name it becomes Shayan bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Names like Shayan
- Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
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Questions
Good to know
What does Shayan mean in Islam?
Shayan (شايان) means worthy, deserving. It is a Persian name for boys.
Is Shayan in the Quran?
No, the name Shayan is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Shayan a boy or girl name?
Shayan is used as a boy's name.
How do you write Shayan in Arabic?
Shayan is written شايان in Arabic, said shaa-YAAN.
Is it Shayan or Shayaan?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, شايان. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.