What does Jafar mean?

Jafar as a boys' name is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Jafar is "stream". Name of the villain in Disney's "Aladdin".

STARTS/ENDS WITH Ja-, -ar

ASSOCIATED WITH arabic, stream (river)

Variations

VARIANT Jaffar

How popular is Jafar?

Jafar is an unusual given name for males but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#60557 out of 150436, Top 40%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Similar Names

Jafar is alike in pronunciation to Joffre. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Casar, Damar, Danar, Davar, Fajar, Hadar, Hamar, Jaap, Jabar, Jabari▲, Jabbar, Jabir, Jacan, Jada, Jader, Jagur, Jahan, Jair, Jalal, Jalan, Jamal▼, Jamar▼, Jamari▲, Jamarr, Janak, Janan, Jarad, Jarah, Jaran, Jarard, Jaray, Jaspar, Javan, Jayar, Jemar, Jimar, Johar, Jomar, Kadar, Lamar▼, Lavar, Lazar, Makar, Qadar, Sacar (see Sachar), Shafar, Yaar, Yakar and Zafar. These names tend to be more commonly used than Jafar.