Boys' names
Imran
Long-lived, flourishing
عِمْرَان
Imran
Long-lived, flourishing
Direct Quranicboyarabic
Pronunciation
Imran
Arabic
عِمْرَان
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Root
ʿ-m-r
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah Aal Imran 3
Alternate spellings
Emraan
Origin & meaning
Father of Maryam (mother of Isa ﷺ) and father of Musa ﷺ (different Imrans, Quran chooses the kinship link). The third surah of the Quran is named after him.
Quranic source
Surah Aal Imran 3
Themes
Same root · ʿ-m-r
Names sharing this root.
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).