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Family name origins & meanings
- Muslim : from a personal name based on Arabic rafīq ‘intimate friend’, ‘companion’ (see the Qur’an 4:69). The name is used in combinations such as Rafīq ul-Islam ‘friend of Islam’.
Updated: January 30, 2024
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